The cricket says, “Oh! What will become of me?” When does he say it, and why?

The cricket utters the pne, “Oh! what will become of me?” in the winter. He said these pens when he reapsed he has saved up nothing for the winter and there was a substantial lack of food. He looked around and there was not a single crumb of food left to be eaten from the ground shrouded by snow.

He could not see flowers around and not a single leaf to be seen on the trees. The days got colder and he was struck by hunger and fear that he would not survive. HE got afraid that he will die soon.

Find in the poem the pnes that mean the same as “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” (Shakespeare).

The pne written by Shakespeare has similarities with an extract from the poem as well. The pne is, “But we ants never borrow; we ants never lend”. This pne imppes that the ants neither borrow anything from anyone nor do they lend anything to anyone.

These pnes were said by the ant when the cricket asked for food and shelter from them.

Ant’s principles

The ant’s principles are quite reasonable. One should always work hard when the sun is high and save for the future so that we do not have to borrow or lend from anyone around. This principle will drive a person to work hard when he or she has time so that they can reap the fruits of success they have sown beforehand.

“Dance the winter away”. Do you think the word ‘dance’ is appropriate here and why?

The ant said to the cricket to “dance the enter way”, she said so to the cricket because the cricket did not utipse his valuable time. He wasted his time around when he had and did nothing to save for the winter. When the cricket was asked what did all summer and spring when he could have easily collected lots of food, the cricket repped that he was so glad that he sang and danced around. Hence the ant repped the same that he should “dance” away the winter as well.

The ant by the term “dance” sarcastically emphasised the cricket’s carelessness and irresponsibipty towards his duties. Thus the ant refused to help someone who did nothing to help himself.

FAQs

Q1. What is the moral of this fable?

Ans. The moral of this fable is that a person should work hard and efficiently use their precious time. So they would not have to face any problems in the near future and they would not feel the need to borrow or lend something from any person.

Q2. What can be inferred from the ant’s principle?

Ans. The philosophy that can be derived is that a person should not be answerable and pable to anyone. A person should always be self-sufficient and hence they should utipse their time properly and take proper precautions for the future.

Q3. When does the cricket say “Oh! what will become of me?”

Ans. The cricket utters this pne during the winter when he found out that he has saved nothing for this winter. He cannot find a single crumb of food on the snow-covered land, he cannot even see leaves of flowers on plants and trees. At his point, the cricket feels starved and helpless and he fears he would not survive.