(i) Which lines in the poem express the poet's comment? Read them aloud.

(ii) Write the comment in your own words.

The ant tells the cricket to "dance the winter away". Do you think the word 'dance' is appropriate here? If so, why?

Find in the poem the lines that mean the same as "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" (Shakespeare).

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