1. Who lifted the wicket ?

2. Why did he lift the wicket ?

3. What does the poet mean when he says that ‘some crickets have two legs’ ?

4. The word ‘fable’ here means

5. Whose fables is the poem “The Ant and The Cricket” adapted from?

6. What did the ant advise him to do all winter?

7. Who said “I am your servant and friend”?

8. Did he wish to repay the ant?

9. Which word is closest to the meaning ‘scarcity of food’?

10. The poet has described the cricket as-