Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following lines and

1.	Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following lines and answer the questions given below.“Him shelter from rain, And a mouthful of grain. He wished only to borrow;He’d repay it tomorrow ; If not, he must die of starvation and sorrow.”(a) Who is ‘Him’ in the first line? (b) What did he want? (c) From whom did he hope to borrow? (d) What does the word ‘borrow’ refer to?
Answer» (a) ‘Him’ refers to the cricket who needs shelter from the ant. (b) The cricket wanted a mouthful of food and shelter from rain. (c) The Cricket hoped to borrow from the ant. (d) The word ‘borrow’ refers to taking money from someone.

Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following lines and answer the questions given below.“Him shelter from rain, And a mouthful of grain. He wished only to borrow;He’d repay it tomorrow ; If not, he must die of starvation and sorrow.”(a) Who is ‘Him’ in the first line? (b) What did he want? (c) From whom did he hope to borrow? (d) What does the word ‘borrow’ refer to?

Answer»

(a) ‘Him’ refers to the cricket who needs shelter from the ant.

(b) The cricket wanted a mouthful of food and shelter from rain.

(c) The Cricket hoped to borrow from the ant.

(d) The word ‘borrow’ refers to taking money from someone.