Answer The grasshopper was singing and chirping around a field on summer days.
2. What was the ant doing on summer days?
Answer The ant was bearing a corn kernel on its back on summer days.
3. What happened to the grasshopper in winter?
Answer When winter came, the grasshopper was left with no food and found itself dying of hunger.
4. What the grasshopper learnt at the end?
Answer At the end, the grasshopper learnt that it is best to prepare for the days of necessity.
C. Groupwork. Ask and answer.
1. Why was the ant working so hard in summer?
Answer The ant was working so hard in summer because it wanted to store food for winter.
2. What did the ant advice the grasshopper?
Answer The ant advised the grasshopper to collect food for winter.
3. Why did the ant neglect the grasshopper’s advice?
Answer The ant neglected the grasshopper’s advice because unlike the grasshopper the ant was a hard worker, and it was aware of the necessity of food in winter.
4. Why was the grasshopper not worried about winter?
Answer The grasshopper was not worried about winter because of its laziness and carelessness about the necessity of food during winter.
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