4. Complete the summary

In this narrative poem, the poet brings out the idea that is essential for every creature. He conveys this message to the readers through a story of . The ant spends all its summer saving for . The cricket  happily in the summer. He  anything for the winter. When winter comes, he is worried that his  is empty. So, he seeks the help of the ant to have  and a  to stay. The cricket was even prepared to repay it in the future. The ant made it clear that ants . He also enquired the cricket if it had saved anything when the weather was fine. The cricket answered that it had sung day and night enjoying . The ant threw the cricket out and stated in a stern voice it should dance in the winter season too. In his concluding lines, the poet affirms that this is  but it is true and applicable to  also.