What is your opinion of the ant’s principles?

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

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

The ant tells the cricket to “dance the winter away.” Do you think the word ‘dance’ is appropriate here? If so, why?

Which lines in the poem express the poet’s comment? Read them aloud.