5.
Says the ant to the cricket.
“I'm your servant and friend,
But we ants never borrow;
we ants never lend.
But tell me, dear cricket
did you lay nothing by
When the weather was warm?”
Quoth the cricket,
“Not I!”
Explanation: चींटे ने झींगुर से कहा "मै आपका सेवक और मित्र हूॅ पर हम चींटे न कभी उधार लेते हैं और न ही उधार देेते हैं पर प्रिय झींगुर, यह तो बताओ कि क्या आपने उस समय कुछ भी बचाकर नहीं रखा जब मौसम गर्म था" झींगुर ने कह दिया, मैंने कुछ भी नहीं बचाया |
Word-Meaning:
Sr. No. | Word | Meaning in English | Meaning in Hindi |
1. | Lend | to give a loan | उधार देना |
2. | Lay by | save, store | बचाकर रखना |
3. | Quoth | said | कहा |
6.
My heart was so light
That I sang day and night,
For all nature looked gay.”
“You sang, Sir, you say?
Go then, ” says the ant, “and dance the winter away.” (Page 22)
Explanation: झींगुर बोला, "मेरा ह्रदय हर्षोल्लास से इतना भरा हुआ था कि मैं दिन रात गाता रहा | सारी प्रकृति खुश दिखाई दे रही थी तुम कहते हो कि तुमने सारी ग्रीष्म ऋतु नाचते गाते बिता दी, तो गिर अब जाओ," चींटा बोला, "सारी सर्दी नाचकर बिता दो "
Word-Meaning:
Sr. No. | Word | Meaning in English | Meaning in Hindi |
1. | Light | in a cheerful mood | पस्रन्नचित |
2. | Gay | happy | पस्रन्न |
3. | Dance the winter away | go and spend your entire winter period in dancing | जाओ और पूरा जाड़ा नाचकर बिताओ |
7.
Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket
And out of the door turned the poor little cricket.
Folks call this a fable. I’ll warrant it true:
Some crickets have four legs, and some have two. (Page 21)
Word-Meaning:
Sr. No. | Word | Meaning in English | Meaning in Hindi |
1. | Hastily | in a hurry | जल्दी से |
2. | Folks | people | लोग |
3. | Fable | a traditional short story that teaches moral lesson and whose characters are animals | नैतिक शिक्षा पर आधारित कहानी जिसके पात्र जानवर होते हैं |
4. | Warrant | to make necessary and appropriate in a particular situation, justify | उचित ठहराना |
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