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Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.

A silly young cricket accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring.

What was the routine of the cricket?

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The routine of the cricket was to sing and while away the time enjoying the spring.

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अध्याय 4.2: The Ant and the Cricket - Exercise [पृष्ठ ११७]

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अध्याय 4.2 The Ant and the Cricket
Exercise | Q A. 1. a) | पृष्ठ ११७

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My heart was so light
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And now, if you will set us to our task,
We will serve you four and twenty hours a day!

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Read the given lines and answer the questions given below.

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