JANDKNCERT | English | Class 3rd | Chant III
The Mighty Ant | Lesson 2 | Prose | English | Chant III | Summary | Questions | Answers
The Mighty Ant
(A
Story by Darshan Sharma)
Once upon a time there was a big
anthill in a dense jungle. Many hardworking ants lived in the anthill. One of
these ants was Rocky. Rocky was very strong and hard working. He could do any
task with ease. All the ants in the nest praised him. It made him arrogant. He
thought of himself as the most powerful creature in the jungle. One day Rocky
decided to go on a journey across the jungle. On his way he saw a brown fox. He
said to the fox, “I'm Mighty Rocky! Move out of my way or I'll eat you up!” The
fox was surprised. She smiled at the ant's foolishness and walked away. Rocky
resumed his journey with more pride. A little later he met a big grizzly bear.
He said to the bear, “I’m Mighty Rocky! Move out of my way or I'll eat you up!”
The bear was astonished. “What a fool!” he thought and went his way. Rocky kept
walking. After some time, he saw a lion. He said to the lion, “I’m Mighty
Rocky! Move out of my way or I’ll eat you up!” The lion was amused to see a
tiny ant threatening him. But he also walked away smiling. Rocky continued his
journey. Now he was feeling like the king of the jungle. A little later he saw
an elephant on the way. He said to the elephant, “I’m Mighty Rocky! Move out of
my way or I'll eat you up!” The elephant also moved out of the ant's way. Rocky
continued his journey. Finally, he crossed the jungle and reached near the sea.
He said to the sea, “I'm Mighty Rocky! Move out of my way or I will eat you
up!” But the sea did not listen to him. “I will teach him a lesson by drinking
all his water,” he thought and bent down to drink the seawater. Just then a big
wave came and threw Rocky away into the sands. Rocky fell on his back and was
hurt. It was too late for him to realize that pride has a fall.
New and Difficult Words with Urdu Meanings
Anthill
— چیونٹیوں
کا گھر / چیونٹیوں کا ٹیلہ
Dense — گھنا
Hardworking — محنتی
Task — کام
Ease — آسانی
Praised — تعریف
کی
Arrogant — مغرور
Powerful — طاقتور
Creature — مخلوق
/ جاندار
Journey — سفر
Resumed — دوبارہ
شروع کیا
Pride — غرور
Grizzly bear — بھورا ریچھ
Astonished — حیران
Amused — محظوظ
/ ہنسا
Threatening — دھمکی دینا
Finally — آخرکار
Sea — سمندر
Bent down — جھک
گیا
Wave — لہر
Threw away — دور پھینک دیا
Sands — ریت
Realize — احساس
ہونا
Pride has a fall — غرور کا سر نیچا ہوتا ہے / غرور کا انجام برا ہوتا ہے
Short
Summary
Rocky
was a strong and hardworking ant, but the praise of other ants made him proud
and arrogant. He threatened many animals and even the sea, but a big wave threw
him onto the sand and taught him that pride has a fall.
Stop, Think and Write
(Questions on Page 13)
Question
1. Who was Rocky?
Answer: Rocky
was a strong and hard-working ant who lived in a big anthill in a dense jungle.
He became arrogant because all the ants praised him.
Question
2. Who did Rocky meet on his way? What did Rocky say to him?
Answer: Rocky
met a brown fox. He said, "I'm Mighty Rocky! Move out of my way or I'll
eat you up!"
(Questions on Page 16)
Question
1. Name the animals that Rocky met on his way. What did they think of him?
Answer: Rocky
met a fox, a grizzly bear, a lion and an elephant. They all thought he was
foolish and walked away smiling or astonished.
Question
2. How did Rocky want to teach the sea a lesson?
Answer: Rocky
wanted to drink all the seawater to teach the sea a lesson.
Question
3. What happened to Rocky in the end?
Answer: A
big wave threw Rocky onto the sand. He fell on his back and was hurt.
Question
4. What according to you is the moral of the story?
Answer: Pride
has a fall. / One should not be arrogant.
Grammar
in Context – Circle the adjectives
Answer:
1. yellow
2. good
3. tall, small
4. juicy
5. comic
6. green
7. yummy
8. pink
9. big
Match
the adjectives with the nouns
Answer:
sweet – candy
sour – lemon
soft – cotton
blue – sky
white – milk
Fill
in the blanks with adjectives (possible answers)
Answer:
i) a tall
giraffe
ii) a white /
black cat
iii) a hot /
bright day
iv) a blue /
clear sky
v) a cartoon
film
vi) a green /
tall tree
vii) a red /
pink rose
viii) a green
leaf
ix) a comic book
x) a yellow /
ripe mango