This page features a video of the poem “ANTS AND SPIDERS”, prescribed under the Karnataka State Syllabus for 4th Standard English First Language. Along with its summary in three languages and transliterated songs. It serves as a valuable learning resource for students and parents, with each song accompanied by its respective lyrics for easy sing-along. The synchronized lyrics help learners follow and recite the song as it progresses, making memorization and learning by heart easier, more effective, and enjoyable.
Lyrics
English
Behind the bush upon the mound,
ants are moving with no sound.
Leaves are passed along the chain,
ants as one, a single brain.
Strands of silver make a net,
unseen web, a silent threat.
Fly is caught; it’s far too late,
spider comes to seal his fate.
Ants march on to feed the queen,
deep below she is unseen.
Workers feed the silent drones
in their capsule breeding zones.
Spider shoots its web to reach
across the ever widening breach.
Swinging on a single thread
beyond the gap the web is spread.
ants are moving with no sound.
Leaves are passed along the chain,
ants as one, a single brain.
Strands of silver make a net,
unseen web, a silent threat.
Fly is caught; it’s far too late,
spider comes to seal his fate.
Ants march on to feed the queen,
deep below she is unseen.
Workers feed the silent drones
in their capsule breeding zones.
Spider shoots its web to reach
across the ever widening breach.
Swinging on a single thread
beyond the gap the web is spread.
Summary
This poem observes ants working quietly behind a bush and a spider
building its web. The ants pass leaves along a chain and work together
as if they share one mind. The spider creates a delicate web that
catches a fly. The ants continue their organised work to feed the queen
and other members of the colony. The spider stretches its web across a
gap using a single thread. The poem highlights teamwork, persistence,
and the fascinating survival activities of small creatures.
building its web. The ants pass leaves along a chain and work together
as if they share one mind. The spider creates a delicate web that
catches a fly. The ants continue their organised work to feed the queen
and other members of the colony. The spider stretches its web across a
gap using a single thread. The poem highlights teamwork, persistence,
and the fascinating survival activities of small creatures.
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