In "The Ant and the Grasshopper," Aesop tells the story of a hardworking ant and a carefree grasshopper. Throughout the summer, the ant diligently gathers food and prepares for the winter, while the grasshopper spends his days singing and dancing without a care for the future. When winter arrives, the grasshopper finds himself cold and hungry, seeking shelter and food from the ant. The ant, having prepared for the harsh season, refuses to help the grasshopper, teaching a valuable lesson about the importance of hard work and planning ahead, contrasting the consequences of laziness and the rewards of diligence. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Lets Learn Aesops Fables .
There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published in 2017 by Windmill Books .
AESOP probably lived in the middle part of the sixth century BC. A statement in Herodotus gives grounds for thinking that he was a slave.
This book contains the following story:
The Ant and the Grasshopper
A grasshopper was having a lovely day hopping about, chirping and singing, when an ant went by carrying an ear of corn. ‘Why do you work so hard?’ asked the grasshopper. ‘There is plenty of food to eat. Why don’t you come and play?’ The ant replied that he was building up a food store for the winter when food would be less plentiful, and carried on working. When winter came the ants fed themselves from their collected food store, and the grasshopper starved to death. Moral: it is best to prepare for the days of necessity.
