The Ant and the Grasshopper

The Ant and the Grasshopper

One summer's day, in a field, a Grasshopper was bouncing about, twittering and singing to its heart's substance. An Ant cruised by, bearing alongside awesome exertion an ear of corn he was taking to his home.

"Why not come and visit with me," asked the Grasshopper, "rather than worked your life away?"

"I am hiding away nourishment for the winter," said the Ant, "and I prescribe you to do likewise."

"Why make a big deal about winter?" said the Grasshopper. "We have a lot of nourishment at exhibit."

Short StoriesBut the Ant went on its way and proceeded with its work.

At the point when winter came, the Grasshopper ended up biting the dust of craving, while it saw the ants dispersing, each day, corn and grain from the stores they had gathered in summer.

At that point the Grasshopper knew...