One
summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about in a
field, chirping and singing to its heart's content.
An Ant passed by, bearing an ear
of corn along with great toil.
"Why not come
and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead
of moiling in that way?"
"I am helping
to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant,
"and recommend you to do the same."
"Why bother
about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have
got plenty of food at present."
But the Ant went
on its way and continued its toil.
When the winter
came, the Grasshopper had no food and found itself
dying of hunger. It saw the ants distributing every
day corn and grain from the stores they had collected
in the summer.
Then the Grasshopper
knew: It is best to prepare for the days of necessity. |
