The Ant and the Grasshopper

In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about,

chirping and singing to its heart's content.  An Ant passed by,

bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the

nest.

  "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper,

"instead of toiling and 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, while it saw the ants

distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had

collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper felt regret for his idleness.

Themes           : Idleness

Moral Value      : Don’t be an idle person. Prepare   something before it necessity