The ant and the grasshopper
Once there lived an ant and a grasshopper in a grassy meadow.
All day long the ant would work hard, collecting grains of wheat from the
farmer s field far away.
She would hurry to the field every morning, as
soon as it was...
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The ant and the grasshopper
Once there lived an ant and a grasshopper in a grassy meadow.
All day long the ant would work hard, collecting grains of wheat from the
farmer s field far away.
She would hurry to the field every morning, as
soon as it was light enough to see by, and toil back with a heavy grain of
wheat balanced on her head.
She would put the grain of wheat carefully
away in her larder, and then hurry back to the field for another one.
All
day long she would work, without stop or rest, scurrying back and forth
from the field, collecting the grains of wheat and storing them carefully in her larder.
The grasshopper would look at her and laugh.
Why do you work so hard, dear ant? he
would say.
Come, rest awhile, listen to my song.
Summer is here, the days are long
and bright.
Why waste the sunshine in labour and toil?
The ant would ignore him, and head bent, would just hurry to the
field a little faster.
This would make the grasshopper laugh even
louder.
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