On a beautiful summer day a grasshopper hopped around lazily in the grass. He was warm, happy and well-fed. So he was chirping and singing to himself because life was good. Suddenly he heard noises coming from near about. An ant was slowly dragging a large ear of corn.
The grasshopper hopped in front of the ant. “What are you doing?” he asked. “It’s too hot to work today.” Come and hang-out with me,” invited the grasshopper. The ant sighed. “I can’t. I am storing food for the winter. You should be doing the same.”
“Oh, I’m not bothered about winter now,” laughed the grasshopper. “There’s plenty of food around. Come on, rest in the cool for a while.”
“I can’t,” the ant said and he started dragging the corn ear again. “Moving this corn is really important.”
“Okay then,” said the grasshopper, “see you around.” He went back and started singing again while the ant kept working.
As days pass by, winter arrives in the nature. The grasshopper had to keep moving and looking for food. But there was nothing but snow to eat. He got weaker and weaker until he couldn’t move at all. One day several ants came by him as he was lying in the snow. He thought, “The ants will give me food.”
He called out: “help, please help me. I need food,” but the ants were too far away and too busy to hear him.
The grasshopper knew then that the ant he met back in summer was right. He should not have wasted all his
Time when food was plentiful.
Moral: It is wise to prepare for future.
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