Ant and Grasshopper - Fable by SHAPES - from Aesop's Fables

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4 Dec 201706:57

Summary

TLDRIn this playful retelling of 'The Grasshopper and the Ants,' a grasshopper spends his time dancing and playing while the hardworking ants prepare for winter by collecting food. The grasshopper ignores their advice to gather food, but when winter arrives, he finds himself hungry and without resources. Fortunately, the ants help him out, teaching him a valuable lesson about the importance of hard work and planning ahead. By the next spring, the grasshopper is ready to collect food for the future, ensuring he won't go hungry again.

Takeaways

  • 🐜 The ants worked hard storing food for the winter while playing occasionally.
  • 🦗 The grasshopper preferred playing and dancing instead of preparing for the winter.
  • 🍂 Despite warnings from the ants, the grasshopper chose to ignore the need for preparation.
  • 🐝 Even the bees, busy collecting pollen, didn’t have time to join the grasshopper’s dancing.
  • ❄️ Winter arrived, and the grasshopper found himself without food, struggling with hunger.
  • 🍽️ The ants, being kind and generous, shared their food with the hungry grasshopper.
  • 🤝 The grasshopper was grateful to the ants for helping him survive the winter.
  • 🌱 The next spring, the grasshopper learned his lesson and began gathering food early.
  • 💪 The grasshopper committed to never delaying important tasks again, especially collecting food.
  • 📚 The moral of the story: Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Q & A

  • What is the main story about?

    -The story is about a grasshopper and a group of ants. The ants work hard to store food for winter, while the grasshopper prefers to play and neglects his preparations.

  • What does the grasshopper do while the ants are working?

    -The grasshopper spends his time playing, dancing, and trying to get others, like the ants and bees, to join him instead of collecting food for the winter.

  • How do the ants respond to the grasshopper's invitation to play?

    -The ants refuse the grasshopper’s invitation, explaining that they are too busy collecting food for the winter.

  • What lesson do the ants try to teach the grasshopper?

    -The ants try to teach the grasshopper the importance of working hard and preparing for the future, especially for the winter when food will be scarce.

  • What happens to the grasshopper when winter arrives?

    -When winter arrives, the grasshopper has no food stored and becomes very hungry, as he spent all his time playing instead of preparing.

  • How do the ants help the grasshopper during winter?

    -Despite the grasshopper's lack of preparation, the ants share their food with him and take care of him during the winter.

  • What does the grasshopper promise to do next year?

    -The grasshopper promises that next year, he will collect the biggest pile of food and prepare for winter like the ants.

  • What lesson does the grasshopper learn by the end of the story?

    -The grasshopper learns the lesson that it’s important to prepare for the future and not to put off tasks that are necessary, especially when it comes to survival.

  • How does the grasshopper behave when spring comes again?

    -When spring arrives, the grasshopper follows through on his promise and works hard to collect food for the next winter instead of just playing.

  • What is the moral of the story?

    -The moral of the story is to not procrastinate and to prepare for the future, as hard work and planning will help avoid problems later on.

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