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 cold and very hungry, while 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.
Questions
What do the words toil and moil mean ?
What did the ant do ?
What did grasshopper do ?
When winter came what did the ants do ?
When winter came what did the grasshopper come to understand ?
Here are the Answers
What do the words toil and moil mean ? It is too work hard.
What did the ant do ? Work and collect corn and grain.
What did grasshopper do ? Nothing, just relaxed.
When winter came what did the ants do ? They ate their savings, all the corn and grain they stored.
When winter came what did the grasshopper come to understand ? He was hungry and realized he made a mistake not working during the nice weather.
