A Short Story For Kids - The Ant And The Grasshopper - by Aesop
This
is a beautiful short story for kids. It is a short story about two neighbors; the
ant and the grasshopper, and how they prepared ahead of the coming winter.
Once
upon a time, there lived an ant and a grasshopper. They were close neighbors
but had different views on how things should be done.
The
ant was a hardworking fellow who was very careful with how he managed his free
time. The grasshopper was a carefree fellow. He was a musician and loved to
merry a lot.
In
the summer, the ant went about gathering grains from the farmer’s garden
downtown. He would roll the piece of grain he could collect from the garden
down to his storehouse. It was not an easy trip, but he was determined to make
sure there was enough food for him and his family when winter comes.
The
grasshopper, his neighbor thought him stupid to embark on such a stressful
journey at such time.
“It
is summer, the day is long and bright. Why waste the beauty of the day toiling
to gather grains?” he asked the ant.
“Today
is bright, tomorrow may be rainy. I don’t want to be taken unawares by the cold
and hunger of the coming winter. It might seem far away now, but gradually it
will creep upon us. Come with me to the farmer’s garden so you can gather some
grains for yourself for the winter,” the ant said to him.
“I
would rather stay here and make good music to nature than toil effortlessly in
the heat of the day,” the grasshopper replied the ant.
With
this, the ant left him and continued with his task. The grasshopper would laugh
at the ant at every trip he made back from the garden as he watched him
struggle to keep the grains in place.
Summer
soon passed, autumn came and gradually gave way for winter. It was so severe
that the neighbors could barely make it out of their houses to greet each
other.
The
ant had enough food to last him the winter, but there was nothing in the
grasshopper’s house.
Soon,
the hunger became so severe that he couldn’t endure it any longer. The
grasshopper then decided to visit the ant and ask for some food. When he
arrived at the doorstep of ant, he looked so cold and famished having struggled
to keep the snow away from his path. With all the strength he could muster, he
knocked on the ant’s door.
When
ant opened the door and saw him, he said to the ant, “I am here to keep you
company, sing sweet songs to you, warm myself by the fire, while you get me
something from your storehouse to eat.”
The
request so amused the ant that he laughed aloud.
“During
summer, I invited you to come and gather grains with me, but you went about
making music. There is no food in my storehouse for you, I specifically packed
the needed quantity for me and my family. Why don’t you make music to nature
for winter to go away quickly? He asked and shut the door in the grasshopper’s
face.
Moral:
plan your tomorrow today.
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