The Ants And The Grasshopper | Aesop Fables For Kids

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The Ants and the Grasshopper is a classic fable about hard work and planning for the future. While the grasshopper spends his days playing and enjoying the sunshine, the diligent ant works hard, gathering food for winter. The grasshopper laughs at the ant, believing there’s plenty of time to prepare. But when winter arrives, the grasshopper finds himself cold and hungry, while the ant is safe and well-fed. When he asks for help, the ant reminds him of the importance of working when the time is right. The grasshopper learns a valuable lesson: balance is key—there is a time for work and a time for play.


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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
The ant and the grasshopper. Once upon a time, in
a big sunny field, a grasshopper was hopping around, munching
on delicious green grass. He munched and munched until his
tummy was full. Then, with a happy heart, he started
to play his little fiddle, filling the air with cheerful music.

(00:23):
The sun was warm, and the grasshopper was having the
best day ever. As he was playing, a tiny ant
marched by, carrying a big piece of corn on his back.
The ant was working very hard, his tiny legs moving
fast under the weight of the corn. Hey, their friend

(00:45):
called the grasshopper, why don't you come and sing with me?
The ant shook his head. I can't, he said, I
have to gather food for the winter. The grasshopper laughed, winter,
But it's sunny and warm now. There's plenty of time
to worry about winter. But the ant kept on working,

(01:08):
collecting more food for the cold days ahead. The days
passed and the leaves started to fall. The grasshopper watched
the ant and chuckled silly, and he said to himself,
Winter is so far away, we should enjoy the sunshine.

(01:28):
Soon winter arrived, with its cold winds and frosty mornings,
the grasshopper shivered in the cold, realizing he had no
food to eat. He was very hungry and very sad.
He thought about the ant and his big pile of food.

(01:48):
With hope, he knocked on the ant's door. Please, kind ant,
the grasshopper said, can I have some food? I'm so hungry.
Then and looked at the grasshopper and said, remember when
you called me silly. I was busy preparing for winter
while you were having fun. Now I have enough food

(02:11):
for my family, but not enough to share. The grasshopper
hung his head in shame. He was cold and hungry
all winter, and he realized he had learned a very
important lesson. There's a time for work and a time
for play.