The ant and the grasshopper are friends. They meet every dayThe ant and the grasshopper are friends. They meet every day.

The Ant and the GrasshopperThe Ant and the Grasshopper

One day the ant says to the grasshopper, One day the ant says to the grasshopper, "The rains will come soon. Let’s gather some "The rains will come soon. Let’s gather some

food."food."

"There is still time, " says the grasshopper. "Let’s play."There is still time, " says the grasshopper. "Let’s play."

The ant does not want to play. He goes away The ant does not want to play. He goes away to gather food. The ant works hard.to gather food. The ant works hard.

The grasshopper does not work. He sings and plays all day.The grasshopper does not work. He sings and plays all day.

He laughs at the ant and says, "You silly ant. Why do you work so He laughs at the ant and says, "You silly ant. Why do you work so hard? Come and play."hard? Come and play."

One day the rains come. It rains and rains and One day the rains come. It rains and rains and rains. It rains for many days.rains. It rains for many days.

The grasshopper has no food. He is very hungry.The grasshopper has no food. He is very hungry.

He goes to see the ant.He goes to see the ant.

He asks the ant for food.He asks the ant for food.

"I can’t give you any food. I need the food myself," says the ant."I can’t give you any food. I need the food myself," says the ant.

The grasshopper goes away sadly.The grasshopper goes away sadly.

The moral of the story: We should always The moral of the story: We should always save up for the future.save up for the future.