‘Nothing better than the sound of a happy Grasshopper.’ ‘Give it a rest,’ said a passing Ant. ‘What?’ said the Grasshopper. ‘I’m trying to work here,’ said the Ant. ‘You’re ...

A grasshopper lazes around in the sunshine, eating and playing music with its wings. It makes fun of a passing ant for working so hard, dragging food back to its nest. The ant is preparing for ...

Aesop’s timeless children’s fable, The Ant and the Grasshopper, extols the values of preparation, hard work, thrift, and saving. The moral of the fable is summed up as: “Work hard today to get ready ...