The Ant and the Grasshopper (5)

The Ant and the Grasshopper (5)

A line of ants was marching past and heard the Grasshopper complaining about his misfortune.

The Ant stopped to offer some encouragement.

" The days are getting shorter, my friend. But there is still time for you to store food and find a winter shelter. It may be fun to play and sing right now, but soon it will get cold and food will be scarce. "

The Grasshopper thought about that for a second.
" Not today, I've got to play, " he sang, and hopped his way through the grass.

The ants continued their hard work all throughout the summer.

Day after day they labored to fill their nest with as much food as they could find.

The grasshopper, though, had not learned anything from his friend, the Ant.
He ignored all warnings and continued to sing the  days away.

One day, the Grasshopper frowned. 
The sun was setting, and it was getting chilly,
In the distance, the farmer was cutting hay.

" Doesn't anybody here know when to play ? " he asked aloud. 

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