why did the grasshopper make fun of the ant?
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The grasshopper made fun of the ant as the ant was working hard all day during the summer to gather food for the future while the grasshopper enjoyed the season relaxing.
The question is from the Aesop's fables named, 'The Grasshopper and the Ant'. It highlights the importance of hardwork and planning judiously for the future.
It is about a grasshopper who relaxed during the summer and mocked the ant for working so hard. However, when winter came, it starved for food and had no means of survival while the ant used its stored food for survival.
THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER
- By Aesop
The story, "The ant and the Grasshopper" revolve around a hard working ant and a lazy grasshopper. The grasshopper made fun of the hard-working ant because it was gathering food in the hot summer. The grasshopper relaxed the whole season and believed that there was no need to work hard all day long like the ant just for food. According to him the season was meant for singing, dancing, playing, and relaxing.
Later, in the winter season, the grasshopper learns about the importance of the hard work done by the ant because he was left with no food in the cold breeze outside. He almost starved to death in the cold winter season. The ant helped the grasshopper by giving him shelter at its place so that the grasshopper can get warm and comfortable.
The story gives us a message to work hard in order to achieve success tomorrow. We cannot earn anything just by relaxing and playing around.