The Ant and the Grasshopper
In a field one summer's
day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's
content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was
taking to the nest.
"Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead
of toiling and moiling in that way?"
"I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and
recommend you to do the same."
"Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; "We have got
plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its
toil. 
When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of
hunger - while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the
stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best
to prepare for days of need. 
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