入门级021- 蚱蜢和蚂蚁 The Grasshopper and the Ants

TheGrasshopper and the Ants

I’m an artist, and as everyone knows,artists are usually rather poor. But normally, I don’t mind about that. Whenthe sun is shining, I sit on my favourite blade of grass and play music foreveryone to listen to. I have lots of friends, and together we’ve formed anorchestra.

Everyone loves our music and says howcheerful it makes them feel. Well almost everyone. There’s a family of ants whonever stop to listen. They take themselves far to seriouslyfor music or enjoyment. All they do is work, work, work, even when the sunis shining.

 “HeyYou Ants” I said to them. “It’s a lovely summer’s day, Why don’t you rest yourfeet for a while, and listen to my sweet music?”.

 “Notime to stop,” one of them said, panting away. “We’re far too busy stocking upfood for winter.”

The months went by, and the days gotshorter and colder. I was shivering so much that I couldn’t even sing. A hardfrost was on the ground, and there wasn’t a crumb to eat. I was so hungry ! SoI went to see that busy family of ants and said, “Please Sirs, I’m a poorstarving musician. Spare me a few crumbs from your store of food.”

But do you know what? Those ants just turned their noses up at me. They were so stingy that theywouldn’t share any of their food. Oh Well, I’ll just have to go hungry thiswinter. In the New Year I’ll make a resolution. When the times are good, I’llremember to save some food for a rainy day.