Aesop's Fables - 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. A group of ants walked by,
grunting as they struggled to carry plump kernels of corn. "Where are you going with those heavy things?"
asked the grasshopper. Without stopping, the first
ant replied, "To our ant
hill. This is the third kernel I've delivered today." "Why not come and sing with me," teased the
grasshopper, "instead of working so hard?" "We are helping to store food for the winter,"
said the ant, "and think you should do the same." "Winter is far away and it is a glorious day to
play," sang the grasshopper. But the ants went on their way and continued their hard
work.
The weather soon turned cold. All the food lying in the
field was covered with a thick white blanket of snow that even the grasshopper
could not dig through. Soon the
grasshopper found itself dying of hunger. He staggered to the ants' hill and saw them handing out corn from the stores they had collected in the summer. He begged them for something to eat. "What!" cried the ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?"
"I didn't have time to store any food," complained
the grasshopper; "I was so busy playing music that before I knew it the
summer was gone." The ants shook their heads in disgust, turned their backs on
the grasshopper and went on with their work. grasshopper found itself dying of hunger. He staggered to the ants' hill and saw them handing out corn from the stores they had collected in the summer. He begged them for something to eat. "What!" cried the ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?"
Don't forget -- there is a time for work and a time for play!
The time for work is now. Please do all you can.
Blessings to you all,
Frank and Fern
Love it. My kids like Bugs Life's version but hey, they get the point. Take care.
ReplyDeleteThere is so much wisdom in what folks think of as children's stories. Trouble is, folks get used to prosperity and think it's the norm for all time. Or, that prosperity is God's blessing and that as long as they're good Christians, God will never stop blessing them. Yet both sun and rain fall on the good and the wicked, both. Even Peter warns God will begin with His own House when it's time to set things right. How can we not heed?
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