THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER

From Aesop’s Fables

In a field one summer’s day, a grasshopper was hopping, chirping

and singing to its heart’s content. An ant passed by, carrying an ear of
corn. It was a very heavy load, but he did not stop. He was taking the
corn to his nest.
“Why not come and play with me?” said the grasshopper. “The
day is too nice to be working so hard.”
“I am helping to lay up food for the winter,” said the ant. “I think
you should be doing the same.”
“Why worry about the winter?” the grasshopper said. “We have
plenty of food now.”
The ant was tired from his work, and he thought it would be fun
to join the grasshopper. But he went on his way and went on working
until he had filled his nest with corn.
Winter came, and the grasshopper had no more food to eat. He
was dying of hunger while the ants were eating every day from the corn
they had stored away. Then the grasshopper knew that it is best to
prepare for the days ahead.
 THE LION AND THE MOUSE
From Aesop’s Fables

One day in the jungle, a lion is sleeping. A mouse runs over the
lion’s nose and the lion wakes up. The lion is angry. The mouse is
scared.
“I’m very sorry,” says the mouse. “Don’t eat me! I can help you
one day.”
The lion laughs. “That’s funny!” it says. “You are little! How can
you help me?”
One year later, the lion is walking in the jungle. A big net falls over
the lion. The lion opens its mouth and roars. The mouse hears the lion
and it runs to help.
“Don’t move,” says the mouse “I can help you.”
The mouse chews the net and makes a big hole. The lion is free.
“Thank you,” says the lion. “You are little, but you are kind.”
 THE WIND AND THE SUN
From Aesop’s Fables

The wind and the sun were having an argument.

“I’m stronger than you!” said the wind.
“No, I’m the stronger one!” said the sun.
Just then, a man came walking along the road.
The sun said, “I see a way to decide who is right. Whichever one
of us can make that man take off his coat would be stronger. You
begin.”
The sun went behind a cloud and the wind began to blow on the
man as hard as it could. But the harder it blew the more closely the
man wrapped his coat around him. At last, the wind gives up.
Then the sun came out from behind the cloud and shine in all its
glory upon the man. The man walked for a while. Then he found he was
too hot and took off his coat.