The Ant and the Grasshopper

By Aesop 3. What did the grasshopper ask the ants do to all summer long?

One summer’s day, in a field, a Grasshopper was hopping about,

chirping, and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, 4. What happened during the winter with the ants?
bearing along with great effort an ear of corn he was taking to his
nest.
5. What happened during the winter with the grasshopper?
"Why don’t you come and chat with me," asked the Grasshopper,
"instead of toiling your life away?"
6. What is the lesson that you have learned from this story?
"I am helping to store up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and I
recommend you do the same.”
Answer and complete the graphic organizer below.
“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 winter came, the Grasshopper found itself dying of hunger,

while it saw the ants distributing, every day, corn, and grain from
the stores they had collected in summer.

He was very hungry and with his pride in his hands, he went to
the ants to ask for some food. They gladly gave the grasshopper
food to eat.

During the summer the grasshopper helped the ants to gather and
store some food for the next winter to come

Comprehension Questions:

1. What did the ants do during summer?

2. What did the grasshopper do during summer?

Activity 1-A: Sequencing events
Directions: Sequence the pictures that show each event from the story by Activity 2: Characterization
putting 1-4 in the box.
Directions: Which character from the story relates to
yourself? Draw it on a paper and explain why. Tell a
story from your life that details the similarity from the
text.

Activity 3: Valuing
Directions: What important value did you get from the
story? How can you apply it in your life as a pupil?