‘Nothing better than the sound of a happy Grasshopper.’ ‘Give it a rest,’ said a passing Ant. ‘What?’ said the Grasshopper. ‘I’m trying to work here,’ said the Ant. ‘You’re ...

The lazy grasshopper enjoys the summer, ignoring the ants' preparations for winter. While the ants tirelessly gather food, the grasshopper plays and dances, refusing to help. As winter approaches ...

Aesop’s timeless children’s fable, The Ant and the Grasshopper, extols the values of preparation, hard work, thrift, and saving. The moral of the fable is summed up as: “Work hard today to get ready ...

The recommendation of Dean Max McConn of Lehigh University to partition the student bodies of the American universities into the two divisions of kindergartens and colleges, seems to be an ...

An ant works to prepare for winter while a drunken grasshopper plays his violin and dances away his time. When the snow arrives, the grasshopper pleads with the ant for shelter and is turned away ...