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Aesop fable
Aesop used insects as well as animals in his stories. In a fable about an ant, he tells how the small creature carried grain from the fields to store it for the winter in a hole it had dug. The ant worked very hard all summer long. The work was difficult and he had little time to play.
In the meantime, a grasshopper was playing and singing in the same field as the ant. The grasshopper never worked. Instead he hopped, sat in the warm sun, and was very happy.
When the winter came, the grasshopper went to the ant and said, "I'm so cold, and i can't find any food. I've looked all over the farm for some, but there isn't any. Please give me some of your corn."
"You sang all summer to keep youself cheerful," said the ant, "so you can dance all winter to keep yourself warm. And i won't give you any food. You did nothing to help yourself when you could." The ant was safe and warm and well fed, but the grasshopper was left cold and hungry.
This is a harsh story, but tells us to use the good times to prepare for the bad.
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Post comment Comment (10 replies)
- Reply IMNONARCISSUS
To get happiness, we should work hard.
- Reply hirondelle
- Aesop fables always use simple words to tell deep wisdom, in opposite to some so-called experts, who use difficult words to explain common sense.
- Reply loly90
- IMNONARCISSUS:To get happiness, we should work hard.I agree, but to make sure not to sacrifice our health is a precondition.
- Reply loly90
- hirondelle: Aesop fables always use simple words to tell deep wisdom, in opposite to some so-called experts, who use difficult words to explain common sense.Yes, it's ture. So deep wisdom inside the aesop fable.
- Reply Tange
- haha , you spread your wisdom by fable ;
why not spread your love by the frog ;; one kiss to a frog 's lip,then you can own a prince
- Reply loly90
- Tange: haha , you spread your wisdom by fable ;
why not spread your love by the frog ;; one kiss to a frog 's lip,then you can own a prince
Hey, buddy, you have gone a little far. Come on, this is not my wisdom, it's aesop fable, i just copy it here, sorry to make you disappointed here. If i have too much wisdom, i'll be a great writer then.
- Reply DioScofield
- Most people will be content with things as they are. Actually we should be prepared for danger in times of safety, especially we young men. The last sentence light me.
- Reply loly90
- DioScofield: Most people will be content with things as they are. Actually we should be prepared for danger in times of safety, especially we young men. The last sYou get it! Sometimes it's a good thing to be content with ourselves, while sometimes it's a dangerous thing to forget the plans for the tomorrow.
