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Published by SIL PNG as part of their English Animal Stories collection, this work is copyrighted in 2000 and is available for non-commercial use, adaptation, and distribution under a similar license. The story highlights the importance of diligent preparation and hard work, contrasting the industrious ants who stored food during the dry season with the idle grasshopper who suffers from hunger during the rainy season. The ants, when approached by the hungry grasshopper for aid, refuse to share their provisions, emphasizing that he should have worked when the weather was favorable. The narrative serves as a moral lesson on foresight and the consequences of idleness versus diligence, underscoring the value of planning for future needs. The ISBN for this publication is 9980-0-2416-X.","T heGrAnass andhoppehe  \nEnglish Animal Stories  \nCopyright © 2000 , SIL PNG  \nYou may not use this wor k for commer cial pur poses . You may adapt or build upon this wor k , but you may distr ibute the r esulting wor k only under the same or similar license to th is one .You must attr ibute the wor k in the manner specified by the author .  \nISBN 9980-0-2416-X  \nThe Ants and the Grasshopper  \nStory by Dorothy Price Illustrations by Selby Otire  \nOne sunny day during the rainy season, the ants were very busy. They were drying seeds they had stored up during the dry season. A hungry grasshopper came and begged them to give him some food.  \n\"Did you not store away some food during the dry season? \" they asked. The grasshopper answered , \"I was too busy playing in the sun, and suddenly the rainy season began. \"  \nThe ants were disgusted. They said , \"We cannot help you . We must keep this food for our family or they will die of hunger . You should have worked during the dry season. \"The ants turned their backs on the grasshopper and went on with their work.","cbCaisN3ca1C1bOI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisN3ca1C1bOI","pdf",90399,8,"English","en",105,"# The Ants and the Grasshopper","[{\"question\":\"What is the main moral of the story \\\"The Ants and the Grasshopper\\\"?\",\"answer\":\"The main moral of the story is the importance of diligent work and preparation for the future, illustrating the consequences of idleness.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did the ants refuse to help the grasshopper?\",\"answer\":\"The ants refused to help the grasshopper because he had spent the dry season playing instead of storing food, and they needed to conserve their own provisions for their family.\"},{\"question\":\"Who wrote and illustrated \\\"The Ants and the Grasshopper\\\" as presented in this document?\",\"answer\":\"The story was written by Dorothy Price, and the illustrations were created by Selby Otire.\"}]",1784312605,12,{"code":4,"msg":29,"data":30},"ok",{"site_id":23,"language":22,"slug":31,"title":13,"keywords":32,"description":14,"schema_data":33,"social_meta":84,"head_meta":86,"extra_data":88,"updated_unix":26},"the-ants-and-the-grasshopper","",{"@graph":34,"@context":83},[35,52,66],{"@type":36,"itemListElement":37},"BreadcrumbList",[38,42,46,49],{"item":39,"name":40,"@type":41,"position":11},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":43,"name":44,"@type":41,"position":45},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":47,"name":12,"@type":41,"position":48},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/story-novel/",3,{"item":50,"name":13,"@type":41,"position":51},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/the-ants-and-the-grasshopper/92186/",4,{"url":50,"name":13,"@type":53,"author":54,"headline":13,"publisher":56,"fileFormat":59,"inLanguage":22,"description":14,"dateModified":60,"datePublished":60,"encodingFormat":59,"isAccessibleForFree":61,"interactionStatistic":62},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":55},"Person",{"url":39,"name":57,"@type":58},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-07-17",true,{"@type":63,"interactionType":64,"userInteractionCount":4},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":65},"ViewAction",{"@type":67,"mainEntity":68},"FAQPage",[69,75,79],{"name":70,"@type":71,"acceptedAnswer":72},"What is the main moral of the story \"The Ants and the Grasshopper\"?","Question",{"text":73,"@type":74},"The main moral of the story is the importance of diligent work and preparation for the future, illustrating the consequences of idleness.","Answer",{"name":76,"@type":71,"acceptedAnswer":77},"Why did the ants refuse to help the grasshopper?",{"text":78,"@type":74},"The ants refused to help the grasshopper because he had spent the dry season playing instead of storing food, and they needed to conserve their own provisions for their family.",{"name":80,"@type":71,"acceptedAnswer":81},"Who wrote and illustrated \"The Ants and the Grasshopper\" as presented in this document?",{"text":82,"@type":74},"The story was written by Dorothy Price, and the illustrations were created by Selby Otire.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":50,"og:type":85,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":57,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":87,"canonical":50},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":23},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":90},[91,94,98,102,107,112,117,121,126,129,133],{"id":11,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":12,"show_sort_weight":92,"slug":93},90,"story-novel",{"id":45,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":95,"show_sort_weight":96,"slug":97},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":51,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":99,"show_sort_weight":100,"slug":101},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":103,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":104,"show_sort_weight":105,"slug":106},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":108,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":109,"show_sort_weight":110,"slug":111},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":113,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":114,"show_sort_weight":115,"slug":116},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":20,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":118,"show_sort_weight":119,"slug":120},"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":122,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":123,"show_sort_weight":124,"slug":125},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":124,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":127,"show_sort_weight":124,"slug":128},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":130,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":131,"show_sort_weight":130,"slug":132},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":134,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":135,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":136},19,"General","general"]