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The Ant and the Grasshopper

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  • What are fables?
    Fables are short stories that teach a lesson/moral.
  • In paragraph 3, the ant said, “I recommend you to do the same.” What did the ant recommend the grasshopper to do?
    The ant recommended the grasshopper to lay up food for the winter.
  • Guess the word: to make the effort to do something
    bother / bothering / bothered
  • What happened to the grasshopper when winter came?
    The grasshopper found itself dying of hunger.
  • Guess the word: (especially of a bird) to make a short high sound or sounds
    chirp / chirping / chirped
  • What were the ants doing during winter?
    The ants were distributing, every day, corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer.
  • Why was the ant moving food to its nest?
    The ant was helping to lay up food for the winter.
  • Please make a chirping sound.
    (chirping sound)
  • What is the lesson/moral of the story?
    It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.
  • Why didn't the grasshopper lay up food for the winter?
    The grasshopper thought there was plenty of food at present.
  • What did the grasshopper ask the ant to do?
    The grasshopper asked the ant to come and chat.
  • What was the ant doing during summer?
    It was bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.
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