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grasshopper short story

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This book written by and illustrated by Vibhas Pandey . This book
published in New world Publication. This is printed in 16 page
including front and back. This book lovely in eyes catching
colourful illustrations for young readers. The size font is 14 easy
to read.
The story opens on a warm, sunny day in the middle of summer.
A grasshopper is lying in a field, enjoying the sunshine, singing
and playing his fiddle. Suddenly, he notices an ant scurrying
through the field, carrying an ear of corn. The grasshopper,
wanting to chat for a while, calls out to the ant.
‘What are you doing? Come and talk to me for a while. ’The ant
shakes his head. ‘I’m sorry, I can’t stop, I’m too busy. I have to
gather food for the winter. The grasshopper laughs at the ant.‘
The winter is ages away! It’s the middle of summer, and there’s
plenty of food,’ he says. ‘Come and talk to me.’
But the ant refuses to stop working. He spends all day scurrying
backwards and forwards across the field, carrying his supplies.
The grasshopper watches on, thinking the ant is missing a great
opportunity to enjoy himself. The ant is obviously not having a
good time, while the grasshopper is completely content.
All too soon, the winter comes. The weather is cold and there is
no food to be found anywhere. The grasshopper is hungry and
has nothing to eat. He knocks at the ant’s door, hoping the ant
will take pity on him. The ant opens the door, and the
grasshopper can see plentiful supplies of food inside the house.
‘I’m so hungry,’ says the grasshopper. ‘You have plenty of food.
Is there any chance you might share some with me?’ ‘No,’ says
the ant. ‘You laughed at me for gathering food in summer. You’ll
have to see yourself through the winter. So, the grasshopper has
to survive the winter on whatever meagre rations he can find
elsewhere
The moral lesson of this story is all about being prepared. If we
work hard and plan for the future, we won’t find ourselves in the
grasshopper’s position, relying on others.
The full story teaches us that one must make the best use of the
present situation, instead of suffering later. The theme of this
story is that we need to plan for the future and for that we should
start working today to reap the benefits tomorrow.
In the story, the grasshopper keeps wasting his time without
pondering over how he would sustain the winter. On the other
hand, the ant works hard during summer to get shelter and store
enough food for the winter. The grasshopper faces the harsh
reality and learns the lesson in a hard way.
In some versions of the fable, the ant doesn’t turn the
grasshopper away. Instead, he invites him in. The grasshopper
plays his fiddle for the ant and his family all winter, keeping them
entertained in return for food and shelter. This shows us that we
all have skills we can use to make our way in the world.
However, the ant can also learn something from the
grasshopper. During the summer, the ant is not happy, as he
doesn’t give himself a break. It’s important to remember there’s
a time for work and a time for play, and we need to get the
balance right.
In this book I have fun with Word Search It’s ideal for help to
learn and recognise some of the important words from the story.
Its help me to grip with the vocabulary,
Moreover, this book helped me to gain a deeper understanding
of the story. The Comprehension Activity will help me to think
about the fable and its message by answering a series of
questions based on the text. Again, it’s differentiated to suit
children’s learning levels
Take the example of the story about the ant and the
grasshopper. I learned about the importance of time and hard
work, we shall have to begin with telling them what is time, what
is an opportunity, why one needs to sow now to reap the rewards
later et cetera. Other than this, it helped a lot in teaching and
shaping young minds.
In other way, If I were an Ant I will be a great planner, when it is
winter; the ant store up enough food. Ants are better planners
than some individuals. I will be an amazing sense of
discipline. Even the grass hopper invite to play and enjoy, the
ant refuse do to it. This make me impressed to discipline my self
. If I am an Ant I won’t get scared of hard work or heavy task.
As, Ants are determined for their work.
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