Capa de The Ant and the Grasshopper

One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants were bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer.

Num dia claro do final do outono, uma família de Formigas se agitava sob o sol quente, secando o grão que haviam armazenado durante o verão.

A starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat.

Um Gafanhoto faminto, com seu violino debaixo do braço, aproximou-se e humildemente pediu um pouco de comida.

"What!" cried the Ants in surprise. "Haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?"

"O quê!", exclamaram as Formigas, surpresas. "Você não guardou nada para o inverno? O que você esteve fazendo o verão todo?"

"I didn't have time to store up any food," whined the Grasshopper. "I was so busy making music that before I knew it the summer was gone."

"Não tive tempo de guardar comida", choramingou o Gafanhoto. "Estava tão ocupado fazendo música que, antes que eu percebesse, o verão tinha acabado."

The Ants shrugged their shoulders in disgust.

As Formigas deram de ombros com desdém.

"Making music, were you?" they said. "Very well, now dance!" And they turned their backs on the Grasshopper and went on with their work.

"Fazendo música, era isso?", disseram elas. "Muito bem, agora dance!" E viraram as costas para o Gafanhoto e voltaram ao trabalho.

There is a time for work and a time for play.

Há um tempo para o trabalho e um tempo para a diversão.

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  1. What are the Ants doing at the start of the story?

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    Resposta: Drying out grain they stored during the summer

    The Ants are bustling about drying the grain they stored up over the summer.

  2. Why didn't the Grasshopper store any food for winter?

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    Resposta: He spent the summer making music instead

    The Grasshopper admits he was too busy making music to store up food.

  3. How do the Ants respond when the Grasshopper begs for food?

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    Resposta: They tell him to dance now and turn their backs on him

    In disgust, the Ants tell him to dance since he sang all summer, then go back to their work.

  4. What is the lesson of the story?

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    Resposta: There is a time for work and a time for play

    The fable ends with this moral about balancing work and play.

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