"This book takes a closer look at The Ants & the Grasshopper fable. The first chapters introduce who Aesop may have been and what a fable is. The following chapters will feature the fable in its entirety and important lessons one can learn from the fable, like why one should not avoid their responsibilities"--Publisher.

In this version of the classic fable, a weary ant is energized by the swinging sounds of a grasshopper and his "buggy" band.

Grasshopper thinks Ant should stop working so hard…but what will happen when winter comes?

While an ant works hard all summer long to feed her children and store food for the winter, her neighbor, a cheerful but lazy grasshopper, relaxes in the sun.

Retells the fable about a colony of industrious ants which busily prepares for the approaching winter while a grasshopper makes no plans for the cold weather to come.

Retells the fable about an industrious ant that busily prepares for the approaching winter while a grasshopper makes no plans for the cold weather to come.

Summer is all fun and games for the grasshopper, but he's forgetting something important: winter is coming. Meanwhile, the ant is working hard to prepare. What will the cold months bring for these two bugs? This retelling of Aesop's famous fable shows readers the importance of time management and responsibility. Readers will see how the ants good work ethic pays off, while the grasshopper still has a lot to learn. Endearing illustrations bring these...

"An ant and grasshopper story that recalls one of Aesop's classic fable, with a heart-warming twist. As in the traditional ant and grasshopper fable, winter is coming and Alice the ant is industriously stocking up nuts and seeds to see her through the harsh season. Meanwhile, Gert the grasshopper is carefree, singing songs, performing plays, and creating art out of the flowers and leaves around her. At first Alice disapproves, but as she gathers her...

Aesop teaches his troupe about the importance of hard work.