The Ant and the Grasshopper

From Aesop's Fables by Aesop
The industrious ant stores food for winter while the grasshopper sings; when cold arrives, the grasshopper starves, illustrating providence versus idleness.
The Ants and the Grasshopper

Canonical fable of foresight; 'It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.'

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