The Ant and The Grasshopper
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Characters:
Narrator
Grasshopper
Ant
SCRIPT:
Narrator: Once upon a time in a field on a summer day , there was a happy Grasshopper who liked to play, sing, and dance all day.
Grasshopper: What a splendid day!.,,,, la,la,la,la,la. I have nothing to do, but sing and play… la, la, la, la,la…
Narrator: As she was singing, an ant was passing by.
Ant: Don’t you ever get tired of playing?
Grasshopper: Who, me? … of course not!
Ant: Don’t you ever work?
Grasshopper: Who, me? … of course not!… Do you want to play with me?
Ant: No, I have work to do.
Grasshopper: Come on, let’s sing together.
Ant: No, I’m very busy right now.
Grasshopper: Work, work, work! … That’s all you do… You don’t have time to play or sing with me.
Ant: No, I don’t.
Grasshopper: Why are you in such a hurry?
Ant: I have to take home this kernel of corn.
Grasshopper: What for?
Ant: I have to store food for the winter.
Grasshopper: How can you think about winter on such a fine day?
Ant: Because the winter will be here soon, and food will be too hard to find… and you should do the same.
Grasshopper: I don’t want to worry about winter right now! You just go ahead and work, work, work… and I will just play, sing, and dance.
Ant: Soon, you will not have enough food to eat.
Grasshopper: I have plenty of food right now.
Ant: And what about tomorrow?
Grasshopper: I don’t worry about tomorrow.
Ant: I do… good-bye.
Narrator: So the Ant went on its way and continued its work. The weather soon turned cold, and all the food lying in the field was covered with a thick white blanket of snow.
Grasshopper: I should have listened to the ant! It’s so cold that I can’t even play, or sing songs any more… and I don’t have food to eat. I am sure the ant will help me!
Narrator: The grasshopper went to the ant’s hill.
Grasshopper: Please, ant give me something to eat… I am cold and hungry.
Ant: Why should I help you? What did you do all summer?
Grasshopper: I played, sang, and danced.
Ant: And I worked, worked, worked… so go and play, sing, and dance.
The End
Author: Aesop Fable
Adapted by Kidsinco
Moral: It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.
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