2.
The ANT and the GRASSHOPPER
One summer's day, a grasshopper (1)
while an ant was
busy collecting stalks of wheat. (2)
the ant's effort, he
sary.
invited him to sit and chat instead of Working so hard. The ant answered
that (3)
and that the grasshopper should do the same.
าad
The grasshopper ignored the advice and went on singing
(4)
When the winter came, the grasshopper had no
food. He was starving and cold. He went past the ant's home, looked
inside, and saw that the ant was eating some wheat. The ant wasn't hungry
to survive the winter. The grasshopper
because (5)
asked the ant for some food. The ant answered that if the grasshopper
he wouldn't be hungry now. The grasshopper
(6)
learned that: It is best to prepare for the days of necessity."