蚂蚁和蚱蜢
All summer long, a grasshopper sat in the sunshine, chirping and singing without a care in the world. Nearby, an ant was hard at work. Day after day, she carried grains of wheat and corn back to her nest.
"Why don't you stop and have some fun?" the grasshopper asked. "It's a beautiful day. Come and sing with me."
"I'm storing food for the winter," said the ant. "You should do the same."
The grasshopper laughed. "Winter? That's ages away. There's plenty of food around."
So the ant kept working, and the grasshopper kept singing.
Then the days grew shorter and colder. The leaves fell from the trees, and snow covered the fields. The grasshopper couldn't find anything to eat, and he grew weaker and weaker. At last he knocked on the ant's door.
"Please," he said, "could you spare a little food? I'm starving."
The ant looked at him. "What were you doing all summer?" she asked.
"I was singing," said the grasshopper.
"Well then," said the ant, "perhaps you can dance all winter."
Work hard today, and you will be glad of it tomorrow.
整个夏天，蚱蜢都坐在阳光下，唧唧地唱着歌，无忧无虑。不远处，一只蚂蚁正忙个不停。它每天都把一粒粒小麦和玉米搬回自己的窝。
“你干吗不停下来玩一玩？”蚱蜢问，“天气这么好，过来和我一起唱歌吧。”
“我在为冬天储存粮食，”蚂蚁说，“你也应该这么做。”
蚱蜢笑了：“冬天？还早着呢。到处都是吃的。”
于是，蚂蚁继续干活，蚱蜢继续唱歌。
后来，白天越来越短，天气越来越冷。树叶纷纷落下，大雪盖住了田野。蚱蜢什么吃的也找不到，身子越来越虚弱。最后，它敲响了蚂蚁的家门。
“求求你，”它说，“能不能分我一点吃的？我快饿死了。”
蚂蚁看着它，问：“整个夏天你都在干什么？”
“我在唱歌。”蚱蜢说。
“那好吧，”蚂蚁说，“也许你整个冬天都可以跳舞了。”
今天努力，明天才不会后悔。