The ant and the grasshopper

The ant and the grasshopper

Whatever savings you are doing today will be the savings for tomorrow. For this there is a story of the ant and the grasshopper.  If you read the story of this article you can learn how to save for tomorrow.

One bright summer day a grasshopper was dancing and singing happily.  The sun was shining brightly and there was plenty of food to be had.  The grasshopper felt that he has nothing to worry about and he leaped about joyously.

Suddenly he was an ant trying hard to drag food into his hole.  The grasshopper felt like teasing the ant and said mockingly, “Hey. There! Is not it a pity you have to work so hard?  You are missing all the fun of life.”

“We are storing food for the winter, my friend” said the ant.  “If you are wise so will you!”  But the grasshopper ignored this sound advice and continued to have fun.

Soon winter arrived and it became bitterly cold.  There was no food to be had too.  The grasshopper began to starve and he was forced to go to the ant to beg for some food.  But he got no sympathy from the ant.  “It serves you right, you lazy rascal,” said the ant.  “All summer you danced and sang.  Go and dance now.  You will get no food from me.”

The grasshopper walked away, bitterly regretting that he had not prepared himself for the winter.

The moral of this story is “Savings made today will save tomorrow.”