one summer day a grasshopper was relaxing and singing while an ant was busy collecting stalks of wheat. when the grasshopper saw the ant's effort , he invited him to sit and chat instead of working so hard. the ant answered that he was storing food for the winter and that grasshopper should do the same. the grasshopper ignored the advice and went on singing while the ant continued working. when the winter came, the grasshopper had on 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 because he had gathered enough food to survive the winter. the grasshopper asked the ant for some food. the ant answered that if the grasshopper had taken his advice, he wouldn't be hungry now. the grasshopper learned : "it is best to prepare for the days of necessity.