one summer's day a grasshopper was relaxing and singing while an 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 thet the grasshopper should do the same. the grasshopper ignored the advice and went on singing while the and continued working. 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 ant was eating some wheat. the ant wasn't hungry because he had gathered enough food to survive the winter. the grasshopper asked the and for some food. the ant answered. the grasshopper had taken his advice,he wouldn't be hungry now. the grasshopper learned that: "it is best to prepare for the days of necessity.