Aesop's Fables_Ants and the Grasshopper

AESOP’S FABLES The Ants and the Grasshopper



AESOP’S FABLES The Ants and the Grasshopper

English Language Teaching edition first published by Hamilton House Publishers 2018 Hamilton House Publishers Ltd 2 Prespas Street 37 Bagley Wood Road Nicosia Kennington 1082 Oxford Cyprus England E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.hamiltonhousepublishers.com For this English Language Teaching edition © Hamilton House Publishers, 2018 ISBN: 978-9925-31-079-1 The Ants and the Grasshopper All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publishers. Any person who carries out any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. Recording at GFS-PRO Studio by: George Flamouridis

Contents The Ants and page 5 the Grasshopper Activities page 21 Picture Glossary page 24 3



It is summer. Grasshopper is happy. Every day he dances and he plays. 5

Look at these ants. They are hot and they are tired. 6

‘Hello ants,’ says Grasshopper. ‘Sit down.’ ‘No, sorry’ says Daddy Ant. ‘We’re busy.’ 7

‘Let’s sing. Let’s dance,’ says Grasshopper. ‘No, sorry,’ says Mummy Ant. ‘We’re busy.’ 8

‘It’s summer. Summer is fun. Why are the ants busy?’ says Grasshopper. 9

Grasshopper runs after the ants. 10

The ants have got baskets. There is corn in the baskets. 11

‘What’s that?’ says Grasshopper. ‘It’s corn. It’s food for the winter.’ says Daddy Ant. 12

Grasshopper laughs. ‘You’re silly! It isn’t winter now!’ he says. ‘It’s summer. Let’s play!’ 13

‘No, sorry,’ says Mummy Ant. ‘We must plan for winter.’ 14

The ants are at home. They have got lots of corn. 15

Now it is autumn. There isn’t any food. 16