The Ant and the Grasshopper

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夏天xià tiānde时候shí hòu蚂蚁mǎ yǐmen每天měi tiāndōuhěnmángDuring the summer, the ants were very busy every day.它们tā men顶着dǐng zhe太阳tài yáng努力nǔ lì搬运bān yùn食物shí wù粮食liáng shi一点点yī diǎn diǎn存进cún jìndòngThey worked hard under the hot sun, carrying food and storing it little by little in their holes.

一只yī zhǐ蚱蜢zhà měngquè整天zhěng tiānzài草地cǎo dìshàng唱歌chàng gē跳舞tiào wǔHowever, a grasshopper spent the whole day singing and dancing on the grass.看到kàn dào蚂蚁mǎ yǐ工作gōng zuò笑着xiào zheshuōWhen it saw the ants working, it laughed and said,夏天xià tiān这么zhè mecháng现在xiàn zàicún食物shí wùtàizǎolakuàiláiwánba'The summer is so long, it's too early to store food now! Come and play with me!'

蚂蚁mǎ yǐ摇摇头yáo yáo tóuThe ants shook their heads and said,冬天dōng tiānkuài来了lái le现在xiàn zài准备zhǔn bèi到时候dào shí hòuhuì饿肚子è dù zide'Winter is coming soon. If we don't prepare now, we will be hungry then.'

很快hěn kuài冬天dōng tiān到了dào leSoon, winter arrived.大地dà dìbèi白雪bái xuě覆盖fù gài蚱蜢zhà měng找不到zhǎo bù dào任何rèn hé吃的chī deThe ground was covered with white snow, and the grasshopper couldn't find anything to eat.yòulěngyòu饿è哆哆嗦嗦duō duō suō suōdedào蚂蚁mǎ yǐjiā门口mén kǒu求求qiú qiú你们nǐ menfēn一点yī diǎn食物shí wùbaIt was cold and hungry, shivering as it crawled to the ants' door and said, 'Please, give me some food!'

蚂蚁mǎ yǐ打开dǎ kāiménshuōThe ants opened the door and said,夏天xià tiānzhǐ顾着gù zhewán现在xiàn zài知道zhī dào难过nán guòleba我们wǒ mende食物shí wùzhǐgòu自己zì jǐchī'In the summer, you only cared about playing, now you know how hard it is, right? We only have enough food for ourselves.'说完shuō wán关上了guān shàng leménAfter saying that, they closed the door.

蚱蜢zhà měng后悔hòu huǐ极了jí le已经yǐ jīng来不及lái bù jíleThe grasshopper regretted it very much, but it was already too late.

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