Cicada and Ant were neighbors. If the Cicada kept singing, the ant worked tirelessly.
But then it began to rain, turning into downpour, and the wind began to blow. It became cold and hungry. The cicada felt bad, very bad, and when an ant passed by, she asked him to bring her one small grain of corn to eat.
Worker Ant grinned: “What did you do when it was warm and clear? Why weren’t you looking for food then?”
“I was singing then!”
“Well then! If you sang then, now dance..."
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru