從前從前，有一隻喜歡悠閒跳舞、唱歌、彈奏小提琴的蚱蜢，有一天他遇到一隻勤奮工作的螞蟻…..
It was summer: hot and sunny. The grasshopper, instead of working and preparing for winter, preferred to dance, sing and play his violin. He didn’t worry that these wonderful days would soon be over and that cold and rainy days were to follow.
在陽光普照的炎炎夏日裡，一隻蚱蜢不去為冬天做準備，而是悠閒的跳舞，唱歌，彈奏小提琴，完全沒有考慮到這美好的日子即將結束，寒冷而多雨日子就要到來。
Just then, a hardworking ant passed by. He was preparing for the hard winter that was to come. Upon seeing the ant, the grasshopper invited him to share in his fun.
一隻辛勤工作的螞蟻路過蚱蜢身旁。看到螞蟻在為即將到來的嚴冬做準備，蚱蜢邀請它加入自己一起玩耍，分享它的快樂。
“Unfortunately, I don’t have time for that,” the ant answered. “I must work hard so that I am not without food and shelter when winter finds me.”
“很遺憾，我沒有時間玩耍”， 螞蟻回答道，“我必須辛勤的工作，這樣我才能在冬天到來時不會沒有住所和食物”
“Stop worrying so much. There’s still plenty of time to prepare for winter. Let’s sing and dance together! Let’s laugh and enjoy life!”
“不要如此擔心，還有很長一段時間可以為冬天做準備呢。現在讓我們一起來歌唱跳舞，一起歡笑，享受生活”
But the ant was wise. Without listening to the grasshopper, he continued to work, storing food in preparation for the long winter.
但是螞蟻很明智，並沒有聽從蚱蜢的話，而是繼續努力的工作，為即將到來的漫長冬天儲藏食物。
Winter that year came sooner than expected, and the grasshopper found himself with neither a home nor food. He went to the ant’s home and begged him for food and shelter.
不久冬天來臨，比預期的還要早，蚱蜢發現自己既沒有家也沒有食物。它來到螞蟻的房前，懇求螞蟻給它食物和住所。
“I’m sorry, but I can’t help you,” the ant said. “I have only enough food and space for my family and I. Go find help somewhere else.”
“很抱歉，但是我無法幫助你”， 螞蟻回答道。“我的房間和食物只夠我自己和我的家人，所以請你到別處去尋找幫助吧”
“I should have followed the ant’s example in the summer,” the grasshopper thought sadly. “I would have been happy now…”
“我真應該在夏天跟著螞蟻一起勞動”，蚱蜢傷心的想，“那樣的話，我現在該有多開心啊…”
| ▍ 童話寓言 ▍ Prepare for the hard days ahead. Always prepare for the hard days to come. 未雨绸缪，居安思危 |
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