32th:) THE ANT AND THE CRICKET

[CM_Will™]

미리 미리 알아서 준비하라는 내용의 4천만 국민이 다 아는 이야기?
분명한 사실이라면야, 모두 알아서 딱딱 준비해서 살겠지만 서도..
불특정한 미래를 준비한다는 것은 비단 쉬운 것 같지는 않네요^^.
그러니 마냥 준비하는 것 보다는 정확한 미래를 보는 것, 즉 정확한 목표 의식을 갖는 것이 더 중요하지 않을 까 해요..우리들에게 있어서는…

32th
THE ANT AND THE CRICKET

Once upon a time... one hot summer, a cricket sang cheerfully on the branch of a tree, while down below, a long line of ants struggled under the weight of their load of grains; and between one song and the next, the cricket spoke to the ants. "Why are you working so hard? Come into the shade, away from the sun, and sing a song with me." But the tireless ants went on with the work... "We can't do that," they said, "We must store away food for the winter.

When the weather is cold and the ground white with snow, there's nothing to eat, and we'll survive the winter only if the pantry is full."

  
"There's plenty of summer to come," replied the cricket, "and lots of time to fill the pantry before winter. I'd rather sing! How can anyone work in this heat and sun?"

And so all summer, the cricket sang while the ants labored. But the days turned into weeks and the weeks into months. Autumn came, the leaves began to fall and the cricket left the bare tree. The grass too was turning yellow. One morning, the cricket woke shivering with cold. An early frost tinged the fields with white and turned the last of the green leaves brown: winter had come at last. The cricket wandered, feeding on the few dry stalks left on the hard frozen ground. Then the snow fell and she could find nothing at all to eat. Trembling and famished, she thought sadly of the warmth and her summer songs. One evening, she saw a speck of light in the distance, and trampling through the thick snow, made her way towards it.

"Open the door! Please open the door! I'm starving. Give me some food!" An ant leant out of the window.

"Who's there? Who is it?"

"It's me - the cricket. I'm cold and hungry, with no roof over my head."

"The cricket? Ah, yes! I remember you. And what were you doing all summer while we were getting ready for winter?"

"Me? I was singing and filling the whole earth and sky with my song!"

"Singing, eh?" said the ant. "Well, try dancing now!"

/ Vocabulary //

cricket

A cricket is a small jumping insect that produces short, loud sounds by rubbing its wings together.

귀뚜라미,베짱이

pantry
A pantry is a small room or large cupboard in a house, usually near the kitchen, where food is kept.

식료품 저장실

stalk

The stalk of a flower, leaf, or fruit is the thin part that joins it to the plant or tree.

【식물】 줄기, 대;잎자루,

speck

A speck is a very small stain, mark, or shape.

작은 얼룩[흠], 작은 반점(斑點);

[lucy]

잘 읽었습니다~1

[susankmh]

잘 읽었습니다. 감사합니다 ~

[행복하게^^]

잘 읽었습니다. 좋네요~

[달과태양의한기]

요즘 버전은 귀뚜라미가 가수가 되어 떼돈 벌었다는 ㅋㅋ

[Debby]

It is very good story, Thank you for sharing this story.

[멋진 걸]

These days, can they succeed in life who just work hard for the sake of making money?

[YUCA]

읽었어요 ㅋㅋ

[drystone]

OK!^^

[jamie99]

done

[작작]

done!

[lente]

done

[shooting star]

ㅋㅋ 미리미리 준비를 해야죠 ㅎ