In the canon
The Grasshopper and the Ant (La Cigale et la Fourmi)
- Form
- Form Poem
- Year
- Year 1668
- Originally in
- Originally in French
- Pages
- Pages 1
A cicada that spent the summer singing comes begging to its neighbour ant when winter starves it, and is turned away with the taunt that since it sang all summer, it can dance now.
You sang! I'm at ease; For 'tis plain at a glance, Now, ma'am, you must dance.
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