Fable
A fable is a form of literature that is written as a story or in poetry form. The fable can include animals, non-real creatures, plants or inanimate objects that are given human traits. The fable also results in a lesson (moral) for the reader to infer or it can be stated explicitly.
The Ant and the Grasshopper
1 On a bright and sunny day, a Grasshopper was chirping, singing and enjoying the day without a care in the world. Suddenly, he saw an Ant carrying a heavy load of an ear of corn. The Ant was having a hard time and tiring out. The Grasshopper told the Ant, “Why don’t you quit doing that on such a pretty day and come play with me?” The Ant replied, “I must help to gather food for the winter. You need to do the same.”
2 “Winter, why bother about winter?” replied the Grasshopper. “I have plenty of food now. Winter is a long way off.”
3 The Ant ignored the Grasshopper and continued to store up his food in his ant-hill.
4 When winter arrived, the Grasshopper was starving for food. Meanwhile he spotted the Ant and his fellow ants, busily eating away and quite full.
5 Moral of the Fable: It is best to be prepared for things to come.