The Ass And The Grasshoppers
“Ah!
Grasshoppers have a very sweet voice!” thought the ass.
“I wish I had a voice like theirs!”
The
ass watched the grasshoppers in admiration and wondered how they had such a
sweet voice.
“Perhaps
it’s the food they eat!” thought the ass and so he asked the insects what food
they ate.
The
grasshoppers told the ass that they only ate dew. “Dew? That’s strange!” said
the ass.
“Anyway,
I shall eat only dew from now on.
”A
bird sitting on a tree heard the ass and warned him that he would not be able
to survive only on dew.
The ass wouldn’t listen and it was only after a couple of days when he didn’t have the energy to even stand up that he realized his folly.
Moral of the story: What is food for one may be unsuitable for
another.
