Norwegian · Beginner
Adapted from The Ant and the Grasshopper
A grasshopper spends the summer singing while an ant stores food for winter.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
En sommerdag hoppet en gresshoppe rundt på en åker og sang. En maur kom forbi med en stilk med korn. Det var tungt, men mauren bar det hjem til de andre maurene.
One summer day, a grasshopper hopped around a field and sang. An ant came by carrying a stalk of grain. It was heavy, but the ant carried it home to the other ants.
«Hvorfor jobber du så hardt? Kom og snakk med meg!» sa gresshoppen.
“Why are you working so hard? Come and talk to me!” said the grasshopper.
«Vi samler mat til vinteren», svarte mauren. «Det bør du også gjøre.»
“We’re gathering food for the winter,” replied the ant. “You should do that too.”
Gresshoppen så ingen grunn til å tenke på vinteren. Det var jo nok mat på åkeren nå. Mauren gikk videre og fortsatte å jobbe.
The grasshopper saw no reason to think about winter. After all, there was enough food in the field now. The ant went on its way and kept working.
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