The Grasshopper and the Ant

The Grasshopper and the Ant

The Grasshopper and the Ant

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The Grasshopper and the Ant

1913

0h 5m

5.7(28 votes)

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Fantasy

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An ant works to prepare for winter while a drunken grasshopper plays his violin and dances away his time. When the snow arrives, the grasshopper pleads with the ant for shelter and is turned away to die.

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