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English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish and Chinese. Pick the language you want to read and the one to keep beside it: every paragraph sits next to its translation, so you can check a sentence without losing your place.

In translation, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish and Chinese are B1 Intermediate. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.

About 148 words: around 5 min of reading, with the translation beside it. The time depends on the edition's level: an easier edition is read more slowly.

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La hormiga y la cigarra

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In each language: The Ant and the Grasshopper · La hormiga y la cigarra · La Cigale et la Fourmi · アリとキリギリス · 개미와 베짱이 · A Formiga e a Cigarra · Furnica și greierele · Ağustos Böceği ile Karınca · 蚂蚁与蚱蜢

On a bright day in late autumn, a family of ants dries the grain they stored up over the summer. A starving grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, comes up and humbly begs for a bite to eat. The ants want to know what he was doing all summer.

In English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish and Chinese · about 150 words · 5 min to read.

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Las fábulas de Esopo para niños La hormiga y la cigarra Un día brillante de finales de otoño, una familia de hormigas se afanaba bajo el cálido sol, secando el grano que habían almacenado durante el verano, cuando una cigarra hambrienta, con su violín bajo el brazo, se acercó y humildemente suplicó un bocado de comida.

The Æsop for Children The Ants & the Grasshopper One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants were bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat.

—¡Qué! —exclamaron las hormigas con sorpresa—. ¿No has almacenado nada para el invierno? ¿Qué rayos estuviste haciendo todo el verano pasado?

"What!" cried the Ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?"

—No tuve tiempo de almacenar comida —se quejó la cigarra—; estaba tan ocupada haciendo música que, antes de darme cuenta, el verano había terminado.

"I didn't have time to store up any food," whined the Grasshopper; "I was so busy making music that before I knew it the summer was gone."

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Languages

The Ant and the Grasshopper · English (original)148 words · ~5 min
La hormiga y la cigarra · SpanishB1 Intermediate · 141 words · ~5 min
La Cigale et la Fourmi · FrenchB1 Intermediate · 162 words · ~5 min
アリとキリギリス · JapaneseB1 Intermediate · 6 words · ~5 min
개미와 베짱이 · KoreanB1 Intermediate · 97 words · ~5 min
A Formiga e a Cigarra · PortugueseB1 Intermediate · 143 words · ~5 min
Furnica și greierele · RomanianB1 Intermediate · 129 words · ~5 min
Ağustos Böceği ile Karınca · TurkishB1 Intermediate · 111 words · ~5 min
蚂蚁与蚱蜢 · ChineseB1 Intermediate · 6 words · ~5 min

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Which languages can I read The Ant and the Grasshopper in?: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish and Chinese. Pick the language you want to read and the one to keep beside it: every paragraph sits next to its translation, so you can check a sentence without losing your place.
What level is it?: In translation, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish and Chinese are B1 Intermediate. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.
How long is it?: About 148 words: around 5 min of reading, with the translation beside it. The time depends on the edition's level: an easier edition is read more slowly.
Is it free?: Yes. Read it online with no account. The e-reader files (EPUB, and AZW3 and MOBI for Kindle) need a free account; the PDF doesn't.
Can I read it on a Kindle or Kobo?: Yes. Download the EPUB for Kobo, Apple Books and most e-readers, or the AZW3 or MOBI for a Kindle, with each paragraph followed by its translation. There is also a side-by-side PDF to print, and each language on its own.