He snuggled all by himself to remain warm. Suddenly, he remembered his good friend, the ant, and thought to himself, "She will surely offer me a roof for some time. She has saved a lot of food. I am sure she will offer me that too." He quickly dragged his cold feet to the ant’s house and knocked on her door.
"Let me in, for I am cold, weak, and hungry, my dear friend," he said. The ant opened the door just a little bit. She did not let the grasshopper in. She refused to offer him any food too.
The cold and hungry grasshopper was weak. "I will sing to you for free, my friend," he begged. "Do you remember how hard I worked during the hot summers?" The ant asked the grasshopper. "I did that to provide myself with food during the cold season.
I had asked you too to do the same. You ignored my words and laughed at me instead. Sing for someone else. I am sorry, but I have enough grains only for myself."
The grasshopper then realized that he should have utilized his time better instead of wasting it on singing and lazing in the garden.