The ants and the grasshoppers

Flower Ant Ladybug Bee Sun

Snake Grasshopper Beatles

SCENE 1 – (Summer music playing and a poster with AUGUST written on it)

A group of animals are talking in a corner while another group of grasshoppers are singing while playing guitars.

− Sun: It´s summer time!

− Flower: It`s very hot!

− Sun: The weather is very nice!

− Ladybug 1: The sky is blue!

− Bee 1: It`s a wonderful day!

− Ladybug 2: The sun is hot!

− Ladybug 3: The sun is bright!

− Ladybug 4: Yes, it very hot!

− Bee 2: It`s very hot!

− Snake 1: Let`s go play!

− Snake 2: Yeah, let`s play!

− ALL: Yeah! Let`s play, let`s play!

-Beatle 1: But September is coming

- Beatle2:Yes you are right

- Beatle 3:But now it`s hot. I prefer to play

- Beatle 1: We need to prepare for the winter.

- Beatle2: No we have lots of time to play.

-Beatle 3: Don`t worry . It is time to play

- Beatle 1: I agree with you. We have time.

- Beatle 3: Yes, I don`t like to Work.

- Beatle 1: Let`s play with the rest of the animals.

- Beatle2: No, no I don`t think so.

-Beatle 3: Don`t be silly

SCENE 2 Seven ants come in with food on their back. Each grasshopper speaks with its matched ant.

− Grasshopper 1: Miss ant, please stop!

− Ant 1: I cannot! I cannot stop working!

− Grasshopper 2: The summer is long, you can work another day.

− Ant 2: The summer is short, I have to work today!

− Grasshopper 3: The summer is very long, you can find food another day!

− Ant 3: No, I have to find food today. I do not have much time!

− Grasshopper 4: We can play right now. Let`s play!

− Ant 4: No, I cannot play! Sorry, I cannot!

− Grasshopper 5: The summer is long, there are many days.

− Ant 5: Winter is coming soon, we do not have much time.

− Grasshopper 6: Miss ant, please stop!

− Ant 6: I cannot stop now.

− Grasshopper 7: Miss ant, let`s sing while I play my guitar.

− Grasshopper 5: No, winter is coming! I told you before, we need to prepare food for the winter.

− Grasshopper 5: Let`s play the guitar and singing.

SCENE 3 – (Winter music and a poster with November written on it)

The animals are putting on scarfs, caps, gloves and jackets on when the sun comes out.

− Sun: It`s very very cold today... (as s/he is walking away)

− Flowers: Yes, it`s very cold today.

− Ladybug 1: I don´t like the rain! (as s/he opens umbrella and walks out)

− Bee 1: brrr... the wind is very cold! (as s/he walks out)

− Ladybug 2: I am going home because I am very cold and I prefer to be in my home.

− Bee 2: It´s raining! I´m going home where I will be warm next to my fireplace.

− Ladybug 4: Yes, yes. Let`s go home. . Let`s go home.

− Snakes: It´s a winter day and the weather is really, really bad. It´s horrible, let´s go home!

(winter music plays once again)

SCENE 4 It´s a winter day and the grasshoppers are wearing scarfs, caps, gloves and jackets.

− Grasshopper 1: I`m cold, very very cold and we don´t have any food to eat.

− Grasshopper 2: I´m very hungry!

− Grasshopper 3: I´m very cold and also very hungry.

− Grasshopper 4: We don´t have any food.

− Grasshopper 5: Why didn´t we prepare any food for the winter?

Grasshopper 5: We need to eat because our bodies need energy in order to survive.

Grasshopper 5: We need to eat because our bodies need energy in order to survive.

− Grasshopper 6: Mrs. Ant, can you please open the door? Please! It´s very cold outside and we don´t have anything to eat.

− Grasshopper 7: Mrs. Ant can we eat with you... Please! I´m really hungry!

− ALL: Please!!! We are hungry! Please!!! It´s very cold and we are hungry.

(As one ant walks out of the door)

− Ant 1: I worked hard in the summer so we could have food now, during the cold winter.

− Ant 2: Yes!!! We worked hard while you where singing and playing your guitars.

− Ant 3: You didn´t think during the summer about the food you would need for the winter.

− Grasshopper 1: I´m so sorry! I promise that I will work hard next summer.

− Grasshopper 2: Please help us! We need to eat!

− Grasshopper 3: It´s very cold outside. Perhaps we can help you clean the house or we could prepare the food???

− Ant 4: I suppose, let´s go inside!

− Ant 5: We can all eat together.

− Ant 6: We have a lot of food that we can share with you.

− Ant 2: You spent your summer days playing while we spent our days working very hard.

− Ant 1: We have enough food for everyone.

− Grasshopper 4: Thanks for your help

− Grasshopper 5: Next summer we will work hard and prepare food for the winter. We have learned our lesson!

− Grasshopper 6: Yes, we are going to change.

− Grasshopper 7: Thank you very much!

All together they start to eat and then begin to dance together.