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The Ant and the Grasshopper

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  1. 夏です。キリギリスは毎日歌います。

    It is summer. The cricket sings every day.

  2. アリは冬のために食べ物を集めます。

    The ant collects food for winter.

  3. 「仕事をしないで、遊びましょう」とキリギリスは言います。

    "Don't work, let's play," says the cricket.

  4. しかし、アリは働き続けます。

    But the ant continues to work.

  5. 冬が来ました。キリギリスは食べ物がありません。

    Winter has come. The cricket has no food.

  6. アリは準備していたので、大丈夫です。

    The ant is fine because it was prepared.

Key vocabulary

  1. アリ

    ant

  2. 夏

    summer

  3. 冬

    winter

  4. 働く

    to work

  5. 食べ物

    food, food stuff

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