Folk Tale

The Ass and the Grasshopper

Translated From

Ὄνος καὶ τέττιγες

AuthorΑἴσωπος
LanguageAncient Greek

Other Translations / Adaptations

Text titleLanguageAuthorPublication Date
Eşek Ve ÇekirgeTurkish__
U sceccu e i shicaliSicilian__
AuthorGeorge Fyler Townsend
Book TitleAesop's Fables
Publication Date1867
ATU292
LanguageEnglish
OriginGreece

AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, "The dew." The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.


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