📖 The Ant and the Grasshopper Completing Story for Class 6

📖 The Ant and the Grasshopper Completing Story for Class 7

📖 The Ant and the Grasshopper Completing Story for Class 8

📖 The Ant and the Grasshopper Completing Story for SSC

📖 The Ant and the Grasshopper Completing Story for HSC

The Ant and the Grasshopper is one of the most beloved completing stories in Bangladeshi examinations. It appears in JSC, SSC, and HSC completing-story questions almost every year, because its moral about hard work is timeless. This page gives you the full completed story with the standard textbook beginning, the exact moral, difficult word meanings in English and Bengali, a shorter version for junior classes, completing-story writing tips, and frequently asked questions.

The Ant and the Grasshopper — Complete Story

Given beginning: Once there lived an ant and a grasshopper in a field. The ant was very hardworking, but the grasshopper was lazy and idle. One fine summer day, the ant was busily carrying grains of corn to its hole, while the grasshopper sat nearby singing songs and enjoying the sunshine...

Completed story:

Once there lived an ant and a grasshopper in a field. The ant was very hardworking, but the grasshopper was lazy and idle. One fine summer day, the ant was busily carrying grains of corn to its hole, while the grasshopper sat nearby singing songs and enjoying the sunshine.

Seeing the ant working so hard in the heat, the grasshopper laughed at him. "Why do you work so hard on such a beautiful day?" asked the grasshopper. "Come, sing and dance with me. Life is meant to be enjoyed."

The ant replied politely, "I am storing food for the winter. When cold days come, there will be no food in the fields. You should also save something for the hard days ahead."

But the grasshopper only laughed louder. "Winter is far away. Why worry about tomorrow when today is so pleasant?" Saying this, he went back to his singing and dancing, while the ant continued its work silently, carrying grain after grain into its hole.

Days passed, and summer slowly faded. Autumn came with falling leaves, and then the bitter winter arrived. Snow covered the field, and icy winds blew day and night. There was not a single grain of food to be found anywhere.

The grasshopper, who had stored nothing, began to starve. Cold and hungry, he dragged himself to the ant's hole and knocked weakly at the door. "Dear ant," he begged, "I am dying of hunger and cold. Please give me a little food to save my life."

The ant opened the door and looked at the shivering grasshopper. "What were you doing all summer while I was working?" asked the ant. "I was singing and dancing," replied the grasshopper with tears in his eyes. "I never thought winter would come so soon."

The ant felt pity for him and shared some of its stored food. But it also gave him a lesson he would never forget: "Remember, friend, there is a time to play and a time to work. Those who waste the good days must suffer on the bad days."

The grasshopper ate the food with gratitude and promised himself that he would never be lazy again. From that winter onward, he worked hard like the ant and never had to beg for food.

Moral: Work hard today to enjoy tomorrow. / Laziness brings suffering, but hard work brings happiness.

Difficult Word Meanings

Shorter Version for Junior Classes (Class 6–7)

Once there lived an ant and a grasshopper in a field. The ant worked hard all summer, carrying grains to its hole. The grasshopper only sang and played, laughing at the ant's hard work.

The ant warned him, "Save food for winter, or you will suffer." But the grasshopper did not listen.

Soon winter came. The field was covered with snow, and there was no food anywhere. The hungry grasshopper went to the ant and begged for food. The kind ant shared its food but reminded him that laziness always ends in suffering.

The grasshopper learnt his lesson and never wasted time again.

Moral: Laziness brings suffering, but hard work brings happiness.

Completing Story Writing Tips for Examinations

1. Read the given beginning carefully. The opening lines set the characters and the situation. Your completion must grow naturally from them — do not introduce unrelated characters or a different setting.

2. Keep the same tense. If the beginning is in the past tense, write your whole story in the past tense. Mixed tenses are a common reason for losing marks.

3. Build to one clear moral. Every completing story teaches one lesson. Decide the moral before you write, and shape every event toward it.

4. Use dialogue. A few lines of direct speech between the characters make the story lively and show good command of English.

5. Write in simple, correct sentences. Examiners prefer a short, error-free story over a long one full of mistakes. Aim for 150 to 200 words in board examinations.

6. End with the moral in bold. Write "Moral:" followed by the exact moral sentence. This is the expected format in Bangladeshi examinations.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How do I write the ant and the grasshopper completing story for Class 6?

Use the shorter version on this page. Keep sentences short, use easy words, and end with the moral "Laziness brings suffering, but hard work brings happiness."

2. What is the moral of the ant and the grasshopper story?

The moral is: work hard today to enjoy tomorrow. Those who waste their good days in idleness must suffer when hard days come.

3. How do I complete the ant and grasshopper story for Class 7?

Start from the given beginning, show the ant working and the grasshopper playing through summer, then bring winter, the grasshopper's hunger, his request for food, and end with the moral. About 150 words is enough.

4. What is the full completing story of the ant and the grasshopper for Class 8?

The full version on this page suits Class 8: it includes dialogue between the ant and the grasshopper, a description of winter's hardship, and a reflective ending where the grasshopper promises to change.

5. How should I write this story for SSC?

For SSC, write 180 to 220 words with correct past tense throughout, natural dialogue, vivid description of summer and winter, and the moral in bold at the end. The complete story above is a ready model.

6. What is the story of the ant and the grasshopper with moral?

It is Aesop's famous fable: a hardworking ant stores food all summer while a lazy grasshopper sings and plays; when winter comes, the grasshopper starves and begs the ant for food, learning that hard work today secures tomorrow.

7. Who wrote the ant and the grasshopper story?

The story is one of Aesop's fables, told in ancient Greece more than two thousand years ago. It has been retold in textbooks all over the world, including Bangladesh.

8. What is a shorter version of the ant and grasshopper story for junior classes?

The junior version keeps only the essential events: the ant works, the grasshopper plays, winter comes, the grasshopper begs, and the moral is stated. See the Class 6–7 version above.