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The Grasshopper and the Ants
“A grasshopper learns a lesson about hard work.”
6.5 / 10• 1934• 8m•NR• English
AnimationFamilyMusic
Storyline
As in the classic fable, the grasshopper plays his fiddle and lives for the moment, while the industrious ants squirrel away massive amounts of food for the winter. With his song, he's able to convince at least one small ant until the queen arrives and scares him back to work. The queen warns the grasshopper of the trouble he'll be in, come winter. Winter comes, and the grasshopper, near starvation, stumbles across the ants, who are having a full-on feast in their snug little tree. They take him in and warm him up. The queen tells him only those who work can eat so he must play for them. Written by Jon Reeves
Cast & Crew
Pinto Colvig
Grasshopper (voice)
LeadDC
Dorothy Compton
Ant Queen (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wilfred Jackson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Grasshopper and the Ants is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
