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The Grasshopper and the Ants

The Grasshopper and the Ants

19348m
AnimationFamilyMusic

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Release

1934

Runtime

8m

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Storyline

"A grasshopper learns a lesson about hard work."

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

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
8m
Feb 10, 1934
Digital Release
Sep 1, 2023
Languages
English
Director
Wilfred Jackson
Wilfred Jackson
Production
Walt Disney Productions
Walt Disney Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

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