The Grasshopper and the Ants
1934 · 8 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 2,071 VOTES · DIR. Wilfred Jackson
Overview
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
Dialogue Timeline — 40 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:45 Ha ha ha ha ha!
00:01:56 Come here, son.
00:02:01 the Good Book says the Lord provides.
00:02:06 l see no reason to worry and work.
00:02:08 No, sir, not me.
00:02:16 Oh, the worId owes us a Iivin'
00:02:23 like those other foolish ants.
00:02:25 Come on, let's play and sing and dance.
00:03:20 Hey!
00:03:38 You'll change that tune when winter comes...
00:03:41 and the ground is covered with snow.
00:03:47 You dance? Let's go.
00:03:54 Oh, the worId owes us a Iivin'
00:04:01 Iike those other fooIish ants.
00:04:03 Come on, Iet's pIay and sing and dance.
00:07:05 Oh, madame queen...
00:07:09 don't throw me out.
00:07:12 Please give me a chance.
00:07:17 just those who work may stay.
00:07:30 and play.
00:07:55 I owe the worId a Iiving
00:08:03 I've been a fooI a whoIe year Iong
00:08:08 You were right, I was wrong
00:08:13 Ah-choo!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed40
Dialogue density5.0 lines / min
First line00:01:45
Final line00:08:13
Production Record
DirectorWilfred Jackson
LanguageEnglish
Budget$22,120
IMDb votes2,071