Aesop | Greece
The Grasshopper and The Owl
An Owl disturbed by a chirping Grasshopper asks it to leave, but when the Grasshopper ignores, the Owl cleverly eats it to regain peace.
In a big, quiet forest, there was an Owl who liked to sleep during the day. He had a comfortable place inside a hole in an old oak tree, which he called his home.
Not far from where the Owl lived, there was a Grasshopper. This Grasshopper liked to sing and play in the sunlight. One sunny day, he went near the Owl's tree and started singing loudly, feeling very happy.
Inside the tree, the Owl was trying to sleep, but the Grasshopper's singing kept waking him up. He looked out of his tree and politely said, "Can you please sing somewhere else? I'm trying to sleep."
But the Grasshopper did not listen and sang even louder. The Owl asked him again, but the Grasshopper just kept singing louder each time.
Feeling very tired and annoyed, the Owl knew he had to find a solution. He thought for a moment and then had an idea.
He called out to the Grasshopper, "Your voice is so beautiful. Why don't you come here and sing close to me?" The Grasshopper felt proud and jumped closer to the Owl.
As soon as he was close enough, the Owl quickly caught the Grasshopper in his beak. With the Grasshopper gone, the forest became quiet again, and the Owl could finally sleep.
