Question

Read the story below and find three details that point to the main idea.

The Ants were spending a fine winter’s day drying grain collected in the summertime. A grasshopper, perishing with famine,passed by and earnestly begged for a little food. The ants inquired of him, “Why did you not treasure up food during summer?” He replied, “I had not leisure enough. I passed the days in singing.” They then said in derision, “If you were foolish enough to sing all summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter.”

Main idea: It is important to prepare today for the needs of tomorrow.

Answer 1

Answer:

The three details that point to the main idea are:

(1) The Ants inquired of him, "Why did you not treasure up food during the summer?'

(2) The Ants were spending a fine winter's day drying grain collected in the summertime.

(3)"If you were foolish enough to sing all the summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter."

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