The Ants Save

Formerly in a kingdom in Egypt, there lived a king who was wise and wise. The people are very fond of him. The king often visits his people's homes. Until one day, when the king will visit his people's house, he passes a plantation. The king meets a hungry ant.

"Hi ant, why do you look so lethargic like that?" the king of Egypt asked.

"I look lethargic because in the morning I have not got food so I'm very hungry, O king," replied the ant.

King really pity to see the ant. "How much do you need for a year?" asked the King.

"I just need a loaf of bread for my meal for a year," replied the ant.

"All right, I'll give you a loaf of bread for your food for a year.Take this," said the King while giving bread. "In a year, I'll meet you to give you another loaf of bread," explained the King.

The face of the ant looks very happy. Of course, for a year he did not have to look for food. He accepted the bread and thanked the king. The king then continued his journey.

A year later, the king returned to meet his people. The king remembered, he had an appointment with ants. Apparently ants are waiting for him where they met.

"How have you been this year, the ants? Is the bread I gave you enough for your yearly supply?" asked the king.

"I have good news, O king, even the bread you have left is half of it," said the ants.

"Why do not you just finish the bread?" said the king.

"I'm afraid the king forgot to come back here, so I save money so that when the king forgets to meet me, I still have a supply of food," explained the ant.

The king laughed at the words of the ants. However, the king is also very impressed with the behavior of ants. He can save money so there is no need for food shortages. The king then gives one more loaf to ants for supplies over the next year. The king gets inspired by the attitude of the ants. The king then asked his people to be able to imitate the attitude of ants who are good at frugality.

The moral message of The Thrifty Ant is frugal is a good trait, otherwise wasteful is a bad trait. With frugality, then we will not be deprived. Therefore, let's learn to save!