The Grasshopper and the Ants
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“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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Wilfred Jackson Director · Pinto Colvig Writer William Cottrell Writer
Budget $22K · United States release February 10, 1934 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$22,120
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Walt Disney Productions
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Walt Disney Studios
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United Artists Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
France · February 10, 1934
Theatrical
United States · February 10, 1934
Theatrical
United States
July 7, 1950 · Theatrical · re-release
Denmark
November 15, 1952 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 1, 2023 · Digital
Sweden
December 17, 1934 · Theatrical
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