Fable 241 - The Ant and the Scarab Beetle

All summer an ant roamed the countryside gathering up grains of wheat and barley and storing them up for winter. Seeing this, a
scarab beetle expressed surprise that she was working so hard at the time of year when most other animals rested from their labours
and had a holiday. At the time the ant didn’t reply. But when winter had come and rain soaked the dung, the scarab beetle was hungry.
She asked the ant to lend her a bit of food. Then the ant replied:
‘Oh, beetle! If you had worked when I took the trouble to, instead of mocking me, you would have plenty of food now too.’

Similarly, in times of abundance we should plan ahead lest we suffer distress when times change.