It’s certainly that. In fact as a French I didn’t even realize people might not recognize the tale. Makes sense that not everyone was exposed to it the way we were though.
La Fontaine’s version of this is commonly taught to little kids, along others like the Fox and the Crow or the Wolf and the Lamb.
Likely a reference to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ant_and_the_Grasshopper
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It’s certainly that. In fact as a French I didn’t even realize people might not recognize the tale. Makes sense that not everyone was exposed to it the way we were though.
La Fontaine’s version of this is commonly taught to little kids, along others like the Fox and the Crow or the Wolf and the Lamb.
Funny how today it reads more as a response to AI generated music.