The Ant and the Grasshopper, narrated
On a long summer afternoon, an ant carries wheat home while a grasshopper plays, and winter shows which small choices made them ready.
Prudence
The wisdom to choose well.
Prudence is the quiet art of seeing clearly before we act: weighing what is true, what is kind, and what is wise, then choosing the better path. It is the virtue that quietly guides all the others, the steady voice that asks, “What is the right thing to do, and how shall I do it well?” In these stories, prudence looks like patience, good judgment, and the courage to think before we leap.
Stories of prudence