Owls sleep during the day, which is when grasshoppers sing.
This can lead to... difficulties.
"Dear grasshopper, please be quiet," the owl asked politely. "I'm trying to sleep."
But the grasshopper just laughed and sang even more loudly.
Then the owl said, "Since I cannot sleep, let's enjoy a drink together! I have a bottle of wine that my mistress Athena gave me. As your divine music is worthy of Apollo, I'll share it with you."
Flattered, the grasshopper entered the owl's house.
As soon as he did so, the owl ate him up, and then went promptly to sleep.
Inspired by: Mille Fabulae et Una, a collection of Latin fables that I've edited, free to read online. I am not translating the Latin here; instead, I am just telling a 100-word version of the fable. Notes: This is fable 656 in the book, which is Perry 507.
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