Who wrote the short story ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper’?
- A) Guy de Maupassant
- B) W. Somerset Maugham
- C) J.K. Rawlings
- D) O’ Henry
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Answer: B) W. Somerset Maugham
Explanation
W. Somerset Maugham. His story "The Ant and the Grasshopper" (1924) retells Aesop's fable about a hardworking ant and a carefree grasshopper, then twists the moral: the idle brother ends up richer. Maupassant and O. Henry wrote famous short stories, but not this one.
Asked in: BCS 2018
Topic: English Literature