In this version of the classic fable, a weary ant is energized by the swinging sounds of a grasshopper and his "buggy" band.

To prove he is brave enough to portray his ancestor in a town parade, Abner Willow eats a bowlful of fried grasshoppers and suddenly gains the magical ability to leap and jump.

Angry that his singing is unappreciated by the ants who relied on his music to make their summer work easier, Jimmy Grasshopper decides to sue them for lacking respect and not acknowledging his usefulness in their lives.