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''The Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast'' is a poem by William Roscoe, written in 1802, and telling the story of a party for insects and other small animals. Two anonymous sequels were ''The Peacock 'At Home' ''and ''The Lion's Masquerade and the Elephant's Champetre'', both initially credited to "A Lady", and describing similar parties for birds and large mammals. The ''The Peacock 'At Home' ''was very popular and the 1809 edition revealled the author to be Catherine Ann Dorset The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast is also the title of a 1973 picture book, loosely based on the poem, by Alan Aldridge and William Plomer. This greatly expanded and altered the original work, focusing more on the animals' preparations for the Ball. Aldridge went on to create two more books based on the sequels; ''The Peacock Party'' and ''The Lion's Cavalcade''. An animated short based on Aldridge's illustrations, but once more focusing on the Ball itself, was made in 1974, with Roger Glover writing the accompanying song ''Love is All'', based on the song ''Love's All You Need'' mentioned in the book (which may, in turn, have been a reference to The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love"). This was supposed to lead to a full length animated film, which did not get made. However, Glover had written a full soundtrack, which was performed and released as a rock opera, The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast.〔 (Roger Glover & Guests - ''The Butterfly Ball And the Grasshopper's Feast'' ), ''AvaxHome.com''. Retrieved 2011-04-08.〕 Composer Ryan Fraley created an orchestrated piece based on the poem called "Butterfly's Ball". ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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