They stripped every leaf from the trees and left them as bare as in winter.
They ate up every blade of grass.
But in the East they do not do so much damage, though they sometimes cause the farmers serious loss. When summer comes we may listen to their cheery din with pleasure.
I am sure we shall enjoy the merry sounds of the grasshoppers all the more now that we know something about how they are made, and something about the little fellow that makes them.
The Longhorned Grasshoppers
Probably it was the longhorned grasshoppers that Charlie saw so many of in the meadow.