The Ant and the Grasshopper
In a field one summer’s day a Grasabopper was
hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart’s content. An Ant passed by,
bearieg along with great effort an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.
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not come and chat with me,” said the Grassh.pper, “instead of toiling and
moiling away?” “I am helping to lay up food for the winter,” said the Ant, “and
recommend you to do the same.” “Why bothe: about winter?” said the Grasshopper,
“we have got plenty of food at present.”
But the Ant went on its way and continued its
toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper found itself dying of hunger, while
it raw the ants distributing. Every day, corn and grain from the stores they
had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew...
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