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The Grasshopper and the Ants

In a field one summer's day a grasshopper was hoppingabout, chirping and singing to its heart's content. A groupof ants walked by, grunting as they struggled to carryplump kernels of corn.

"Where are you going with those heay things!" asked the

grasshopper.Without stopping, the first ant replied, "To our ant hill. Thisis the third kernel I'e deliered today."

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"Why not come and sing with me," teased thegrasshopper, "instead of working so hard!"

"We are helping to store food for the winter," said the ant,

"and think you should do the same."

"Winter is far away and it is a glorious day to play," sangthe grasshopper.

ut the ants went on their way and continued their hardwork.

The weather soon turned cold. All the food lying in thefield was coered with a thick white blanket of snow thateen the grasshopper could not dig through. #oon thegrasshopper found itself dying of hunger.

$e staggered to the ants' hill and saw them handing outcorn from the stores they had collected in the summer. $ebegged them for something to eat.

"What%" cried the ants in surprise, "haen't you storedanything away for the winter! What in the world were youdoing all last summer!"

"I didn't hae time to store any food," complained thegrasshopper& "I was so busy playing music that before Iknew it the summer was gone."

The ants shook their heads in disgust, turned their backson the grasshopper and went on with their work.

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"Where are you going with those heay things!" asked thegrasshopper.

Without stopping, the first ant replied, "To our ant hill. Thisis the third kernel I'e deliered today."

"Why not come and sing with me," teased thegrasshopper, "instead of working so hard!"

"We are helping to store food for the winter," said the ant,"and think you should do the same."

"Winter is far away and it is a glorious day to play," sangthe grasshopper.

"What%" cried the ants in surprise, "haen't you storedanything away for the winter! What in the world were youdoing all last summer!"

"I didn't hae time to store any food," complained thegrasshopper& "I was so busy playing music that before Iknew it the summer was gone."

The ants shook their heads in disgust, turned their backson the grasshopper and went on with their work.