| {In a field}
[Adverb to "was hopping"]
one summer's day a
Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing {to
its heart's content.} [Adverb
to "chirping" and "singing"] An Ant
passed {by *him*,}
[Adverb
to "passed"] bearing along {with
great toil} [Adverb to "bearing"]
an ear {of corn} [Adjective
to
"ear"] he was taking {to
the nest.} [Adverb to "was taking"]
"Why not come and chat {with
me,"} [Adverb to "chat"]
said the Grasshopper, {"instead
of toiling and moiling}
[Adverb to "come" and "chat"] {in
that way?"}
[Adverb to "toiling"
and "moiling"]
"I am helping to
lay up food {for
the winter,"} [Adjective to
"food"; or
Adverb to "lay up"] said the Ant, "and recommend
you
to do the same."
"Why bother {about
winter?"} [Adverb to "bother"]
said the
Grasshopper; we have got plenty {of
food} [Adjective to "plenty"]
{at present."} [Adverb to
"have got"] But
the Ant went {on its
way} [Adverb to "went"]
and continued its toil. When the winter
came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying
{of hunger,} [Adverb to "dying"]
while
it saw the ants
distributing every day corn and grain {from
the stores}
[Adverb to "distributing"
or Adjective to "corn" and "grain"] they
had
collected {in the summer.} [Adverb
to "had collected"] Then
the Grasshopper knew:
It is best to
prepare {for the days} [Adverb
to "to prepare"]
{of necessity.} [Adjective
to "days"]
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