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