| {In
a field} one summer's daya
Grasshopper
was
hopping about, chirping
and
singing (Gerundives to
"grasshopper") {to
its heart's content}.
/
An
Ant passed
{by,}
bearing (Gerundive
to "ant") along {with great toil}an
ear
(DO of "bearing")
{of corn} [he
was
taking {to the nest}].
/
"Why *do
you* not come and
chat
{with
me}," [said
the
Grasshopper],
{"instead
of toiling
and moiling
(Gerunds - objects of "instead of")}
{in that way?"} /
"I
am
helping to lay up food
{for
the winter},"
[said
the Ant], "and
recommend
you
(IO of "recommend" and,
simultaneously, the subject of "to do")
to do (Inf. -
DO of
"recommend") the
same
(DO of "do")."/
["Why
*Should
we
* bother
{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
had
no
food
and
found
itself
dying (Gerundive
to "itself"Note #1){of
hunger},
[while
it
saw the
ants
distributing
(Gerundive to "ants") every
day corn
(DO of
"distributing") and
grain (DO
of "distributing") {from the stores}
[they had
collected {in the summer}]].
/
Then
the Grasshopper
knew: /
It is
best
to prepareNote
#2 {for the days} {of necessity}./
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