The fables of Æsop, selected, told anew and their history traced . tjj a field one summers day a Grasshopperwas hopping about, chirping andsinging to its hearts content. AnAnt passed by, bearing along withw** great toil an ear of corn he wastaking to the nest. Why not come and chat with me, saidthe Grasshopper, instead of toiling and moil-ing in that way ? I am helping to lay up food for thewinter, said the Ant, and recommend youto do the same. Why bother about winter ? said theGrasshopper; we have got plenty of food atpresent. But the Ant went on its way and ^SOPS FABLES 87 continued its toil
The fables of Æsop, selected, told anew and their history traced . tjj a field one summers day a Grasshopperwas hopping about, chirping andsinging to its hearts content. AnAnt passed by, bearing along withw** great toil an ear of corn he wastaking to the nest. Why not come and chat with me, saidthe Grasshopper, instead of toiling and moil-ing in that way ? I am helping to lay up food for thewinter, said the Ant, and recommend youto do the same. Why bother about winter ? said theGrasshopper; we have got plenty of food atpresent. But the Ant went on its way and ^SOPS FABLES 87 continued its toil. When the winter came theGrasshopper had no food, and found itself dyingof hunger, while it saw the ants distributingevery day corn and grain from the stores theyhad collected in the summer. Then the Grass-hopper knew 3|t is bc0t to prepare foe tlje tiagg of nece&
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