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1. An ant and a grasshopper both lived in a field. In summer the ant worked to lay up food for winter. The grasshopper played all day long.

2. “Why do you work so hard, friend Ant?” he asked. “I dance and sing all day. Come and play with me. It is verypleasant.”

3. “Yes,” said the ant, “but if I play in summer, what shall I do for food in winter?”

4. “Oh, it is not winter yet,” said the grasshopper, and off he went to play.

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5. But at last winter came. The ant could not work, and the grasshopper could not play. But the ant had her house full of food.

6. The poor grasshopper was both cold and hungry. So he went to the ant to ask for food.

He knocked at the door.

7. “Who is there?” called the ant.

“Your friend, the grasshopper. I have come to ask for something to eat.”

8. “I have no food to give you. You sang all through the summer when I was at work. Now you may go and dance.”

9. She was a wise ant and what she said was true.

10. Lazy people should not expect others to work for them. They should work for themselves.

Write answers to these questions:

1. What did the ant do in summer?

2. What was the grasshopper doing then?

3. What did the grasshopper do in winter? 4. What did he say to the ant?

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