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The Ants and the Grasshopper
THE ANTS were spending a fine winter's day drying grain ollected
in the summertime. A Grasshopper,
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by and earnestly begged for a little food. The Ants inquired of
him, "Why did you not treasure up food during the summer?' He
replied, "I had not leisure enough. I passed the days in singing."
They then said in derision: "If you were foolish enough to sing all
the summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter."
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The Traveler and His Dog
A TRAVELER about to set out on a journey saw his Dog stand at
the door stretching himself. He asked him sharply: "Why do you
stand there gaping? Everything is ready but you, so come with me
instantly." The Dog, wagging his tail, replied: "O,
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quite ready; it is you for whom I am waiting."
The loiterer often blames delay on his more active friend.
The Dog and the Shadow