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To: Sully- who wrote (78291)	3/11/2010 2:23:12 PM
From: Peter Dierks	3 Recommendations Respond to of 90947

The Grasshopper and the Ants By Joseph Shattan on 3.9.10 @ 6:07AM Once upon a time, there was a happy-go-lucky grasshopper who lived only to have fun. All through the long summer days, he would sing and dance, and laugh at the industrious ants who were busily preparing for winter. But then cruel winter came, and the grasshopper was starving. In desperation, he approached the ants' nest and begged for food. "You should have danced less and worked more," the ants scolded him, but then, being basically kind-hearted creatures, they decided to give him a few of their hard-won crumbs. The next summer was exactly like the one before: Once more, the ants worked without pause, while the grasshopper sang and danced. When winter came, he appealed to the ants again, only this time, he brought his 10,000 children along ... Message 26378409