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.
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The Grasshopper and the Ants
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allingeneral
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Re: The Grasshopper and the Ants
I always knew I was an ant.
'those who hammer their guns into plows , will plow for those who don't'
"In a world of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."...George Orwell
"In a world of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."...George Orwell
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WRW
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Re: The Grasshopper and the Ants
Stoopid ants shoulda et the first grasshopper.
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zephyp
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Re: The Grasshopper and the Ants
Yup...and what could we say about our predecessors...stoopid conservatives shoulda...WRW wrote:Stoopid ants shoulda et the first grasshopper.
No more catchy slogans for me...I am simply fed up...4...four...4...2+2...
