theAnt & theGrassHopper
THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER:   This one is a little different... Two Different Versions... Two  Different Morals   OLD VERSION  The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his  house and laying up supplies for the winter.   The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays  the summer away...   Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed.   The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.  MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself!     MODERN VERSION    The ant works hard in the withering heat and the rain all summer long,  building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.   The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays  the summer away.   Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and  demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold  and starving.   CBS, NBC , PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the  shivering ...