Calico Illustrated Classics: Aesop's Fables

Calico Illustrated Classics: Aesop's Fables — page 1
1 The Ant and the Grasshopper On a warm summer day a grasshopper jumped from stem to stem nibbling a bit here and there as he practiced his jumps and leaps and spins He spotted an ant far below on the dusty ground lugging a kernel of corn The grasshopper jumped down and landed close to the ant Did you see that wonderful leap he asked No I missed it the ant said It’s easier to carry if I keep my head down and my back straight But why carry at all the grasshopper asked It looks like hot dusty business 6