ABSTRACT
As a child I was fascinated by the story of The Ant and the Grasshopper (or depending upon your perspective the Grasshopper and the Ant) which is one of Aesop's Fables. This fable describes how a hungry grasshopper begs for food from an ant when winter comes and is refused by the thrifty ant. The situation sums up moral lessons about the virtues of hard work, planning, and preparedness.
THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER Preparing for Hard Times, Part I
Dr. Gregory T. Lawton