

Summer tasks (The Ant and the Grasshopper)
Okay - how many of you remember the old fable of the ant and the grasshopper? The ant worked hard during the summer; planted, harvested and stored food and fuel to carry him through the winter. His acquaintance, the grasshopper, spent his summer in carefree, pursuits - playing and lollygagging around. When the weather turned cold, the ant was all set, but the grasshopper was seriously bummed that he was cold and had nothing to eat. Don't be the grasshopper. Students: allow yo