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Aesop, Ant, The Grasshopper, The Fox And The Crow

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Three fables from Aesop, Ant and Grasshopper, The Fox and the Crow, and The Lion and the Statue have very similar themes. The overarching theme here is that people tell other people what they want to hear. First, the story of Ant and Grasshopper shows that not only does hard work pay off, but the Grasshopper is telling the Ant what he wants to hear. In paragraph 15 the Grasshopper says, “‘I wasn’t idle last summer, either… I spent the time singing” Believe it or not, the Grasshopper is trying to pry the Ant into giving the Grasshopper some of her food. In her mentality, I worked as well, so I should get the food reward. However, in this instance, these efforts are completely unsuccessful. The ant refuses to give the Grasshopper anything. However,
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