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Compare And Contrast The Ant And The Grasshopper By Rob John
In life it is important to be prepared. In the story “The Ant And The Grasshopper” by Rob John, being prepared is always better than being unprepared. The grasshopper is not ready for winter, but the ant is ready.

The grasshopper is unprepared in many ways. First instead of gathering food, the grasshopper made buzzing noises with his wings. This is important because the grasshopper is wasting his time, when he could be preparing. Second, the grasshopper spent all morning stuffing his face with food. This show that he is not worried about what is going to happen in the future, but focusing on the present. Finally, it stated in the text that the grasshopper said, “ Winter won’t come for ages.” Even though the grasshopper

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