THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER--2009

[image error] THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER

I don't know who wrote this modern version of the timeless story, but kudos to them. It's a sad shift on the old fable and the lessons it was intended to teach, and it illustrates the big question: "What values are we trying to teach now?"

Keep in mind that this timeless fable really is just that . . . timeless. Variations on the story and its moral of thrift, hard work and prudence can be found as far back at 347 A.D. Proverbs 6:6-9 may be the original source, ma...