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The Ant and the Grasshopper

In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great effort an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.

"Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling away?" "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same." "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; "we have got plenty of food at present."

But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing, every day, corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer.

Then the Grasshopper knew...

MORAL: WORK TODAY AND YOU CAN REAP THE BENEFITS TOMORROW!
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Semut dan Belalang

Di sebuah ladang pada suatu hari di musim panas, seekor Belalang melompat-lompat, berkicau dan bernyanyi sepuasnya. Seekor Semut lewat, dengan susah payah membawa bulir jagung yang dibawanya ke sarangnya.

"Mengapa tidak datang dan mengobrol dengan saya," kata Belalang, "daripada bekerja keras dan meratap?" "Saya membantu menyiapkan makanan untuk musim dingin," kata Semut, "dan menyarankan Anda untuk melakukan hal yang sama." "Mengapa repot-repot tentang musim dingin?" kata Belalang, "kita sudah mendapat banyak makanan saat ini."

Tapi Semut melanjutkan perjalanannya dan melanjutkan kerja kerasnya. Ketika musim dingin tiba, Belalang mendapati dirinya sekarat karena kelaparan, sementara ia melihat semut membagikan, setiap hari, jagung dan biji-bijian dari toko yang mereka kumpulkan di musim panas.

Kemudian Belalang tahu...

MORAL: BEKERJA HARI INI DAN ANDA BISA MENDAPAT KEUNTUNGAN BESOK!