The Ant and the Grasshopper (a new version)

We all know Aesop's fable about the ant and the grasshopper: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and gathering supplies for winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool to work so hard while he sings the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed in his home, while the grasshopper goes hungry and dies of cold. The moral is, of course, work hard and plan for the future.

Here's a new version of the old tale. It starts pretty much the same, but read on and you'll find that it's very contemporary. The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and gathering supplies for winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool to work so hard while he sings the summer away.
Come winter, the grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well...

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