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40 the grasshoppers and their wealthy neighbors THE GRASSHOPPERS, SEEING that their neighbors lived in comfort during the hard winter months, called a meeting to discuss conditions. They said the fruits of the earth belonged to all alike, and they proposed, therefore, that the supplies the other animals had gathered be put into a common fund for the benefit of all. [ 76 ] The bees, ants, and squirrels said the plan seemed both sensible and just, and at once furnished a list of the things they had stored up; but before finally agreeing to the plan, they wanted to know what the grasshoppers themselves were going to contribute. The grasshoppers looked at their wealthy neighbors in astonishment and said, "But we have nothing at all. We thought that was understood when we made our proposal." Those who have nothing are anxious to share it. [ 77 ] ...

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