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           The ant and the cicada

            In the old days, ants and cicadas were friends. They were very different. The ants were hardworking, but the cicadas were lazy.

            In the summer, the ant families were very busy. They knew that in the winter they would have to stay in their anthill. They wanted to have enough food for the whole winter.

            While the ants worked hard, the cicadas didn't do anything. They sang and danced all day. When they were hungry, they could fly to the farm and get something to eat.

            One day the cicadas were singing and dancing. They saw a long line of ants bringing food to their anthill. The cicadas said, 'Stop, my silly friends. It's a very nice day. Come and dance with us.' The ants said, 'Don't you know about winter? If you don't work now, you'll have trouble later.'

            But the cicadas said, 'We have strong wings. We can fly anywhere we want. Stupid ants!' And they continued to sing and dance.

            In the winter, it rained or snowed all the time, and it was very cold. In the anthill, there was singing and dancing. But the cicadas had nothing to eat. They asked the ants for some food. The ants said, 'We thought you could fly anywhere. Now who is stupid and silly?'

            The cicadas cried and said that their wings were wet from the rain. The ants said, 'We're sorry, but now it's too late. If we help you, there won't be enough food for us. Sorry, very sorry.' And the ants closed their door.

            The next day, when the ants opened their door, all the cicadas were dead! That's why we can hear cicadas sing in the summer, but in the winter they are silent.

Source: 'Stories we brought with us /Carol Kasser, Ann Silverman'

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1. In the old days, the ant and the cicada were friends. The ant was industrious, but the cicada was lazy. Find a word that means the same as industrious. hardworkingin the farmthe antsthe cicadastheir wings were wetthey brought food to their anthillthey could fly anywhere they wanted to get foodthey diedthey had just enough for themthey wanted to have enough food for the whole winter Je ne sais pas

2. Where did the cicadas eat in the summer? hardworkingin the farmthe antsthe cicadastheir wings were wetthey brought food to their anthillthey could fly anywhere they wanted to get foodthey diedthey had just enough for themthey wanted to have enough food for the whole winter Je ne sais pas

3. Who sang and danced in the summer? hardworkingin the farmthe antsthe cicadastheir wings were wetthey brought food to their anthillthey could fly anywhere they wanted to get foodthey diedthey had just enough for themthey wanted to have enough food for the whole winter Je ne sais pas

4. Who sang and danced in the winter? hardworkingin the farmthe antsthe cicadastheir wings were wetthey brought food to their anthillthey could fly anywhere they wanted to get foodthey diedthey had just enough for themthey wanted to have enough food for the whole winter Je ne sais pas

5. Why did the ants work so hard in the summer? hardworkingin the farmthe antsthe cicadastheir wings were wetthey brought food to their anthillthey could fly anywhere they wanted to get foodthey diedthey had just enough for themthey wanted to have enough food for the whole winter Je ne sais pas

6. Why didn't the cicadas work hard in the summer? hardworkingin the farmthe antsthe cicadastheir wings were wetthey brought food to their anthillthey could fly anywhere they wanted to get foodthey diedthey had just enough for themthey wanted to have enough food for the whole winter Je ne sais pas

7. What happened to the cicadas in the winter? hardworkingin the farmthe antsthe cicadastheir wings were wetthey brought food to their anthillthey could fly anywhere they wanted to get foodthey diedthey had just enough for themthey wanted to have enough food for the whole winter Je ne sais pas

8. Why didn't the cicadas fly away in the winter? hardworkingin the farmthe antsthe cicadastheir wings were wetthey brought food to their anthillthey could fly anywhere they wanted to get foodthey diedthey had just enough for themthey wanted to have enough food for the whole winter Je ne sais pas

9. How did the ants get ready for the winter? hardworkingin the farmthe antsthe cicadastheir wings were wetthey brought food to their anthillthey could fly anywhere they wanted to get foodthey diedthey had just enough for themthey wanted to have enough food for the whole winter Je ne sais pas

10. Why didn't the ants give food to the cicadas? hardworkingin the farmthe antsthe cicadastheir wings were wetthey brought food to their anthillthey could fly anywhere they wanted to get foodthey diedthey had just enough for themthey wanted to have enough food for the whole winter Je ne sais pas