The ant rested her head on the grasshopper’s abdomen, and he stroked her antennae as the sun shone through his tiny window. They had sex again, took a nap, ate some fruit, and watched a movie.

The new or updated version of the fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper" begins: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.

Published: Oct. 07, 2008, 1:21 p.m. By Barbara Rybolt | Independent Press Most people are familiar with the popular fable commonly attributed to Aesop, "The Ant and the Grasshopper".

From upper left to center to lower center a trail of grasshoppers doing various activities. Upper right, profile of grasshopper reading and walking. Upper center, profile of grasshopper sitting at ...

Winter comes, the ant has shelter and food. The grasshopper, having neither, calls a press conference, demanding to know why the ant should be warm and well feed while others are cold and starving.