The moral lesson this fable is intended to teach is: Those who work hard should be proud of their accomplishments.
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THE ANT AND THE FLY
An Ant and a Fly were contending with great warmth which was of the greater importance.The Fly was the first to begin: “Can you possibly compare with my endowments? When asacrifice is made, I am the first to taste of the entrails that belong to the Gods. I pass mytime among the altars, I wander through all the temples; soon as I have espied it, I seatmyself on the head of a king; and I taste of the chaste kisses of matrons. I labour not, andyet enjoy the nicest of things: what like to this, good rustic, falls to your lot?” “Eating with theGods,” said the Ant, “is certainly a thing to be boasted of; but by him who is invited, not himwho is loathed as an intruder. You talk about kings and the kisses of matrons. While I amcarefully heaping up a stock of grain for winter, I see you feeding on filth about the walls. Youfrequent the altars; yes, and are driven away as often as you come. You labour not;therefore it is that you have nothing when you stand in need of it. And, further, you boastabout what modesty ought to conceal. You tease me in summer; when winter comes you aresilent. While the cold is shrivelling you up and putting you to death, a well-stored abodeharbours me. Surely I have now pulled down your pride enough.”
Which moral lesson is this fable intended to teach?
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Associating with society’s best is a sign of success.
Determining one’s social worth is an important step toward maturity.
Those who work hard should be proud of their accomplishments.
Positive results come from understanding other points of view
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