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SUCCESS
SUCCESS

"The road to success comes through hard work, determination and termination and
"The road to success comes through hard work, de

—Dolzinski
sacrifice"
sacrifice" —Dolzinski
The ant and the grasshopper were best friends with very different characters.

The grasshopper would spend his days sleeping or playing his violin while the

ant would collect food and build his anthill.

Every now and then, the grasshopper would tell the ant to take a break and

enjoy. However, the ant would refuse and continue to complete his work.

Soon winter came, making the days and nights cold. One day the colony of ants

was busy trying to dry some grains of corn.

The grasshopper who was extremely

weak and hungry came up to

the ants and asked, “Can you

please give me a piece of

corn?” The ant replied,

“We worked hard for

this corn all summer while

you relaxed; why should we

give it to you?”

The grasshopper was so busy singing and sleeping that he didn't have enough

food for the winter. He realised his mistake, and thought, “Doing the best at

this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”

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