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The grasshopper was cold and hungry. He didn’t have any food. He thought about the long summer days when there was food everywhere. Then he remembered the busy ants carrying food to their nest all summer. ‘Now I understand,’ thought the grasshopper. He started looking for food, but he was tired and helpless and soon he fell over. He was sleeping in the snow when the ants found him.
‘We worked hard all summer while you just ate and played,’ said one of the ants. ‘You laughed at us, but now we have lots of food in our nest.’
The ants were helpful . They carried the grasshopper to their nest and gave him food and water. When it was time to go, they gave him food to take with him. The grasshopper thanked the ants. ‘You are kind and generous. Your hard work saved my life. I will never be lazy and useless again.’
Identify points of view To understand different characters’ points of view in a story, look for: • what they say to and about each other, e.g. ‘You are kind and generous.’ • their actions towards each other, e.g. The grasshopper thanked the ants …
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Answer the questions. Find one sentence in the story to support each answer. 1 What does the grasshopper think of the ants at the start of the story? 2 Do the ants agree with this point of view? 3 How does the grasshopper’s point of view change?
Recognise strengths in others
Read and discuss. 1 What strengths did the grasshopper see in the ants by the end of the story? 2 Think of a friend or family member. What are their strengths?
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