Ant And the Grass Hopper
OLD VERSION..
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long building his
house
and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant's
a
fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant
is
warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out
in
the cold.
MODERN VERSION...
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his
house
and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant's
a
fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.
Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and
demands
to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while
others
are cold and starving.
NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper
next
to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with
food.
The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can it be that this poor
grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house. Medha
Patkar goes on a fast along with other grasshoppers demanding that
grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter. Amnesty
International and Koffi Annan criticize the Indian Government for not
upholding the fundamental rights of the grasshopper.
The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the
grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt
support
as against the wrath of God for non-compliance). Opposition MP's stage a
walkout. Left parties call for 'Bharat Bandh' in West Bengal and Kerala
demanding a Judicial Enquiry.
CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard
in
the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among ants and
grasshoppers.
Lalu Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian
Railway
Trains, aptly named as the 'Grasshopper Rath'. Finally, the Judicial
Committee drafts the Prevention of Terrorism Against Grasshoppers Act
[POTAGA]', with effect from the beginning of the winter.
Arjun Singh makes Special Reservation for Grass Hopper in educational
Insititutions & in Govt Services. The ant is fined for failing to comply
with POTAGA and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his
home
is confiscated by the Government and handed over to the grasshopper in a
ceremony covered by NDTV. Arundhati Roy calls it 'a triumph of justice'.
Lalu calls it 'Socialistic Justice'. CPM calls it the 'revolutionary
resurgence of the downtrodden' Koffi Annan invites the grasshopper to
address the UN General Assembly
MANY YEARS LATER...
The ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi billion dollar
company in silicon valley. 100s of grasshoppers still die of starvation
despite reservation somewhere in India...
Hope everyone gets the message
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| Author: neyha 08 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Diamond | Rating:  Points: 2 |
Hey that's a good one.You have cleverly disguised the orginal message in the story.
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| Author: mohan 08 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 2 |
This is very good story where every one should read this.
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| Author: Baljeet 09 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Diamond | Rating: Points: 2 |
Very nice and indicative story. Clearly points to some real life happenings commonly seen.
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| Author: Guru 10 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Silver | Rating: Points: 2 |
I wanna be Ant..
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| Author: prakash 10 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Gold | Rating: Points: 2 |
Modern story is interesting than the old one nice story . I also want to be ant.
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