John J. Plenty and Fiddler Dan;: A new fable of the grasshopper and the ant Review

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(More customer reviews)John Ciardi's tale of the grasshopper and the ant is an old one, but it is told in such a charming and delightful manner that you can not help but smile.Our John J. Plenty collects food all spring and summer, but when winter arrives he finds he can not eat it.He is so fearful that if he consumes his food he will eventually starve.He is stunned when his sister (who ran off with the grasshopper whose name was Fiddler Dan) arises come spring fit as a fiddle.I guess it was all that music Dan was playing.The story teaches several important life's lessons not the least of which is "the world won't turn without a song."The music of the earth is powerful and beautiful and that was something our intrepid hero didn't know.We can not live our lives in constant fear, but must truly LIVE them to the fullest.This is a classic and should be in every child's collection as well as the young at heart.

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