The Ant and the Grasshoppper

Once upon a time there were an ant and a grasshopper. All summer long the ant worked diligently, gathering food and storing it for the long winter. The grasshopper, on the other hand, ate his fill of the summer abundance, spending the rest of his time playing. When winter came the ant retreated underground to his ample food stores. The grasshopper remained aboveground, in the now barren fields, cold and hungry. So Congress passed the Grasshopper Relief Act, paid for by a tax on ants. The End.