One winter's day when the sun was shining you could hear the ......... of great activity. move sound moving sounding
What you could hear was the ants who were ......... drying grain. active doing busy business
Sensibly as all ants do, they had ......... the grain during the summer. assembled assumed brought collected
Their plan was to eat this ......... during the winter. provision providing provider provided
They were so ......... in their work that they didn't notice a grasshopper. enveloped engrossed encompassed enlarged
The grasshopper was so weak he was practically ......... because he hadn't eaten for ages. straining stalking starving streaming
He saw the ants and ......... them with all the strength he could find to let him have a little food. begged bade bid bartered
The ants shook their heads at him and asked him why he hadn't ......... up food in the summer. stood stored stoked stopped
The poor grasshopper ......... he had spent the whole summer enjoying himself singing and dancing. confused confessed continued contented
All the ants laughed and said in that case he would have to dance ......... to bed in the winter. famous familiar faded famished
