Athalia Loy Xin Wei

Banshika Kaur Maan

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G r a s s h o p p e r a n d To a d a p p e a r e d t o b e g o o d f r i e n d s . P e o p l e a l w a y s s a w t h e m t o g e t h e r. Ye t t h e y h a d n e v e r d i n e d a t e a c h o t h e r ' s h o u s e s . O n e d a y To a d s a i d t o G r a s s h o p p e r , " D e a r

f r i e n d , t o m o r r o w c o m e a n d d i n e a t m y h o u s e . M y w i f e a n d I w i l l p r e p a r e a s p e c i a l m e a l . We w i l l e a t i t t o g e t h e r. "

T h e n e x t d a y G r a s s h o p p e r a r r i v e d a t To a d ' s h o u s e . B e f o r e s i t t i n g d o w n t o e a t , To a d w a s h e d h i s f o r e l e g s , a n d i n v i t e d G r a s s h o p p e r t o d o t h e s a m e . G r a s s h o p p e r d i d s o , a n d i t m a d e a

loud noise.

" F r i e n d G r a s s h o p p e r , c a n ' t y o u l e a v e y o u r c h i r p i n g b e h i n d . I c a n n o t e a t w i t h s u c h a n o i s e , " s a i d To a d .

G r a s s h o p p e r t r i e d t o e a t w i t h o u t r u b b i n g h i s f o r e l e g s t o g e t h e r , b u t i t w a s i m p o s s i b l e . E a c h t i m e h e g a v e a c h i r p , To a d c o m p l a i n e d a n d a s k e d h i m t o b e q u i e t . G r a s s h o p p e r w a s

a n g r y a n d c o u l d n o t e a t . F i n a l l y, h e s a i d t o To a d : " I i n v i t e y o u t o m y h o u s e f o r d i n n e r , t o m o r r o w. "

T h e n e x t d a y, To a d a r r i v e d a t G r a s s h o p p e r ' s h o m e . A s s o o n a s t h e m e a l w a s r e a d y, G r a s s h o p p e r w a s h e d h i s f o r e l e g s , a n d i n v i t e d To a d t o d o t h e s a m e . To a d d i d s o , a n d t h e n h o p p e d

toward the food.

" Yo u h a d b e t t e r g o b a c k a n d w a s h a g a i n , " s a i d G r a s s h o p p e r. " A l l t h a t h o p p i n g i n t h e d i r t h a s m a d e y o u r f o r e l e g s d i r t y a g a i n . "

To a d h o p p e d b a c k t o t h e w a t e r j a r, w a s h e d a g a i n , t h e n h o p p e d b a c k t o t h e t a b l e , a n d w a s r e a d y t o r e a c h o u t f o r s o m e f o o d f r o m o n e o f t h e p l a t t e r s w h e n G r a s s h o p p e r s t o p p e d h i m :

"Please don't put your dirty paws into the food. Go and wash them again."
 To a d h o p p e d b a c k t o t h e w a t e r j a r , w a s h e d a g a i n , t h e n h o p p e d b a c k t o t h e t a b l e , a n d w a s r e a d y t o r e a c h o u t f o r s o m e f o o d f r o m o n e o f t h e p l a t t e r s w h e n G r a s s h o p p e r s t o p p e d h i m :

"Please don't put your dirty paws into the food. Go and wash them again."

To a d w a s f u r i o u s . " Yo u j u s t d o n ' t w a n t m e t o e a t w i t h y o u ! " h e c r i e d . " Yo u k n o w v e r y w e l l t h a t I m u s t u s e m y p a w s a n d f o r e l e g s i n h o p p i n g a b o u t . I c a n n o t h e l p i t i f t h e y g e t a b i t

dirty between the water jar and the table."

G r a s s h o p p e r r e s p o n d e d , " Yo u a r e t h e o n e w h o s t a r t e d i t y e s t e r d a y. Yo u k n o w I c a n n o t r u b m y f o r e l e g s t o g e t h e r w i t h o u t m a k i n g a n o i s e . "

From then on, they were no longer friends.

Tod Grasshopper
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