In our version the ant marries the grasshopper. A great wedding. The ant had stored enough food to last for the rest of their life. The grasshopper stops singing and dancing, the ant stops saving food. They spend their days reading books offered at sale prices by the Chicago University Press.
There are several way of reading this:
The more artistic society wins over the hard working one.
Ants, like everybody else, have a thing for rock stars.
The last line is a stinging reflection on Obama.
The couple could count on their stored food because there were no taxes or law to redistribute and no inflation.
Chicago University Press publishes a catalog of books with attractive titles. Better wait for a study that will deconstruct this version....
