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No Longer a Dilly Dally (Another Sommer-Time Story)
No Longer a Dilly Dally - Another Sommer-Time Story Author:Carl Sommer In contrast to Family Work First, the fun loving Dilly Dallys have a family tradition--play first, then work. But tough times convince the Dilly Dallys that they must change to survive. Ants have to work hard during the summer to fix up their homes and gather food for the winter, but the Dilly Dally family have a differ ent tradition: they alwa... more »ys play first. If they have any time, then they do a little work. The ants of the Work First family, however, build their house and gather their food FIRST-and then they relax and have fun. So they have a very strong house and lots of food for the winter. When the long, cold winter comes, the Dilly Dally family has a very tough time getting food and keeping warm. However, they learn an important lesson, which makes them change their ways-and their name. In this delightful and inspiring book by Carl Sommer, children will learn the importance of diligence, responsibility, and having a proper work ethic: to work first and then play.« less