From whose point of view is the story told?From whose point of view is the story told?Weary in every limb, the ant tugged over the Weary in every limb, the ant tugged over the snow a piece of corn he had stored up last snow a piece of corn he had stored up last summer. It would taste mighty good at dinner summer. It would taste mighty good at dinner tonight. It was then he noticed the grasshopper, tonight. It was then he noticed the grasshopper, looking cold and pinched.looking cold and pinched.

““Please, friend ant, may I have a bite of Please, friend ant, may I have a bite of your corn?” asked the grasshopper.your corn?” asked the grasshopper.

He looked the grasshopper up and down. He looked the grasshopper up and down. “What were you doing all last summer?” he “What were you doing all last summer?” he asked. He knew its kind. asked. He knew its kind.

Third Person LimitedThird Person Limited from the ant’s from the ant’s point of view.point of view.

And this one:And this one:Cold and hungry, I watched the ant Cold and hungry, I watched the ant tugging over the snow a piece of corn he tugging over the snow a piece of corn he had stored up last summer. My feelers had stored up last summer. My feelers twitched, and I was conscious of a tic in twitched, and I was conscious of a tic in my left hind leg. Finally, I could stand it no my left hind leg. Finally, I could stand it no longer.longer.““Please, friend ant,” I asked, “May I have a Please, friend ant,” I asked, “May I have a bite of your corn?”bite of your corn?”

First PersonFirst Person..

From the grasshopper’s point of view.From the grasshopper’s point of view.

From whose point of view is the From whose point of view is the story told?:story told?:

The ant tugged over the snow a piece of corn he The ant tugged over the snow a piece of corn he had stored up last summer, perspiring in spite of had stored up last summer, perspiring in spite of the cold.the cold.

A grasshopper, his feelers twitching and A grasshopper, his feelers twitching and with a tic in his left hind leg, looked on for some with a tic in his left hind leg, looked on for some time. Finally, he asked “Please, friend ant, may I time. Finally, he asked “Please, friend ant, may I have a bite of your corn?have a bite of your corn?The ant looked the grasshopper up and down. The ant looked the grasshopper up and down. “What were you doing all last summer?” he “What were you doing all last summer?” he snapped.snapped.

objectiveobjective

How about this one?How about this one? Weary in every limb, the ant tugged over the snow a Weary in every limb, the ant tugged over the snow a piece of corn he has stored up last summer. It would piece of corn he has stored up last summer. It would taste mighty good at dinner tonight.taste mighty good at dinner tonight.

A grasshopper, cold and hungry, looked on. A grasshopper, cold and hungry, looked on. Finally he could bear it no longer. “Please, friend ant, Finally he could bear it no longer. “Please, friend ant, may I have a bite of corn?”may I have a bite of corn?”““What were you doing all last summer?” asked the ant. What were you doing all last summer?” asked the ant. He looked the grasshopper up and down. He knew its He looked the grasshopper up and down. He knew its kind.kind.

““I sang from dawn till dusk,” replied the I sang from dawn till dusk,” replied the grasshopper, happily unaware of what was coming next. grasshopper, happily unaware of what was coming next. “Well,” said the ant, hardly bothering to conceal his “Well,” said the ant, hardly bothering to conceal his contempt. “Since you sang all summer, you can dance contempt. “Since you sang all summer, you can dance all winter.all winter.

OmniscientOmniscient

From both (or all) characters’ points From both (or all) characters’ points of view. of view.

If you’re an ant, you have to realize that If you’re an ant, you have to realize that some of your neighbors (like that lazy some of your neighbors (like that lazy grasshopper!) are going to want you to grasshopper!) are going to want you to share some of the tasty corn you carefully share some of the tasty corn you carefully saved all summer. Beware! You’re going saved all summer. Beware! You’re going to have to be strict about this!to have to be strict about this!

Second Person P.O.V.Second Person P.O.V.

We saw the ant smugly nibbling on the We saw the ant smugly nibbling on the corn he had saved during the summer. corn he had saved during the summer. Although our stomachs were growling, we Although our stomachs were growling, we decided to reminisce about the wonderful decided to reminisce about the wonderful songs we sang last summer. These songs we sang last summer. These memories are priceless to us! Stupid ant. memories are priceless to us! Stupid ant.

First person plural P.O.V.First person plural P.O.V.