The modern version has both the ant and the grasshopper freezing together as the ant was laid off and booted out at the start of winter after the larder stockin

The modern version has both the ant and the grasshopper freezing together as the ant was laid off and booted out at the start of winter after the larder stocking was finished. There just wasn't much work to be done in the winter and since productivity was down the hive would be more vital without the now useless ant. They both freeze to death but at least the grasshopper had fun during the short summer first.