Once, two ants met. One ant lived on a hill that was made out of sugar. The other ant lived on a hill made out of salt.
"Where are you from?" asked the salt ant.
"I live on the sugar hill."
"Sugar hill? What is sugar?"
"Oh, it's this wonderful, sweet-tasting stuff."
And the salt ant said, "I've never heard of that. I'm from the salt hill. I eat salt, and it makes me thirsty. But this sweet stuff sounds pretty good!"
So the ant from the sugar hill said, "Why don't you come over one day, and you can taste it and see if you like it?"
So the salt ant decided, "Yeah, a new taste. That's a good idea."
They agreed on a date. The day came, and soon the salt ant was getting ready to go. "Hmm," he thought, "I'm going all the way to this sugar hill. What if I don't like it? What if it tastes terrible? Then I'll be hungry. I know what I'm going to do. I'm going to bring some salt with me, so I'll have it in case I don't like sugar." He put some salt in his mouth and took off.
When the salt ant arrived, the sugar ant was glad to see him. "Hey, how are you doing?"
"Oh, I'm good. I just can't wait to taste the sugar! It sounds great."
"Here. Taste it."
The salt ant put the sugar in his mouth, chewed on it a little bit, and said, "It tastes just like salt."
"Really?!"
"Yeah! It tastes just like my salt---there's no difference. I guess you call it 'sugar' here, and we call it 'salt' where I live. It's the same thing!!"
The sugar ant said, "I don't think so. Open your mouth. Let me take a look."
Sure enough, in the back of his mouth, there was some salt. So the sugar ant said, "Let me have that," and he took it out. "Now, taste the sugar."
"Wow! Unbelievable. It's so different, so amazing! I love this stuff!! I'm moving!"
"Where are you from?" asked the salt ant.
"I live on the sugar hill."
"Sugar hill? What is sugar?"
"Oh, it's this wonderful, sweet-tasting stuff."
And the salt ant said, "I've never heard of that. I'm from the salt hill. I eat salt, and it makes me thirsty. But this sweet stuff sounds pretty good!"
So the ant from the sugar hill said, "Why don't you come over one day, and you can taste it and see if you like it?"
So the salt ant decided, "Yeah, a new taste. That's a good idea."
They agreed on a date. The day came, and soon the salt ant was getting ready to go. "Hmm," he thought, "I'm going all the way to this sugar hill. What if I don't like it? What if it tastes terrible? Then I'll be hungry. I know what I'm going to do. I'm going to bring some salt with me, so I'll have it in case I don't like sugar." He put some salt in his mouth and took off.
When the salt ant arrived, the sugar ant was glad to see him. "Hey, how are you doing?"
"Oh, I'm good. I just can't wait to taste the sugar! It sounds great."
"Here. Taste it."
The salt ant put the sugar in his mouth, chewed on it a little bit, and said, "It tastes just like salt."
"Really?!"
"Yeah! It tastes just like my salt---there's no difference. I guess you call it 'sugar' here, and we call it 'salt' where I live. It's the same thing!!"
The sugar ant said, "I don't think so. Open your mouth. Let me take a look."
Sure enough, in the back of his mouth, there was some salt. So the sugar ant said, "Let me have that," and he took it out. "Now, taste the sugar."
"Wow! Unbelievable. It's so different, so amazing! I love this stuff!! I'm moving!"
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