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The Little Ants: by Jane Taylor

This short poem commends an ant for being good-natured and helping a neighbor ant carry a large grain of wheat back to its hole, while another ant was unwilling to help and instead focused on its own work. The moral of the story encourages children to learn from the helpful ant and be kind to others like insects are to each other.

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The Little Ants: by Jane Taylor

This short poem commends an ant for being good-natured and helping a neighbor ant carry a large grain of wheat back to its hole, while another ant was unwilling to help and instead focused on its own work. The moral of the story encourages children to learn from the helpful ant and be kind to others like insects are to each other.

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We humans have long applauded ants for their hearty work

ethic. This short poem goes a step further and commends one
particular ant for also being good natured and kind. Let us learn
from this ant.

The Little Ants


By Jane Taylor
A little black ant found a large grain of wheat
Too heavy to lift or to roll;
So he begg'd of a neighbour he happen'd to meet,
To help it down into his hole.

"I've got my own work to look after," said he;


"You must shift for yourself, if you please;"
So he crawl'd off as selfish and cross as could be,
And lay down to sleep at his ease.

Just then a black brother was passing the road,


And seeing his brother in want,
Came up and assisted him in with his load,
For he was a good-natured ant.

Let all who this story may happen to hear,


Endeavour to profit by it;
For often it happens that children appear
As cross as the ant, every bit.

And the good natured ant who assisted his brother


May teach those who choose to be taught,
That if little insects are kind to each other,
Then children most certainly ought.

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