nature animals · Ages 3-5

The Ants That Found a Crumb Too Big

Ants work together, pulling and sharing a path until a crumb that is too big for one becomes possible for many.

The whole story

1. At sunrise, a small red worker ant found a golden bread crumb.

2. The small red worker ant pushed the crumb, but it did not move.

3. The small red worker ant called, and three neighbors came to help.

4. Four ants pulled together, but the crumb stayed still.

5. The ants made a leaf path across the crack in the garden soil.

6. The ants pulled along the leaf path, and the crumb began to slide.

7. The crumb reached the clover, where the ants rested their legs.

8. The ants broke the crumb into small pieces and shared their food.

9. A crumb too big for one became possible for many.

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