ANTS AND THE CHILDREN 

 OF THE GARDEN 



CHAPTER I. 



July 1 to July 10. 



Getting Acquainted. 



*FLORENCE. Just see our ants work. They look like 

 little camels. 



A MAN (passing by). A little poison will fix 'em. 



CECIL. "Fix 'em!" Who wants 'em fixed? Why, ants 

 are worth more than bees to man. I've been reading about 

 them and watching them, too. 



The MAN. Careful there. Bees produce over -300,000 

 tons of honey a year for Uncle Sam. 



KENNETH. I'm surprised to see this big stranger ant 

 walking around this nest. I thought strangers were not 

 welcome. 



ALBERT. Look at this ant pulling another out of the 

 house by the leg. 



FLORENCE. I wonder how many babies they have and 

 what they look like. 



*Generally the reader will omit the names of the speakers in this 

 dialog. 



