70 ANTS AND CHILDKEN OF THE GARDEN 



the body of a large insect home, while a third stood on it 

 and ate. Finally, the workers stopped, pulled the one 

 loose that was eating, and carried her off the premises. 

 But she took a mouthful along. 



ANT. Maybe the hot sun had dried her jaws fast, and 

 she couldn't let loose. These three ants were not all think- 

 ing the same thing, were they? 



KENNETH. An ant was carrying a seed away from 

 home. Another ant bit her feet and legs, took the seed 

 away from her, and carried it back to the nest. 



ALBERT. Once two ants couldn't agree as to which 



way a seed should be carried. One picked the other up 

 and carried her into the house. Looked like a joke to me. 



CECIL. Sixteen ants tried for half an hour to decide 

 what should be done with one that had got caught in the 

 coil of a filaree seed. One party decided to drag the com- 

 bination into the house. His honor, the judge, ruled in 

 favor of the other party and they took it to the rubbish 

 heap. 



