THE MYSTERY OF THE OLD TREE
The Story of Simi Red Ants

I look around me. All my friends are busy. No one cares about me. I am sick today. But, I still have to work, foraging for food to store in the storage shed because winter is coming soon.

I walked here and there with a gloomy face. When I'm sick like this I should sleep in my hole. But, for the survival of my colony, I had to get out of the hole and find food. At a time like this, I want one person to give me some encouragement.

I saw the serious faces of my friends. No one's looking at me. Ah, yes, who am I? I'm just a little red ant who's on a food-seeking job. I'm a nobody.

Since there were already so many ants nearby, I took another path. I walked down a rocky path not far from my hole. If not, this road leads to a restaurant. The head of my entourage took me and my friends there several times. There is plenty of food there. But the restaurant owner was very rude. If he sees us, he'll pour hot water on us. That's why the head of the group forbade us to go to the restaurant.

I ventured to walk to the restaurant. As soon as I arrived at the doorstep of the restaurant, the food crumbs that fell to the floor welcomed my arrival. ‘Aha! How lucky I am!’ I shouted in my heart. I took the piece of bread crumb closest to me.

I carried the breadcrumbs on my back. And then I looked around me. ‘Eh, there are bigger breadcrumbs!’ I thought when I saw the breadcrumbs just a few centimeters away from me. I threw the breadcrumbs I had been carrying and ran to the bigger breadcrumbs.

Uh, oh! This bread crumbs are pretty heavy! But for the sake of getting a lot of food, I just haul the crumbs. Time goes by while hauling the crumbs my legs shake. It must be because I'm sick, I thought. But I forced myself to keep going.

When I got close to the door of the restaurant, the restaurant owner knew where I was. He screamed and poured water at me. I tried to run as hard as I could. Pyash! Water watered. Thankfully not about me.

I was not hit by a water flush, but now my path is blocked by a puddle. My path became slow because I had to turn around to find a way that was free of water. Because it spins too much, I feel no longer strong to carry bread crumbs. I put the bread crumbs on the ground. Well, when I put the breadcrumbs my trembling feet made me slip. I fell into a pool of water near me.

“Please! Please!” my yelling. I'm trying to accomplish something. But I just reach. I screamed again for a few minutes. Still no one heard my screams. I was exhausted and started to despair. Could this be the end of my life? I stopped when the water started to get into my throat. I think I'm starting to drown.

As I began to feel my surroundings dark, a human finger approached me and tried to grab onto my body. With the rest of my strength, I tried my hardest to reach for that finger. Dan, I did it! I held the human finger tightly.

The finger lifted me up and put me to the ground close to the breadcrumbs I had placed. ”Thank God you survived, little ant!” the owner of the finger. I put my head up. He is the son of the restaurant owner. ”Thank you for saving me,” I told him. Of course he can't hear me because I use ant language.

After that I ran home while carrying bread crumbs. Arriving at the nest hole, I told my experience to the group leader.”Oh, good thing you survived, Simi!” said the group leader. ”See the breadcrumbs you got! So big! You're great!” exclaim an ant. ”Yes, with the breadcrumbs, then our food supply is enough!” exclaim another ant. Hearing the babbling of my friends, I was happy. Thank goodness I was able to make enough food. My efforts were not in vain.

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Some time later, I was with my friends looking for food. While searching for food, I heard the sound of dog barking. Then followed by the scream of a child. “Hush! Hush! Go, don't bother me!” that's the scream I heard. Hearing that voice, I realized that it was the voice of the restaurant owner's son who had once saved me.

“That's the voice of the boy who once saved me!” my peek. My friends, who were busy smelling food, turned to me. “Really?” ask an ant. “Iya, right!I'm sure it's the sound!” myrag. ”Then, let's find him immediately!” take my entourage leader. ”He must be in danger now!” continued.

Our red ant troupe lined up neatly towards the voice of the restaurant owner's son. When we found him, the boy was standing near a high wall.

“Hei Mr Dog, don't disturb the boy!” the group leader.

“Silent you little ants! I just want to play around with this kid!” hardik the dog.

“But, he's innocent, ‘right? Let him go,” pinta the group leader.

“He is innocent. But his frightened face made me amused and wanted to play around with him,” replied the dog. He barked harder.

Hearing the bark getting louder, the child shouted hysterically.”Aaaggh!! Just go! Go!”

“Enough! If you don't stop barking. Then we will forcibly expel you!” exclaim the group leader.

“Excluding me?Try it if you can!” taunting the dog. He laughed and went back to barking at the child. The boy was crying out loud now.

“Alright then,” said our troupe chairman.

”Ants squad!Come to action!” his orders.

Hearing that word, our red ant party immediately ran up to the dog. We're shrouding his feet. After that we took his foot. The dog was disturbed by us. ”Hey, hey! Stop your action!” his yell. ”Alright, I won't bother this kid again. Please don't tickle my feet again!”

The leader of the group ordered us to stop our action and get off the dog's feet. We follow his orders. The dog ran away from us and the son of the restaurant owner. ”Well, now the boy is safe!” said the group leader.

The boy stopped crying. He looked towards us. “So you guys saved me?” tanyakanya. He knelt down to see us. “Thank you for the little ants,” he said.

Then he took something out of his pants pocket. A plastic bread that has been eaten in half. He took the bread out of the plastic and tore off a little bread. Then the little tear he broke into small pieces and sprinkled it near his feet.

“This is for you,” he said as he pointed at those breadcrumbs. After that he stood up and walked away from us. The leader of the group immediately ordered us to bring the bread crumbs into our nest hole. ”Thank you, Son! May you always be happy!” exclaimed the leader of the group to the boy.

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