“Oh! That is a brilliant idea. Hurry! Find a suitable cave and ask everyone to move into it. We have very little time left,” ordered the king.
The ants moved safely into the cave that day. The flood raged outside and destroyed many parts of the forest.
The ants were safe and sound inside the cave but there was a problem. There was no food!
The ants started to die of starvation. The king was very sad. The advisor approached the king and said, “Dear king, the ants are starving. We need to find food immediately.”
King Anthead turned to another advisor and said, “Have you any idea? How can we solve this problem?”
The advisor came up with a solution. He suggested, “We can tie up our stomach, then we will not feel hungry.”
The king liked the idea and ordered everyone to tighten their stomach. All the ants immediately followed the king’s orders.
The flood started to subside after many days. The ants were overjoyed. They came out of the cave and returned to their old home. Once they were back to normal life they untied their stomach. After a few weeks, they found that it remained of the same size as it was earlier.
They started eating normally but their stomach still stayed of the same size. The ants started worrying and shouted at each other, “Look what has happened to our waists. They are so small.”
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King Anthead, calmly told them, “Do not panic, and just accept this fact. The most important thing is that we are still alive. We all look more attractive.” The ants looked at each other and realised that they looked even better than before.
The ants stopped worrying and went on with their lives happily. Since that time the ants have extremely small waists. They are able to work much better. That is why the ants are so industrious.
QUESTIONS:
Why was King Anthead respected by his people?
Why was the king worried?
Why did the ants go into the cave?
Why did the ants tie their stomach?
What happened to their waists?
