The Ant and the Dove
One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking
around for some time, she came to a spring. To reach the spring, she had to
climb up a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell into
the water.
She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen
her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked off a leaf
and dropped it into the water near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards
the leaf and climbed up there. Soon it carried her safely to dry ground. Just
at that time, a hunter nearby was throwing out his net towards the dove, hoping
to trap it.
Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the
heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. The dove was quick to fly
away to safety.