TeamWork

The army of ants gathered for duty on a sunny Saturday morning.

“Attention!” the captain shouted. “Line up, everyone! I present to you King Kokum.”

King Kokum, the leader of the ants, stood up from his royal chair next to the lovely Queen of the ants.

“Good morning, my friends,” the King said in a loud, strong voice.

“Good morning, King Kokum,” all the ants replied.

“First, I want to thank you all for the hard work you do every day. The Queen and I are very proud of you. Remember, we are one big family. Look out for each other. Together we are strong, but alone we fall. So go out there and do your best!”

The ants cheered for their King. The supervisors took their places and started organizing their groups.

“Group 1, search the yard for tasty things. Group 2, move the dead bugs. Group 3, build an anthill to store our treasures. Group 4, make a line to carry the goodies. Let’s get to work! Groups 5 and 6, bring the items back to the kingdom.”

All the ants got to work right away, and each group did their job carefully. But then, Ant Loni from Group 5 got very tired and fell out of line. Her team was upset because she was slowing them down. They didn’t stop to help her; they had to keep working.

Ant Loni tried to get up, but she was too weak. She even tried to call for help, but no one heard her.

When it was time for Groups 5 and 6 to start their task, Ant Bimo and Ant Ket saw Ant Loni. Unlike the others, they left their line and ran to help her. The other ants were upset because it messed up their order. But Ant Loni was finally carried back to the kingdom.

The next morning, King Kokum called for Ant Ket and Ant Bimo. They were worried because they thought they were in trouble for leaving their line.

To their surprise, King Kokum made all the ants cheer for them and gave them special gifts for saving Ant Loni. He told everyone, “Remember to look out for each other. Because of you two, Loni is safe.”