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The Ant

Story Stats

Rating: 5
Grade Level: 2, 3, 4, 5
Page count: 8
Categories: Folk Tale, Humor
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Author

Eric
Kimmel
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Appeared in

Cricket Magazine Vol 4, Num 12, Aug 1977

Story Summary

After building his house in the middle of the road, and seeing his house destroyed twice by passersby, an ant draws a line in the sand, halting traffic and soon has quite a parade of insects, animals and men negotiating with him for passage.