The Ant

• Christian Sappey, Grade 4, Werrington Public School
• Short Story
• 2017

Excellence Award in the 'Spread The Word 2017' competition

Once upon a time there was an ant. This ant left the colony to find food, his name was Jack. After the rainy season there wasn't much food. No one liked him, but he wanted to be a hero, so he set off on a journey.
After a week he found fifty grains, two dead bugs and a crumb of bread. It took him two days to get back when he got back everyone cheered at him. The queen knighted him for saving the colony. He led the other ants to the place he found the things, he also got married to the queen. Sadly he was killed while getting another stash of food. In honor of him they built a statue. He was remembered as a hero.