The Thirsty Ant (russia Folk Tale)
(Ken Methold; Helen Jacobs)
There was once an ant that was very
thirsty. It ran here and there looking for some water but could not find any. Then
suddenly, when the ant was almost ready to die of thirst, a large drop of water
fell on it. The ant drank the water, which saved its life. The water was
actually a tear fro a young girl who was crying. Because of her sadness, the tear
had magical qualities and suddenly the ant could speak the language of human
beings. The ant looked up and saw the young girl sitting in front of a huge
pile of seed.
?Why are you sad?? asked the ant.
?I?m the prisoner of a giant,? the girl
told the ant. ?He won?t let me go until I?ve made three separate heaps of
grain, barley and rye out of this huge pile of seed in which they are all mixed
together.?
?That will take you a month!? the ant said,
looking at the huge pile of seed.
?I know,? the girl cried, ?and if I haven?t
finished by tomorrow, the giant will eat me for his supper!
?Don?t cry,? the ant said. ?My friends and
I will help you.?
Soon thousands of ants were at work,
separating the three kinds of seeds.
The next morning, when the giant saw that
the work had been done, he let the girl go. And thus it was that one of her
tears saved her life.
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