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Big-head Ant was a
good farmer.
He lived in the
ground with his
family.
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They worked very
hard on their farm.
Ant's family lived
well.
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Pigeon was Ant's
neighbour.
Pigeon lived in a
tree with her
family.
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Pigeon and her
family did not
farm.
They rested all day.
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Pigeon and her
family were very
good singers.
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"Share your food?"
Pigeon asked Ant.
"No! Go and farm!"
replied Ant.
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Pigeon flew down
and began to sing,
"Ant is king!"
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"Ant is king! Ant is
king! Ant is king!"
Ant loved this song.
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After they ate,
Pigeon and her
family flew up to
their tree.
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The next day,
Pigeon mocked
Ant.
"Do kings have big
heads?" she
laughed.
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"You are ungrateful
and lazy!"
complained Ant.
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"I am sorry!" said
Pigeon, and began
to sing, "Ant is
king!"
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Big-head Ant and lazy Pigeon
Illustrator: Joe Werna
Author: Terkule Aorabee
Designer:
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Website: https://www.africanstorybook.org/
Reader: Warwick Buttress