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^ Prev Fables Group Three 21 The tortoise 22 A thin reed survives 23 The lion and the mouse 24 The goat and the lion 25 The mother lion 26 The donkey's shadow 27 The dove and the ant 28 The greedy boy's hand 29 The greedy woman 30 The tricky donkey About ClearyWorks Contact and Quick Purchase Next Fables

27. The Dove and the Ant Save Each Other A thirsty ant went down to the lake To get a drink one day, But slipped on a patch of slimy mud And fell in all the way. HELP, HELP! he cried, I'M GOING TO DROWN! But a kind dove heard the shout, And dropped him a leaf of a mulberry bush Which he used as a boat to get out. So, tired and worn, when he got to shore, He heard a hunter's feet Tip-toeing through the lakeside grass In search of doves to eat. TAKE THAT! said ant as he nipped his heel, OUCH! OUCH! came that hunter's cry, And the dove heard the racket, jumped from his perch And disappeared into the sky. MORAL: One good turn deserves another. from the book Prayers and Fables and the forthcoming book Aesop's Best: 80 Fables in Verse by William Cleary TOP

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