C. Directions: Summarize the story. The Ant and the Dove One hot summer day, a thirsty ant was searching for water. The ant walked along. until reaching the river. She climbed up on a small rock, to drink the water. But she slipped and fell into the river. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree who saw an ont falling into the river. The dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it into the river near the struggling ant. The ont moved towards the leaf and climbed up onto it. Soon, the leaf drifted to dry ground, and the ont jumped out. She looked up to the tree and thanked the dove. Later, a bird catcher nearby was about to throw his net over the dove hoping to trop it. An ant saw him and guessed what he was about to do. The dove was resting and he had no idea about the bird catcher. An ant quickly bit him on the foot. Feeling the pain, the bird catcher dropped his net and let out a fight scream. The dove noticed it and quickly flew away. (Adopted from the Aesop's Fable) In your notebook, write your personal insights about the lesson using the prompts below. I understand that I realize that I need to learn more about
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The story is about a thirsty ant and a dove who are looking for water. She climbs up on a small rock and falls into a river, only to find an otter falling into it. She is sitting on a branch of a tree and drops a leaf into the river near an ant. The ant moves towards the leaf and climbs up onto it, followed by a bird catcher who throws his net over the dove, hoping to catch it. An ant finds the dove and bites him, but the dove notices and flies away. The story serves as a reminder that we need to learn more about water safety.