Answer:

Once there was an Ant, who wandered to the river as he was

incredibly thirsty. He scuttled to the very edge and leant down to quench

his thirst when suddenly a rush of water swept him up and carried him

downstream. He coughed and spluttered in the water and thought that he

would surely drown.

A Pigeon was sitting on a branch overhanging the river and saw the

Ant in the water below. She picked a leaf and let it fall into the river beside

the Ant. He gratefully climbed onto it and floated to the river bank and

clambered to safety. He thanked the Pigeon for saving him and vowed to

be more careful when beside the river in future.

The following day, a Hunter trekked by the riverbank. He began to

make a cage beneath the tree where the Pigeon slept. He silently laid

lime-twigs above the cage to trap her.

The Ant saw what the Hunter was doing and scurried over and bit

him on the leg. The Hunter shrieked with pain and

threw down the rest of the twigs, making quite a

racket! The noise woke the Pigeon and she flew

away from danger.

Later that day, the Pigeon thanked the Ant

for alerting her to the danger and saving her life.