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THE ANT AND THE SNOW
HE next day, after their siesta, the children would not give Tecla any peace until she had told them the ant story she had promised.
Once a little ant was out walking, and some snow fell and hurt its leg.
"Oh, oh!" he cried; "my poor leg!"
"What 's the matter?" asked the snow.
"Oh! I have hurt my leg. Can you help me?"
"I cannot," said the snow. "Ask the sun. It is stronger than I, for it melts me."
So the ant went to the sun and said, "O Sun, I have hurt my leg. Will you help me?"
"I cannot," said the sun. "Ask the cloud. It is stronger than I, for it covers me."
Then the ant went to the cloud. "O Cloud, I have hurt my leg. Will you help me?"
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