Author: Julia
*Photos taken by Julia from around the Tenby Campus
James Anty Junior, a 15-day-old boy, was an energetic, innocent, and inquisitive ant. He lived with his mom, dad and sister in an ant tunnel that his great grandfather made. Even though James enjoyed his peaceful life in the dark, humid tunnel, he always had been dreaming about something more exciting. To be exact, exploring the outside world! However, James was aware of his parents’ strictness. His parents, Mr and Mrs Anty became extremely cautious ever since James’s grandfather was killed by a human. Whenever Mrs Anty say: “Remember honey, everything outside is waiting for you to harm you”, our innocent James would think: “The outside world is waiting for me? That sounds so interesting!”.
Nothing could stop James.
In the early morning, James sneaked out of his home while all of his family were still asleep. Once James went out of the tunnel, the fresh morning breeze welcomed him, the rising sun shone a warm ray of sunlight for him, and the harmony of various natural colours flaunted its glorious presence. “Whoa, the outside world is even more astonishing than I thought it would be,” James mumbled.
After a brief appreciation, James started to walk towards the forest without hesitation. He had no time to waste. As James walked by the densely standing gigantic trees, he heard a faint rustle in the bushes. Curious James slowly crawled towards the bushes. “Hello? Is anybody there?”, James asked with a hint of nervousness in his voice. “You don’t have to be afraid, child”, avoice came out from the bush. “What are you looking for? I could help you.”, the voice continued.
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