Show q no hOW V I ANT IT T GOT ENOUGH MOLASSES Willy Ant was a shiftless sort of or fellow He lie didn't like to lo go to school as other little ants do or tend tho the cows for Cor his mamma or run rim errands In fact Willy Ant nt never wanted to do llo any anyone one wanted him to do Ho preferred to spend his time limo down at the tho grocery store There Thore seated on a 3 corncob the molasses molasses mo nm- lasses barrel Willy Illy Ant nt would spend pend the biggest part of his time telling telling- yarns arns to his bo boy friends s while waiting waltin I for tor the tho drippings from the tho barrel lie was simply wild over 1 molas molasses es I Mr Ir Black Ant nl who kept th tho Ant tile grocery didn't l nt like the ant boys boy very cry Of I much but a as long as they kept the tho molasses from tram dripping he ho didn't have I to scrub the floor eo so he ho rather encouraged encouraged aged them But Dut on one day when the thc ant boys boY's were wore moro more boisterous than usual they thoy got to running around and when Willy Ant jumped on top of ot the molasses barrel over It went vent and dear and dear me all me-all all Its contents ran every eer ef which wa way Tho ant boys didn't stop top to lick lid up the thc molasses The They were so 80 frightened a a. a what had hlll happened that tile tho they took tool to I their heels and ran away as fast as ns the they could go RO for for the they knew that Mr i I Black Ant would be bo very cr an angry n and no tolling what ho might do When dInner was read ready Ant waited wailed and waited walled for Willy m Ant And when it began to grow dark lark and Willy Ant hadn't put In his appearance Mamma Ant began to worry and called to her neighbors The They knew nothing about Willy 1 Ant 50 so Mamma Ant tying on her little red bonnet ran over to the grocery store to lo Inquire Mr tr Black Ant told her what the tho ant boys bos had done and how tho they had scampered awa away when ho came carao to the store door Joor The They know knew hotter bettor than to wait for forme formo formo mo me to coma como out outI roared Mr rr Black Ant nt for tor he was st till still ver very angry But Hut when Mamma Ant began to cry Mr 11 Black Ant felt vcr very sorry for tor her and called In his hits friends But Dut what shall we do thc they all I 4 cried Wo 0 cant can't find Ind him tonight In inthe the tho dark 2 Just what hat Ive I've been thinking re replied replied re- re plied Mr oIl Black Ant nt So I 1 called on tho the lightning bugs C Just as Mr lr Black Dlack Ant finished speaking speaking speak speak- ing In came camo tho largest lightning bug I Ion on tho the force torce Ho had been chosen because be- be J bc-J 1 I cause his lantern was tho the brightest IHo I 1 Ho He led lcd the procession and Mamma Ant r. r Mr Black Ant and ana their friends followed followed fol fol- foi- foi lowed after him calling Willy at the I top lop of their voices Even tho the boys bos who had been with Willy that afternoon joined In the search They looked al lover lo tho the village o and andall andall andall all through the woods but nowhere could they find any trace of or him Theres only onto ono one thing to bo be done said Mr Lightning Bug brushing up his Inn lantern tern to make male It shine brighter Well go goo back to tho the store and start again Just where was WIlI Willy Ant when tho the barrel toppled over overT overTOn On the er very top cried Will Willy Ants Ant's friends The They ran around to the tho other side of ot tho the barrel to show Mr Ir Lightning Bug Bus just how ho It happened when the they heard some somo ono one crying Ono One of ot the boys hoys Jumped Jumpe J over o the barrel and Mr Lh Lightning Bug followed after him and there ther there stuck stuck to the rim of or the barrel b by the tho molasses molasses was was Willy Ant lIe He was so covered with Molasses that oven his Mamma could hard hardly 1 recognize him Mr Lightning Bug caught hold of or Willy Ants Ant's han hands Js and nd the boys bos au ht hold of or Mr Lightning Bugs Bug's coattails and after aCter a great deal of or pulling tho they at last freed Willy VIlly Ant from the sticky molasses Mamma Ant never ne said a word She just took Willy Ill Ant home gave o him a abath abath bath and tuck tucked cd him Into bed But theres there's one on thing thins sure Willy Ant and hi his hla bo boy friends s never nover bothered Mr 11 Black Ants Ant's store again and oven even to today today today to- to day if It any ono mentions molasses to Willy Ant he turns pale For once Willy Ant had hal had enough J |