Kids Corner

The “Kids’ Corner” section of our school newsletter provides the opportunity for the children to showcase their talents or communicate something special. 

This fortnight, Janiya - Year 5, has written a piece about ants from a very different perspective! I hope you enjoy it just as much as I did! Well done Janiya and keep up the amazing attitude towards your learning. 

The Point of view from ‘The Ant’

Every day, every hour and every minute an ant was KILLED. Have you ever stepped on an ant? Have you ever known why you should not step on one? The ant nation was completely destroyed. But a very important came along with killing these ants. This is the story of how the ant “Timothy” became The King. 

It was one normal day in Russia where grandpa ant was collecting some leaves for his family’s house so that they can survive during the war. Grampa ant was always working just because he had taken a job that was playing it safe. And just because of that he is struggling now. I’m always telling the rest of the family that playing it safe is not a good idea but no one listens to me. Anyways grampa was coming home one day when a silly kid thought it was funny to step on top of grampa. We all had a funeral and everything. When a few days later dad ant said “Son you need to go to war just like all of us, that’s finale. No arguments.” WHAT SERIOUSLY? I DON’T WANT TO GO! I begged dad not to but he wasn’t listening. So then one day I ran away.

I packed all of my stuff and ran away. To unknown area. I ran away and guess what happened! There was a king who looked exactly like me! He was a look alike he was also running away. I just went away thinking it all happened in my head. I went up to the Hotel. And then they were treating me like some sort of king! I just agreed to everything they were saying and went up to the king’s well technically now “My” hotel room. I had looked in the magazine and apparently, He was The Great Ant King of Colombia. I had lived like him for a few weeks and now I had to find a way to escape because he was coming back from his “so called” little trip. I ran so hard like I had never ran before. But eventually he found me. He said I since I caused him so much trouble, I had to serve as his servant I couldn’t really do anything because he could get my family in big trouble. So after lots of negotiation I agreed and started working for him. He was the worst! 

31 Years has passed and one day a gunshot came into the castle. We were all so scared! Of course I was 51 so I was really old and now since I saw everyone run.  I RAN.  Until I landed into of course a different country. But over there they treated me like a king. Slowly I started to be from a slave to a high class King. That’s the story of how I become King Timothy.