Can a tiny ant save a bird?

What it means

• A tiny ant vs. a birdcatcher Who wins?
• First, the dove helps the ant: She drops a leaf into the river.
• Then, the ant helps the dove: It stings the man's foot. The dove flies away!
• one good turn deserves another = if someone helps you, help them back

Transcript

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1. 0:00An ant went to the bank of the river to quench its thirst,
2. 0:02and being carried away by the rush of the stream,
3. 0:07was on the point of drowning.
4. 0:08A dove, sitting in a tree overhanging the water,
5. 0:11plucked a leaf and let it fall into the stream close to her.
6. 0:15The ant climbed onto it and floated in safety to the bank.
7. 0:19Shortly after, a birdcatcher came and stood under the tree
8. 0:23and laid his lime twigs for the dove, which sat in the branches.
9. 0:27The ant, perceiving his design, stung him in the foot.
10. 0:30In pain, the birdcatcher threw down the twigs,
11. 0:33and the noise made the dove take wing.
12. 0:36The moral to the story:
13. 0:37One good turn deserves another.

Quick quiz

1. Question 1 of 2

   Why did the ant sting the birdcatcher?

   ATo get some foodBTo save the doveCTo cross the riverDBecause the tree fell

2. Question 2 of 2

   What does "one good turn deserves another" mean?

   AIf someone helps you, help them backBTurn around when you see dangerCGood things happen only onceDAlways take turns in a game