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Mom's Top Pick Treasury of Children's Questions, Queen Ant


                   Early 1980's my Three- and four-year-olds
                                      

                           
                             A flying ant flew in one day

                       My tiny daughter was heard to say

                       "Is that a queen ant? Mama, look!"
                   
                   Then cherubic laughter, till brother shook

                    "Thats not a queen ant!" Was his reply

                      Tears of laughter formed in his eyes

                          "It is a queen ant!" Cried little sis

                      As I watched on with a mama's bliss

                   Big brother laughed till he fell on the floor

                     "Then what is it?!" She next implored

                          Mama spellbound and curious

                     Now looked to see what made this fuss

                    "It looks like a queen ant, it has wings!

                          If not, what is this crazy thing!?"

                      "What is it daddy?!" sister repeated

                     As both their parents stood, unseated

                                     Sissy upset, 

                                   nearing a rant
                                    
                               Then brother cried

                                  "A doity ant!!!"


         
              Translation from three- and four-year-old dialect
                                      interpretations 
                                 (Or misinterpretations!)

                                 queen ant = clean ant

                                  doity ant = dirty ant


                       And maybe, they were both correct.
                             A doity queen ant perhaps,
                              I guess we'll never know!

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Victor Buhagiar

Date: 5/19/2025 8:46:00 AM

Oh this is funny. Loved it.

Anon Y'Mous

Date: 5/17/2025 3:49:00 PM

Children can be so funny and say the cutest things. It's good to have these memories to recall and make us laugh. Thank you for sharing. You lifted my spirit with this.

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 5/17/2025 4:20:00 PM

Aw, yes, happy golden memories, and this one of mom's AND dad's top on the list, still laughing! :) Thank you for your visit and comment, always appreciated sweet hubby! <3 :)

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 5/16/2025 6:16:00 AM

Just too cute! I also had little kids in the 1980’s :)

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/19/2025 11:48:00 AM

Great memory!

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 5/17/2025 4:25:00 PM

Thank you Kim! I remember reading from a poem you had written, or in a comment on another poets poem, not sure which as it was quite a long time ago that you too had little one's in the 80's, you had stated you wouldn't allow them to watch He Man, Master of the Universe, and I was so amazed because I felt exactly the same way, I was like no way, nope! I miss my little ones; wish I could revisit those days! Thank you for your visit and comment :) Have a blessed weekend! <3

Heidi Sands

Date: 5/16/2025 3:15:00 AM

This poem is so special and so cute! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Well done BJ :)

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 5/17/2025 4:28:00 PM

Thank you, Heidi, :) I miss those days! The sweet memories brighten up my heart so many years later, gosh, kids are so precious!