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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!
Copyright ©
Bj Legros Kelley
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