Page 10 - Stories for Thinking Children 2

t was a bright, sunny Sunday. Faruq had gone to the forest for
I a picnic with his teacher and his classmates.
Faruq and his friends began playing hide and seek.
Suddenly Faruq heard a voice crying, "Be careful!" Faruq

began looking to right and left, unsure of where the voice was
coming from. But there was nobody there.
Later on he heard the same voice again. This time it said, "I'm
down here!"
Right next to his foot Faruq noticed an insect that looked very

much like an ant.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"I'm a termite," the tiny creature replied.
"I never heard of a creature called a termite," mused Faruq
"Do you live alone?"
"No," replied the insect, "We live in nests in big groups. If you

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