1. unity

2. quarrel

3. twig

4. The Happy Ant Hill

5. The Happy
Ant Hill
Folktale by Pat Nelson
Retold by Leah N. Bautista

6. Luis is a quiet little
ant. He stays in his
room most of the
time. Bernie is the
opposite of Luis.

7. He likes to go
around and make
fun of other ants.
They quarreled
most of the time.

8. One August
morning, Father
Ant called
everybody.

9. “The rainy season
begins soon. We
must find food
together.

10. If we work
together, we
can have enough
food before the
rain comes.”

11. Alas, the boys were not
listening.
Bernie made fun of Luis.
Luis went back to his
room. So, Father Ant
called them back.

12. Father Ant showed
them a bundle of twigs.
He asked each ant to
break the bundle. Each
one tried but the bundle
did not break.

13. Then, he gave
each one a piece of
twig. The twig
broke easily.

14. Father Ant spoke,
“See, my sons, this
is what it means to
work together as
one. Work with

15. brotherly love and we
will always have a
happy ant hill.”
Luis smiled at Bernie,
and they understood
Father Ant’s lesson.

16. 1. What did the father
ant show his sons?
What symbolizes the
bundle of twigs?
2. What did the father
ant beg from his sons?

17. 3. What does it mean
when you say “to live
in brotherly love”?
4. How would you
describe a family living
in love?

18. 5. What did the father
ant do next? Were the
sons able to break the
sticks easily?

19. 6. What does the old
man mean when he
said, “See my sons, the
power of unity.”

20. 7. Do you think the sons
changed? If not, what
will the old man do?
If you were one of the
sons, what will you do?

21. Remember This
Unity is to work
together with
brotherly love.

22. From the bundle of
twigs below, color
those twigs
that show unity in
the family.

23. Gabriel helps his sister clean the
yard.
Dennis and Sheryl fight over a
petty thing.
Leo and Vien obey their
parents.
Marian respects her older brother’s
idea.

24. What do you think will the children do?
What do you think will happen to the seeds?