We’re having a tea party
In the park by the lake.
On a blanket we put
Our cups, tea and cake.
An afternoon party
With friends, cake and tea
Makes the rest of the day
As nice as can be.
I see on the blanket
A big crumb of cake
That one little ant
Is trying to take.
With its head, the ant shoves
To give it a nudge
But that crumb does not move.
That crumb does not budge.
It is a big job
That one ant can’t do,
So, where there was one ant,
Now there are two.
Each ant grabs a side
Of this crumb of cake
And together they pull
And this crumb, they do take!
Now there are two more
Ants trying to take
An even bigger crumb
That fell from the cake.
They could both just stop
And each take a bite.
That would make the crumb smaller.
That would make it light.
That probably won’t happen
Because I’ve never seen
Ants at a table
Drinking small cups of tea.
Now this big third ant
Starts pushing from behind
Across the blanket they go
And down over the side.
The same as the ants,
Three people can do
A job that needs more
People than two.
This all makes me wonder,
How many ants would it take
To move to their ant home
A whole great big cake.
and more…