3分鐘兒童英文故事：螞蟻的報恩

One hot day, an ant was walking near a river bank. She lost her balance and fell inside the water. A dove was watching all this from a nearby tree. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked off a leaf and dropped it into the water near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up onto it. Soon, the leaf drifted to dry ground, and the ant jumped out. She was safe at last.

Just at that time, a hunter was targeting at a dove sitting one a tree. Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. The dove was quick to fly away to safety.

Moral: One good turn begets another.

在一個炎熱的日子裡，一隻螞蟻正在河岸附近走路。她失去平衡，掉進了水裡。一隻鴿子從附近的樹上看到了這一切。看到螞蟻有麻煩，鴿子迅速摘下一片樹葉，將它放在正在掙扎的螞蟻附近的水中。螞蟻朝著樹葉移動並爬上去。不久，樹葉漂到了乾地，螞蟻跳出了水，終於安全了。

就在這時，一名獵人正瞄準一隻停在樹上的鴿子。螞蟻猜到他即將做什麼，迅速咬了他的腳跟。感受到疼痛，獵人放下了他的網。鴿子迅速飛走，逃離了危險。

寓意：善行會引發連鎖的善意行動。