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Amy lived with her family in the big rainforest on the
family was very large and she had lots of brothers and
sisters.
trouble.
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You see, Amy’s mother was the queen and she was
had to ensure
up enough
food before
the rainy
season came,
which would
Amy did not think about that, she thought she was
much too young to do all that work. So, while all her
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sisters were working she spent most of her time
very bright in the air, the breeze was cool and Ma Bee
for the day. Her sister Clara was always punctual and
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“Amy, Amy”, Mom called, but there was no answer,
course.
with her ‘special leaf’ that was way too heavy for her
to carry.
The morning went well, and all the leaves on the plain
message came for them to head for the top of the hill.
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hill where all was nice and no one had to work. She
forest. Today was the day; she would finally get her
So Amy dropped the leaf she had in her hand and sped
off to the front of the line. When she got to the top of
the hill, she put her hand on her hips and shouted to
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they had way too much work to do to bother about
daydreaming Amy.
about her face, when in fact, she did not see. “Where
they could get. They got guavas and plums that fell
from the trees, leaves from short and tall trees and
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sent a message to Ma to send out the flying team to
all the food home. The day was done and it was time
the army ants were called out to help find poor little
Amy.
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Meanwhile, Amy had gone to the other side of the
know it is, I know it is”. “Today I will find it, and never
The flowers were bright, and the trees were green and
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Amy was never so happy, she played and played and
she did not even realize that she was hungry until her
tummy started to
thought, from
nowhere it seemed a
and she ate until she could eat no more. Every where
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“Grandpa was right after all” she thought. This is the
Back home, they had almost given up. The clouds were
happen. If they did not find Amy soon they will have to
lazy, you couldn’t help but love her. Her smile was
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Amy had eaten so much now, and she was soooo….
themselves.
But there was no army. Amy was all alone. She had
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As she stumbled around
the anteater.
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She tickled and tickled with all the might she had, and
the anteater gave a big sneeze. Out came Amy and all
hard for her to see her way since there was sticky,
slimy goo all over her face. She was about to give up,
the air.
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“Who is that, who is that, please don’t eat me”. I know
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Written and Illustrated By Ann Marie deGazon
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