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Drabble in the Ant

The humble drabble, a mere one hundred words to articulate a story using only.... one hundred words, a drabble.

Word Count:100

Jun.22 25


Two ants bestow upon a leaf.

One will leaf here alive.

The other will be forgotten to the annals of history.

They leap towards one another, aiming their mandibles at their opponents jugular.

"You've left me no choice, Sir Antony, if you will not call off your army.
I summon thee: Bird of Light,
clear as day,
hear my roar,
my opponent you shall slay!"
One ant chants out-

Suddenly, a flicker of the sun, a shadow growing in size as a giant, fluffy brown Wren swoops down, crashing through the leaf and eating the opposing ant, leave the one.