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ANTE ROOM TO A N T F A R M DETOUR DR. FEELERS - ANTENNA REPAIR ANTRHOPOLOGY SOCCER FIELD ANT POLLY’S CAFE GRAND ANT THEATER CHARLIE’S ANT ANTY MAMME ANTS IN PANTS CLOTHING T O D A I R Y FINE APHID M ILK G RA ND A N T D A IR Y A little ant with big ideas, and his human friend Joey will delight your children with their exciting adventures. The imaginative stories in these fun, colorful books will both entertain your children and help them learn valuable lessons that every kid should know. RUNAWAY ANTS Andy and another small ant, Dickter, filled with bitterness decide to run away from home after Joey mindlessly makes fun of Dickter’s stutter. Everyone gets involved in the search. When the ants happily return home, they discover that running away never solves problems. And Joey learns how important friends are and that they should be treated with respect. LAWN MOWER ON THE LOOSE RUNAWAY ANTS THE SWIMMING HOLE DISASTER THE BAND MUSIC MYSTERY 9 788378 290681 ISBN 978-83-7829-068-1 CENTIPEDE EXPRESS A N TRA C K D E P O T A N T Y L A N D P A R K T O G R A N D A N T S C H O O L ANTHILLS INC. CONDOS CAUTION ROOT TRIMMING DANGER AT THE CIRCUS THE RUNAWAY DOG THE SECRET OF THE SPOOKY HOUSE THE GOOFED UP SCIENCE PROJECT Runaway Ants Books For Those We Love Look for Andy Ant in his other books, too!

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A little ant with big ideas, and his human friend Joey will delight your children with their exciting adventures.

The imaginative stories in these fun, colorful books will both entertain your children and help them learn valuable lessons

that every kid should know.

RUNAWAY ANTSAndy and another small ant, Dickter, filled with bitterness decide to run away

from home after Joey mindlessly makes fun of Dickter’s stutter. Everyone gets involved in the search.

When the ants happily return home, they discover that running away never solves problems. And Joey learns how important friends are and that they

should be treated with respect.

lAWn moWEr on ThE loosErunAWAy AnTs

ThE sWimming holE DisAsTErThE bAnD music mysTEry

9 788378 290681

ISBN 978-83-7829-068-1

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runaway Ants

Books For Those We Love

Look for Andy Ant in his other books, too!

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ANDY’S SWIMMING HOLE

ANDY’SROOM

FAMILY ROOM

JOEY’S HOME

ANDY’S HOME

Mr. DAVIS’HOME

Creator: Lawrence W. O’Nan created Andy Ant in the 1970s when he told bed-time stories to his children. He developed Andy Ant to assist him in instilling values and providing an imaginary hero for his two daughters. He regularly lectures and teaches on subjects dealing with values. He and his family reside in California, where is he is a fund raising consultant with nonprofit organizations.Author: Gerald D. O’Nan is the author of the Andy Ants stories. The stories are based on events that occurred during his childhood and individuals who played important roles in his life as a child. He actively works with children in his community as a teacher and storyteller and also teaches seminars in public and private schools on creative writing and storytelling. He and his family reside in Colorado, where he is an attorney.Illustrator: Norman McGary is an internationally recognized illustrator. He began his career in 1957 when he illustrated children’s books for Walt Disney and became known for his illustrations in 101 Dalmatians and Sleeping Beauty. His career also in-cludes extensive work with Hanna-Barbera Productions, Warner Brothers, and Jere-miah Films. He resides in California, where he continues to illustrate many projects.

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STORM DRAIN

DINING ROOM

HALLWAY

SIDEWALK

INSIDEANDY’S HOME

ANT SCHOOL

JOEY’SSCHOOL

PORCH STEP

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Dear

I learned a lot from Andy today

about how important it is to be a

friend and not make fun of people,

even if you’re just kidding. Making

fun of people can lead to serious

problems and sometimes we try to

run away from those problems. But

it never helps to run away.

I hope you learn as much as I did

and don’t forget how important it is

to be a friend.Sincerely,

Joey

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Vocatio PUBLiSHiNG HoUSE Warsaw

Created by Lawrence W. O’NanWritten by Gerald D. O’Nan

Illustrated by Norman McGary

Runaway ants

Dedicated to Chelsey Melinda O’Nan

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“JoSEPH,” my mom’s voice rang out, loud and clear. “you’d better hurry up or you’ll be late for school.” i was hurrying as fast as i could, but i always seem to be a little be-hind—especially on Monday mornings.

as i reached for my books, i heard a tap on my window. it was andy ant and one of his friends standing on the windowsill. i opened the window and andy said, “Hi, Joey. could my friend Dickter and i have a ride to school on your bicycle? We’re running a little late this morning”

andy’s friend had a smile from antenna to antenna. this was unusual on a Monday morning—even for an ant. His big smile was so unusual that i couldn’t take my eyes off it.

“Well, can we have a ride to school?” andy repeated, and i remembered i was late, too.

“Sure,” i said as i grabbed my books and headed for the door. “But you’d better hurry. i don’t want a couple of ants making me late for school.”

“oK, we’ll meet you on your bicycle,” andy called as he and Dickter scampered off the windowsill.

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i ran to the kitchen, grabbed my lunch, and ran out the door. i did remember to give mom a one-armed hug as i passed her. When i got to my bike, andy and Dickter were sitting on the handlebars, rea-dy to go.

i had never met Dickter before, but andy had talked about him a lot. He lived in a crack in Mr. Davis’s drive-way next door. andy looked up at me as we started off.

“Joey,” he said, “i’d like you to meet my best friend, Dickter.”“Hi, Dickter,” i said as i pedaled my bicycle down the drive-

way and onto the street. “are you and andy both in the same grade?”

“We sure are,” andy said, “and we sit right next to each other.” “are you on the Grand ant Soccer team with andy?” i asked Dickter.

“He sure is,” answered andy, “and he’s one of the best play-ers,”

“How long have you known andy?” i asked. “We’ve known each other—,” andy started, but i interrupted

him.“andy! i didn’t ask you, i asked Dickter.” i looked at Dickter

and asked again, “How long have you guys known each other?”at first Dickter didn’t say a word, then he took a deep breath

and said. “i-i’ve known a-andy f-f-for a l-long time.”

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Wow! i’d never heard an ant stutter before and it sounded so fun-ny that i laughed. Dickter looked away and andy looked like he wanted to break my neck. “W-w-what’s wrong with you?” i said to andy, trying to mime Dickter. that made andy even angrier, but before he could say anything we arrived at the school.

“S-s-see you later,” i called with a laugh as i jumped off my bike.

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then i looked back—andy and Dickter were still sitting on the handlebars. “Gosh, those ants sure are crazy,” i said to myself. “they beg for a lift because they’re late, then they just sit there. Well, it’s not my fault if they get into trouble for being late.”

at recess time i looked for andy by the corner of the play- ground, where i usually see him. But there was no sign of him or Dickter. i figured they’d probably had to stay in during recess

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because they were late for school. From what andy tells me, ant tea-chers are pretty much like regular teachers. they help you learn things and tell you when you’ve done a good job. But when you make a mis- take, like being late, then whamo! they make you stay in at recess or

after school. oh well, i’ll see andy at lunch, i thought.

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the morning went by pretty fast and before long it was lunch time. i grabbed my lunch and ran out to the big tree where i usually meet andy. i could have eaten anywhere on the play-ground, though, and andy would have found me. You know how ants are—as soon as you sit down and pull out a sand- wich, there they are.

But today was different. i had almost finished eating and i still hadn’t seen andy. i had just taken a bite of my apple when Parker, andy’s older brother, came running up. He was nearly out of breath.

“Joey,” he gasped, scrambling onto my foot. “Have you seen my little brother?”

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“No, but i’ve been expecting him any minu-te. You know how andy is; all you have to do is pull out food and he shows up.” i was trying to joke with Parker, but he didn’t seem to noti-ce.

“Well, did you see andy or Dickter at re-cess?” he asked.

“No, but they probably had to stay inside because they were late this morning. and you know how teachers are when you’re late.”

“they were more than just late,” Parker said. “they didn’t show up at all. Nobody’s seen them since this morning when they walked across the playground. it looks like andy and Dickter may have run away.”

“Wow! Why would they do a thing like that?” i asked.“i’m not sure,” Parker said frowning. “But one of the other

ants said somebody had been making fun of the way Dickter talks. He stutters, you know.”

“Uh ... yeah, i guess i knew,” i said. Suddenly i felt sick. “But i haven’t really talked to Dickter that much.”

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“Well, i’d sure like to know who was mean enough to tease him,” Parker said as he hopped down from my foot. i didn’t say anything and he shrugged. “i’d better get moving,” he said. “if i don’t find them pretty soon, they’ll probably get into big trouble. they could get squashed by a car if they try to cross the street. See you.” and he hurried away.

oh no, i thought to myself. i wonder if Dickter felt bad ‘cause i kidded him about the way he talks. the more i thought about it, the more i was sure that andy and Dickter had run away because of what i’d said that morning. But i hadn’t meant to make anyone feel bad. i was just kidding!

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the afternoon went by slowly, and all i could think about was andy and Dickter ... and all the big cars that could squash them if they weren’t careful.

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at last the school bell rang. By the time the teacher said “class dismissed,” i was halfway out the door. i jumped on my bicycle and rode to the ant soccer field. i was hoping andy and Dic-kter were there. andy would never miss soccer practice unless he was really sick or something bad like that.

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Parker must have thought the same thing, be-cause he was standing on the sidelines when i got there.

“Hey, Parker,” i said, trying to pretend i wasn’t really concerned. “Have you found tho-se runaway ants yet?”

“No, i sure haven’t,” he said. “i didn’t think anything could keep those two from soccer

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practice. Something terrible must have happened!” Parker’s voice had a little quiver in it and the sick feeling in my sto-mach got even worse.

“oh, i bet they’re already at home having their afternoon snack,” i said hoping Parker wouldn’t see how worried i really was. “come on, Parker, hop on my bike and we’ll go find out.”

When we rode into my driveway, Parker jumped off the bike and ran to his house. andy’s parents had both come home from work when they heard that andy and

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Dickter hadn’t shown up at school. andy’s mom looked real wor-ried. Parker came back out and said that ants all around Grand

ant were looking for andy and Dickter. the only thing we could do was wait.

it was almost dark when i heard a cheer and saw a bunch of ants running around as if someone had just stepped on their house. i looked down and there they were—andy and Dickter—just walking up the sidewalk. they seemed a little confused at all the excitement

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until andy’s mom hugged him and asked. “oh, andy, why did you run away?”

“Well, i didn’t, really.” he said, looking up at his mom and dad, his hands in his pockets. “But Dickter wanted to run away and i figured somebody should go with him ‘cause he was feeling so bad.” Dickter didn’t say a word. He just stood a little behind andy, looking down at the ground.

“Everybody has been so worried about you two.” andy’s mom said.

“We’re just glad you’re home safe.” and she gave them a big two-way hug.

“You boys get cleaned up and grab something to eat,” andy’s dad said. “as soon as you’re finished we’re going to have a serio-

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us talk.” He sounded pretty stern— just like a dad would sound after you’ve done something you weren’t supposed to—but i could tell he was glad andy was oK. He put his arms around andy and Dickter and they started for their house.

“Hey, andy,” i said. “come over and see me when you’re done.” andy still had his hands in his pockets. He glanced at me and shook his head in disgust. “Yeah, i’ll see you later,” he said. He was pretty upset with me, and i guess he had every right to be. i’d really messed things up.

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it seemed like a long time later that i heard a fa-miliar tap on my window. i opened it and andy stood there looking at me.

“Hi, andy,” i said, glad he had showed up. “Was your dad really mad?”

“No, he was just really worried,” andy said quietly.

“Well, good. Everything’s back to normal,” i said. But andy shook his head.

“No, it really isn’t. Dickter still feels bad about you making fun of him. You see, Joey, i had told Dickter all about you, that you were my best ‘real person’ friend. So he wanted to be your friend, too.”

i was really feeling bad now. i wished my bed would swallow me up.

“You know,”’ andy went on, “Dickter still likes you. He just thinks you don’t like him ‘cause you didn’t act like you wanted to be friends.”

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“i didn’t mean to hurt Dickter,” i said. “i was just kidding aro-und.”

andy shook his head. “Joey, a problem like stuttering is nothing to kid someone about. You hurt Dickter’s feelings. You made him feel stupid because he can’t talk like you and me. But he’s not stupid—he’s smart, and funny, and he likes to make friends. and,” andy added looking at me, “He would never say anything to hurt someone’s feelings.”

i felt my cheeks turn red and i looked away. “andy,” i said after a minute, “i’m sorry. i would like to be Dickter’s friend if he’ll let me. Do you think he will?” i looked at andy.

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“Why don’t you ask Dickter?” andy said, smi-ling. Just then Dickter peeked over the edge of the windowsill. He looked oK, but his big smile was missing.

“H-h-hi, Joey,” Dickter began. “i-i know i s-shouldn’t have run away, i-i-i just w-wanted you

to like m-me as much a-a-as you like a-andy. a-and when you didn’t, i-i-i felt real b-bad.”

“i’m sorry for the way i acted, Dickter,” i said. “i didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. Will you forgive me?”

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Dickter looked at me. “S-sure, Joey,” he said, and suddenly that antenna-to-antenna smile was beaming at me.

“You won’t run away anymore, will you, Dickter?” i asked him.

“N-no. When a-andy’s dad t-talked with us, h-h-he helped me u-under-stand th-that r-r-running away n-n-never makes things b-better. the p-p-problem will still b-b-be there when y-y-you come b-back.”

“that’s right,” andy said. “i guess we’d better go home now and get to bed. tomorrow is an important day, you know.”

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“What’s so important about it?” i asked, and andy smiled that philosopher’s smile of his.

“Well, it’s a brand new day. and Dickter and i are going to hitch a ride to school with you on your bicycle,” andy said, winking at me.

i smiled and rolled over on my bed and thought about all that had happened. one thing was for sure: i would never forget how important friends are or how impor-tant it is to treat them like friends. and i was glad andy and Dickter hadn’t run away for long. if they hadn’t come home, i wouldn’t have had anyone to ride to school with me—and i would have lost two special friends.

then i remembered what andy had said. “Yeah,” i mumbled to myself as i snuggled under my covers. “tomorrow’s a brand new day. and it’s gonna be a good one.”

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Andy’s Family (Me)

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The Adventures of Andy Ant. Runaway Ants

copyright © 1995 by andy ant Productions, inc.10951 W. center ave., Lakewood, co 80226, U.S.a.

all rights reserved

copyright for the English edition(excluding North america)

© 1996 by Vocatio PUBLiSHiNG HoUSE

all rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or any portions thereof, in any form. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic

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For the permission please contact:

Vocatio PUBLiSHiNG HoUSEPolnej Róży 1

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ISBN 978-83-7829-068-1