“Soviet encyclopedic dictionary”
Ant - symbolizes industry.
“Heraldry A-B-C”
Ant – is a symbol of humbleness, diligence and industry. It is a favorite hero of Japanese fairy tales. In Christianity it was considered that an ant separating grains from coats symbolized a sage separating true teaching from false one.
“Encyclopedia of symbols”
Ant in African tribe Bete, godlike ant Kpakpanyinidyepo embodies human conscience.
“Encyclopedia of symbols”
Ant - since Biblical times – a symbol of industry in Jewish symbolics and emblematics. Mainly used by pietists since ХVIII century. As a separate emblem often symbolizes industry in the form of diligence, efficiency and eagerness. Encountered in bourgeois coats of arms as a symbol of these merits and as an example of taking advantage of life in all of its circumstances, symbol of order in civil life.
Ant chosen in ХIX century as a name for some charities in Scandinavia, Great Britain, USA similar in their tasks to Salvation Army.
Ant – bloodline of social insects, suborder of hymenoptera. Form complex colonies consisting of several castes. The length of worker-ants is 0,8-30 mm, females are larger. There are around 7000 species. Diverse and numerous in tropics, north boundary of dispersal - forest tundra. In the USSR there are 270 species. Nests are in soil, woody tissue, sometimes above-ground structures (ant hills) in the form of pine heaps; small dirt hills; there are also vagile species that do not have permanent nest. They eliminate harmful insects, participate in soil formation. In number of countries, including USSR, measure are taken to protect a range of ant species and their nests.
The adventures of the Brave the Knight Ant
Author Volodymyr Krichkovskiy

Part I
In the Green Forest

Breath of winds, Podil canyon
Foliage whisper, green of branches
Wild beauty, tenderness of flowers
Song of Philomela and flight…
No-go violent wilds,
Long snakes, wolf plows
Wonderful skeeters and strawberries
Leary foxes and Firebirds…
Secrets in the woods yet to be found
Reminiscent of Glorious adventures in the future
There we will meet the knight, -
Sacrificing himself for his friend…
Part II
Ant – the great traveler
Kind And there was
Without a wife and a roof
Often dreamt of love
Maybe it was just forest…
He worked on himself,
Battled the enemy.
Wondered day and night
Knew every bush and every stub.
Wind, Rain and morning dew
Dove of peace and love
The Sun, the Moon, clear Dawn;
Friend in the skies and at sea!
Part III
Suddenly...

The woods were dangerous,
We should mentioned that;
Enemies hid in their waits
Attempted at careless…
***
Suddenly… Ant met Antess
Who was carrying chamomile on her back.
They fell in love with each other at ones;
Their hearts sang in unison…
Fairies were swirling around them
Rejoicing and dancing along;
Sweet encounter and Love,
Hopes of Tender hearts.
Part IV
Ant-Commander

Ants, as you know, are friendly
Together they are strong.
Each of them – very courageous;
They are numerous and kind folks.
But there were other midges;
Evil, wolfish and bigger,
That attacked ants
And always had mean plans…
That’s why Ant became fearsome
And stood up to all the bearcats
At the command of ant troops
He hazed foxes and even birds.
Part V
In captivity

One day the Antess without the Ant,
plucked up her courage;
and went to the forest alone
(Maybe she was gathering mushrooms)
and suddenly she got into the trap...
Other ants caught her,
they were mean, rapacious and huge
they took the beauty to hold captive,
Their Don was already waiting.
He shouted from the castle:
"Now you belong to me!"
But she was in love with our Ant,
Although he did not have a cent …
And she began crying;
The same happens with people too.
She was asking God:
"I’d better die than live like this!"
Part VI
The Great Ordeal

During the days of real separation
The Ant was suffering:
How can I forget the Antess, the Love?!
It’s an awful suffering...
And although the Ant was dreaming about the world,
Because he saw it in his dream…
World everywhere: in the desert, in the forest,
in the mountains, and in the fields and in the meadow!
The Ant was thinking about it
listening for Bach’s music,
And the fierce war time came
And the ant family rose…
Part VI
Duel of Brave Ant-Knight and Don Evel-doer-Mosquito
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The Ant gave a dare to the Mosquito-leader,
His friends were with him during the hard moment!
His rival is a known evildoer
Wasn’t feel well from this…
The Ant was strong.
He could handle any problem.
He could defeat almost anyone,
A lot of enemies died from his hand.
They met in the fight,
Not wasting any time.
Angry and … scared Mosquito
was the first to attack the Ant.
Injured Ant was holding tight
to his armor in the fight,
But Mosquito – fat evildoer
was writhing like a snake…
But love saved the Knight;
Brave heart will defeat the evil!
Not letting the sword out of his hands,
Neither spear or bow helped the Mosquito.
Part VI
Ant’s liberation and celebration of the victory

Then this mean Evildoer-Mosquito asked Ant-Knight to forgive him,
And all evil ants were
running away from the Ant like losers…
Here is how the Ant saved the Antess,
Although this was quite hard…
He kissed her and hugged
And both of them were happy!
Ant family greeted the loving couple;
Finally the peace came to the forest!
Everyone wished happiness to the newlyweds;
Let it never end!
The sweethearts hugged each other in sweet languor,
They were kissing in front of all ants.
Everyone was celebrating cheerfully and happily,
I was there too, isn’t it a miracle?!
Part IX
Glorious wedding and new campaign
(epilogue)

What kind of wedding they were celebrating?!
Glorifying the Ant and the Antess …
I was there too, I was drinking and eating,
When I woke up I told you this story.
***
Fairytale kingdom is now flourishing,
It welcomes all visitors.
But sometimes in the depths of the forest…
The war cherish “The Black plot” again.
The Ant dreams about the world up until now.
But, my Stranger, do not believe everything you hear!
Fairytales are not always truthful,
But they contain Wisdom, simplicity and miracle …
***
And here is a messenger with the message again;
Miracle forest is somewhere beyond the mountains!
Goodbye, my friends, I’m going on a trip with ants, -
Adventures, sweet-scented berries and honey are calling out to me!
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