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What Is The Theme Of The Ant Within By Julian Langelaar
The Ant Within By Julian Langelaar

It was a long day for Bill. He was tired and stressed after a long day of school, but he was thankful for the day to finally be over. He was beyond starving and was still mad at himself for forgetting his lunch box on the kitchen table this morning, but his hunger would soon be cured as the bus driver finally turned the corner to his bus stop. Bill was planning to grab a coca cola, cookie and maybe some goldfish from the kitchen and then bolt up to his room and play video games for the rest of the afternoon. He stepped off the bus and used the remaining of his energy to run up the hill to his house on 43rd Street, where he swung open the door, plopped his bags down, grabbed his snacks and zoomed up the stairs.
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Bill sighed as he picked up the phone and said ‘hello’. Rob replied “yo come to the park, everyone is here riding our bikes”. Bill sighed and replied “I don't know man I'm so tired and have so much homework to do an-” “trust me bro it will be worth it” rob said, “ok fine” Bill said. So Bill sneaked out of the house without his Mom noticing, grabbed his bike and started pettling to the park.

As he strolled through the park, something strange happened. Suddenly, without warning, he felt a strange tingling sensation coursing through his body. It was as if every inch of his skin was prickling with tiny needles. Panicked, Bill looked down at his hands and saw something unbelievable. They were shrinking. In horror, he watched as his arms, legs, and torso shriveled away, until he was no bigger than an ant. But he wasn't just small, he was an ant!

At first, Bill was terrified. He didn't know how to survive in this new form. But as he looked around, he realized that he wasn't alone. There were other ants roaming about, doing their daily business. Bill was speechless and just then realized this was his new home and he became Determined to adapt, Bill decided to observe and learn from his tiny

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