“A Little Ant's Big Choice”
By we
Chapter 1: “I'm Tired of Working!”
In a forest, inside a large anthill, rows and rows of ants were working diligently. But in one corner, a small ant was sitting idle and sighing.
“Why do I have to work so hard? No one will notice if I take a break!” the little ant grumbled.
The other ants stopped working and looked at the little ant.
“Hey, little ant, we all have to work together here. There's a lot of work, so you should help out!” said one of the ants.
But the little ant just shook his head and didn't get up from his seat.
“Why does everyone want to work so hard? Am I the only one who's weird?” he wondered, feeling increasingly lonely. He felt torn between the expectations of the other ants and his own heart.
Chapter 2: “Finding Time to Be Alone”
The little ant eventually ran away, deep into the woods. He decided to find some time to himself.
“Finally, a place where no one is forcing me to do things.” He sat down on a stone and looked at the quiet forest around him and said, ”I like it this way. It's so much better to be alone!”
But over time, the silence of the forest began to weigh heavily on his mind. The longer he spent without talking to anyone, without being with anyone, the more restless he became.
'Am I okay being alone like this? No, I should enjoy my solitude.' The little ant tried to ignore the voices of 'solitude' and 'loneliness' that were fighting in his mind.
Chapter 3: “The Mystery of Fire and Ice”
One day, the little ant was walking in the woods when he saw a strange scene.
A flame was burning on a small stone, and on top of it was a piece of ice, but strangely, the ice didn't melt, and the fire didn't go out.
“How does this make sense?” the little ant said to himself as he stared at the stone.
“Fire is supposed to melt ice, so why are they both just fine?” He couldn't understand the contradiction.
He felt that the fire and ice on the stone were like him. Like himself, wanting to be alone and yet feeling lonely, the two opposites existing together was so foreign and confusing.
Chapter 4: “Between Alone and Together”
After wandering through the forest, the little ant finally came to a small clearing where other ants were gathered.
The ants were still busy working, but this time they looked at it a little differently.
The little ant thought to himself, “I feel relaxed and free when I'm alone, but when I come back here, I'll have to work again. Will it be okay if I go back?
Just then, another ant came up to him and said
“Little ant, we're stronger and happier together, and I think you'll see the good in joining us.”
The little ant was at a crossroads: “I like the freedom of being alone, but is it important to be happy here together?” He was at a crossroads.
Chapter 5: “A New Beginning”
In the end, the little ant decided to return to the community.
“It's nice to be alone, but I think it's more meaningful to be together now,” he said, smiling brightly.
The other ants smiled back.
“Yes! It's better together!”
From that day on, the little ant cherished his alone time, but he also enjoyed working with the other ants. He began to find a balance between solitude and relationships.
The little ant was no longer lonely or confused; he had found his way between being alone and being together.
This is how the story of “The Little Ant's Big Choice” ended. Don't you think the story of the little ant finding a balance between solitude and relationships, freedom and responsibility, is an important lesson for us as well? 😊
Story Content
1장: “일하느라 지쳤어요!”
숲 속 커다란 개미집 안에서 개미들이 줄지어 부지런히 일하고 있었습니다.
그런데 한 구석에 작은 개미 한 마리가 한가롭게 앉아 한숨을 쉬고 있었어요.
“왜 이렇게 열심히 일해야 할까?
내가 쉬면 아무도 눈치채지 못할 텐데!” 작은 개미가 투덜거렸습니다.
다른 개미들이 일을 멈추고 작은 개미를 바라보았습니다.
“야, 꼬마 개미야, 우리 모두 힘을 합쳐서 일해야 해.
일이 많으니까 너도 도와줘야 해!” 한 개미가 말했습니다.
하지만 꼬마 개미는 고개를 저으며 자리에서 일어나지 않았어요.
“왜 다들 그렇게 열심히 일하고 싶어 하는 거죠?
나만 이상한 걸까?” 그는 점점 외로움을 느끼며 궁금해했습니다.
그는 다른 개미들의 기대와 자신의 마음 사이에서 갈등을 느꼈습니다.
2장: “혼자 있을 시간 찾기”
결국 개미는 깊은 숲속으로 도망쳤습니다.
그는 혼자만의 시간을 찾기로 결심했습니다.
“드디어, 아무도 나에게 무언가를 강요하지 않는 곳.” 그는 돌 위에 앉아 주변의 조용한 숲을 바라보며 이렇게 말했습니다. “난 이 곳이 좋아요.
혼자 있는 게 훨씬 좋아요!"라고 말했습니다.
하지만 시간이 지나면서 숲의 고요함이 그의 마음을 무겁게 짓누르기 시작했습니다.
누구와도 대화하지 않고, 누구와도 함께하지 않고 보내는 시간이 길어질수록 그는 더욱 불안해졌습니다.
'이렇게 혼자 있어도 괜찮은 걸까?
아니, 난 고독을 즐겨야 해.' 개미는 마음속에서 싸우고 있는 '고독'과 '외로움'의 목소리를 무시하려고 했어요.
제3장: “불과 얼음의 신비”
어느 날 꼬마 개미는 숲 속을 걷다가 이상한 장면을 목격했습니다.
작은 돌 위에 불꽃이 타오르고 있었고 그 위에는 얼음 조각이 있었는데 이상하게도 얼음은 녹지 않고 불도 꺼지지 않았어요.
“이게 말이 되나요?” 작은 개미는 돌을 바라보며 혼잣말을 했습니다.
“불은 얼음을 녹여야 하는데 왜 둘 다 멀쩡한 걸까?” 개미는 이 모순을 이해할 수 없었습니다.
개미는 돌에 있는 불과 얼음이 자신과 같다고 느꼈습니다.
혼자 있고 싶으면서도 외로움을 느끼는 자신처럼, 정반대의 두 가지가 함께 존재하는 것이 너무나 낯설고 혼란스러웠습니다.
4장: “혼자와 함께 사이”
숲 속을 헤매던 꼬마 개미는 마침내 다른 개미들이 모여 있는 작은 공터에 도착했습니다.
개미들은 여전히 바쁘게 일하고 있었지만 이번에는 조금 다른 모습을 보였습니다.
꼬마 개미는 혼자 있을 때는 편안하고 자유롭지만, 다시 이곳으로 돌아오면 다시 일해야 할 것 같다는 생각이 들었습니다.
다시 돌아가도 괜찮을까?
바로 그때 다른 개미가 그에게 다가와 말했습니다.
“꼬마 개미, 우리는 함께하면 더 강해지고 행복해지니까 우리와 함께하면 좋은 점을 알게 될 거야.”
작은 개미는 선택의 기로에 섰습니다: “혼자 있는 자유도 좋지만, 여기서 함께 행복해지는 것이 중요할까요?” 그는 기로에 서 있었습니다.
5장: “새로운 시작”
결국 꼬마 개미는 공동체로 돌아가기로 결정했습니다.
“It's nice to be alone, but I think it's more meaningful to be together now,” he said, smiling brightly.
The other ants smiled back.
“Yes!
It's better together!”
From that day on, the little ant cherished his alone time, but he also enjoyed working with the other ants.
He began to find a balance between solitude and relationships.
The little ant was no longer lonely or confused; he had found his way between being alone and being together.
This is how the story of “The Little Ant's Big Choice” ended.
Don't you think the story of the little ant finding a balance between solitude and relationships, freedom and responsibility, is an important lesson for us as well?
😊
