erm went back to the owner to get replacement worker ants and queen ant.

I don’t think I will sleep well for the next month or so.

I don’t even know what I did wrong to make the queen ant die ;(

Undisciplined

Talk about a royal crisis! Hopefully, she was just taking a very regal nap

brave

“Dad, I think the queen ant is dead,” my son suggested gently, yet his grip on my sleeve was firm. Stunned, I stopped everything I was doing to pay him undivided attention. 

, while the worker ants showed signs of movement, the queen ant was eerily still. I hurriedly called the owner of Just Ants, hoping that he would help me get out of my predicament.

 - a difficult situation that is hard to escape, often requiring a tough choice

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*True Story 1*
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“Dad, I think the queen ant is dead,” my son suggested gently, yet his grip on my sleeve was firm. Stunned, I stopped everything I was doing to pay him undivided attention. *To my horror*, while the worker ants showed signs of movement, the queen ant was eerily still. I hurriedly called the owner of Just Ants, hoping that he would help me get out of my predicament.

Glossary 
*predicament* - a difficult situation that is hard to escape, often requiring a tough choice