The Queen Ant's Birthday

The Queen Ant's Birthday, written by Elise Sweeney. Illustrated by Nora Voutis.

《蚁后的生日》，作者：伊莉斯·斯威尼。 插画绘制：诺拉·武蒂斯。

Today is a big day at the ant nest. It's the queen ant's birthday.

今天是蚁穴里的大日子， 是蚁后的生日呀。

The ants have many jobs to do before the queen wakes up. They will work together to surprise her with a party.

蚁后醒来之前，蚂蚁们有好多工作要做。 它们要齐心协力办一场派对，给她一个惊喜。

Some worker ants clean the nest. They use their six legs to make the rooms neat.

一些工蚁负责打扫蚁穴。 它们用六条腿把各个房间收拾得整整齐齐。

They fix cracks in the walls. They dig to make the rooms bigger.

它们修补墙壁上的裂缝。 它们挖土把房间扩得更大。

Other workers go out to look for food. They find tasty seeds, leaves, and a few dead flies.

其他工蚁出门寻找食物。 它们找到了美味的种子、树叶，还有几只死苍蝇。