Gram have you seen our ball Soñia and Freddy started looking on every shelf and under every bag Niños por favor said Gram Please we need to get ready You’re getting in the way 4
You’re like ants at a picnic Dad said smiling Freddy started crawling around like an ant Everyone laughed Everyone except Soñia She stood still and got a faraway look 5
Suddenly Soñia was standing in tall tall grass A wooden table loomed over her like a skyscraper A foot the length of a football field stood inches away Where am I she wondered Sniff sniff Barbecue 6
Just then a chunk of hamburger in a bun came crashing down An ant dashed straight to it Oh no Ants thundered a voice Soñia laughed Now I see what Dad meant 7