MY ANT FAMILY. 55

 

to the ceiling overhead, and so go out
upon the roof. That was the way they
adopted. But they saw that getting
out and in after that fashion was at-
tended with a good deal of trouble, and
they probably saw, too, that it was not
altogether safe, as any one of them
might lose his hold, while he was
crawling along the ceiling, and fall
into the lake below. Well, what do
you think they did to avoid the danger
and the trouble? You can’t guess; so
I might as well tell you at once. After
helping out of the water two or three
young ants, who had fallen in, they set