Glad you could join us for the next silky episode of Elliot’s Adventures. If you’re new here, you can catch up by returning to the beginning, and reading really fast…
Standing tall before the solitary ant, Arturo said, “Out of respect for the living, we ask you to leave.”
Boldly facing Arturo’s size and stinger, the ant’s voice pierced the air. “Respect for the living brought me here. My people need to eat, so we serve the world by giving purpose to its dead and decaying. This place smells of death, so I am here, and I must tell them what I’ve found. When we return, we will give thanks to honor the life that was taken from one and shared with others.”
Arturo dropped to one knee. “Is it too much to ask that you wait to give thanks until the life is truly taken?”
Space, Time, and Raspberries 
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