Waterworld for Ants..

Wombat finished his breakfast of Wombat Cereal and Wombat Juice. The bike shorts were starting to pinch around his rather ample girth. He did enjoy the padding though, and could sit around on it all day. Wombat went to place his dishes in the dishwasher but froze with fear at what he saw. Dozens of ants roaming around the dish racks!!! He backed away slowly and grabbed his glasses so he could see the full extent of the horror before him. Wombat, his heart pounding, peered over the edge of the dishwasher. The ants seemed to be looking up at him with expectation in their eyes... Waiting for something... He looked closer and realised that they wore bathers or board shorts and were carrying little towels! What were they thinking??? Wombat went to the cupboard to get a soap tablet and carefully - ensuring he didn't touch any of the ants - placed it in the soap tablet holder thinggy.

Wombat looked back at the ants.. they seemed to be cheering. They were lining up at the top of plates and on the edge of cups. They thought this was some sort of Fun Park!! They were waiting for Wombat to turn the water on so the 'rides' could begin! Wombat shook his head. As much as he hated ants he couldn't bear the thought of their disappointment when their 'rides' turned deadly.

"You're all going to die!!" he said - speaking slowly and clearly - not sure if ants understood 'wombat speak'. The ants just cheered. Wombat tried again.. "The water gets hot!!" The ants jumped up and down. "GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN!!!!!" The ants just looked up at him and waved.

Wombat shook his head, stood up and closed the dishwasher. He'd tried. Couldn't do better than that. He pushed the buttons on the dishwasher.. Nothing. Wombat pushed the buttons again... Nada.. zilch.. the dishwasher was dead. Typical! He'd had the chance to rid himself of a few ants and as usual the world was against him! Sighing deeply Wombat padded over to the couch, flopped down and tried to drown out the faint chant of "We want water!"