_Thompson River_
Ant and Spider were very wise. They were arguing one day about
death. Spider said to Ant, “You are cutting yourself in two with
that tight belt. Soon you will die.”
Ant said, “Well, if I do, I shall come to life again in a few
hours.”
Spider said, “I think it would be better if people died properly,
else the world will soon become overcrowded. If so many people come
to earth and none die, soon people will starve.”
Thus they argued.
Now Fly joined Spider, so it was two to one. They said death must
happen.
Soon after that Spider’s child died. Spider came weeping to Ant, and
said, “Let us put things right by declaring people cannot die.”
Ant said, “But it is too late now. Death has already happened.”