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For girls & boys aged 6 to 12

4-6/09

Proverbs 31:27, 28 She carefully watches all

that goes on in her household...

Her children stand and bless her.

Thanks, Mum!

My name is Antoinette Ant. I live in a large colony of ants. I think we have a big problem in our colony.

Guess what! I’m the problem! I’m Lonnie, the

Lomechusa beetle. I moved into the ant colony.

I lay my eggs all over the place. I have something the

ants like!

Yeah, I think Lonnie is just great. She gives me a sweet-smelling drink from her glands—Oh, it’s so good I can’t think of anything else!

Who cares about work? Let’s just enjoy the drink! It’s so sweet!

I can get the ants to do just what I want. They will feed me instead

of their own young ants when I stroke them with

my antennae.

A L

B

E F

This quarter, I received mail from: Fiacre Munezero – 30 points Fiacre wrote

about his favourite sport and why it is important to be drug-free to play well. Well done! Welcome to new DFK members: Chelsea Petterd You can write to me or send things for the Fun Pages at the email address on page 1 or to the postal address on the promise form on page 4 or

by filling out the form on the website—www.dfk.com.au. Answers to puzzles can also be

found on the website address.

DFK Mailbag

My favour

ite

sport is

soccer

and if y

ou take

drugs wh

ile playin

g

sport yo

u might

be

good but

you wil

l

end up

with

problems. F

iacre

Proverbs 31:30

A woman who fears the Lord

will be greatly praised.

Warm and happy memories of all the things you’ve done,

Many, many thank you’s for each and every one,

Worlds of special love and pride And many fond thoughts too.

Come with this wish, Oh, Mother Dear

because it’s meant for you!

Dear

With love from

I really must look

after this beetle larvae. One day

it will give me more juice! Who cares

about our ant larvae!

I don’t think they realise that we also eat their ant larvae. They feed us, clean us, look after our young and even rescue our larvae before their own when trouble strikes.

HELP! HELP! It’s true! We’re slaves to the Lomechusa! We are decreasing in numbers while

they are growing. We are weak and feeble. We forget to work and are devoted

to satisfying our desires for this drink! Our young suffer from neglect.

We’re addicted!

Cut around the box above, colour in the pictures on all sides of the card. Fill in your mother’s name or the person who is like a mother to you and sign it. Decorate the card as you like.  The outside of the card is on the other side. Fold in half and give the card to her for Mother’s Day or just to say thank you for her care.    Page 2

I think there’s a lesson there somewhere! Can’t think anymore— I’m too tired!

D G

M

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ACROSS 1. What the beetle uses to tap

or stroke the ant to get it to give it food

5. What the young beetles do to the ant larvae

7. To not look after; the ants do this to their young when they drink beetle juice

8. The type of beetle that gives a sweet-smelling drink to the ants from its glands

10. When someone or something has complete control over you

11. To collect together; the ants do this to the beetle eggs.

13. A place equipped with tufts of bright red and golden hairs from which the ants get the beetle juice

15. To look after; the ants do this to the beetle eggs, larvae, grubs and beetles

17. What the ants forget to do when they drink beetle juice

18. Insects which live in colonies and are usually known for their hard work

DOWN 1. People and ants become ....... to substances when they cannot live without them 2. An insect which moves into an ant colony and makes slaves of the ants 3. A sensation which often only lasts a short time 4. The type of smell of the substance that the ants like 6. The name given to the homes of ants when they all live together 9. The ants spend much time doing this to the beetle larvae and beetles to keep them clean 12. This means to save; the ants save the beetle grubs before their own larvae when

danger threatens 14. A stage through which ants and beetles pass in their

growing cycle 16. What the beetle lays at random around the ant nest 17. What the ants become when they are addicted to the

pleasure from beetle juice.

Many of the ants and beetles  in  these pages  have  letters next  to  them.    Use the  letters  to  work out  the  coded message  below.  Watch out as some of the  insects  look alike but  are  walking  in different directions. 

Find me 6 times!

Great Promises from God:

“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you

should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.”

Psalm 32:8

April: Maddyson ……………….., Tahlia Andrews-Jones, Allegra Bottrell-Thorburn, Oliver Burnell, Emily Craig, Amy Hodgetts, Rebecca Hopton, Logan Humphrey, Sophie Hutchinson, Amelia Keefe, Harley Kirby, Bethany Koch, Ebony Max, Jonard Odal, Tully O'Neil, Ethan Parker, Tahni-Lee Pederson, Nathaniel Rothwell, Mikayla-lee Sammut, Shaynodah Smit, Ewan Snodgrass, Ria Snodgrass, Nathan Stewart, Matthew Wenle,

Jacob Wills, Daniel Wood, Joel Wright

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Rebecca Simpson, Katlyn Staker, Kerrilea Stanton, Matthew Tainsh, Nicole Tainsh, Liam Taylor, Shanae Tilley, Dallas Urand, Shania Watkins, Jarrahd Wenle, Coral Yeung

June: Brady Boehm, Amber Dransfield, Peter Edwards, Jack Emanuelli, Kaitlin Gordon, Reanna Hall, Nathan Hill, Jack Hillard, Bridie Hutchinson, Amber Jones, Sophie Jones, Sophia List, Kiara Luck, Joshua Masierowoki, Lachlan Norris, Kyra O'Connor, Narelle Pitchford, Gabriella Pretty, Isabella Pretty, Noah Purdie, Zac Robinson, Yianni Skoulakis, Liam Smith, Ethan Tonkin, Jasmine Tregenza, Belinda Turmine, Malachi Wells, Ashlee Young, Joel Zanetti, Samuel Zupp 13th Birthdays: April—June

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God provides the courage and power to

stay drug-free and to make good choices.

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Mary Vo, Courtney Weightman, Tyren Wood

“The person who wins out over the world's

ways is simply the one who believes Jesus is

the Son of God. ”

1 John 5:5 (The Message)

DRUG FREE KIDS’ PROMISE & ENROLMENT FORM

For boys and girls aged 6–12 years To be returned to:

“Drug Free Kids”, PO Box 4044, WOODRISING, NSW. 2284.

“Trusting in God’s help, I PROMISE not to take anything

containing alcohol or other harmful drugs.”

Signature:

My name is

I live at

State Postcode

I was born on (day) (mth) (yr)

Signature of Parent: Page 4

Q. Where do bugs buy

their groceries?

A. At the flea market

Q. What d

o you ca

ll a

sick cr

ocodile?

A. An illigator

Q. What do sp

iders eat

with their hamburgers?

A. French flies