III. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. THE ANT AND THE DOVE

On a hot day of summer, an ant (1. search) for some water. After walking around for some time,
she (2. come) near the river. To drink the water, she climbed up on a small rock. While she (3. try)
to drink a water, she (4. slip) arid (5. fall) into the river.
There was a dove sitting on a branch of a tree who (6. see) the ant falling into the river. The
dove quickly (7. pluck) a leaf and (8. drop) it into the river near the struggling
ant. The ant (9. climb) onto the leaf and reached the shore safely.
Soon later, the ant (10. see) a bird catcher getting ready to trap the dove with his net. The
dove (11. rest) and he had no idea about the bird catcher. When the bird catcher was about to
throw his net, the ant (12. bite) him on the foot. Feeling the pain, the bird catcher dropped his
net and (13. let) out a light scream. The dove (14. notice) it and quickly (15.
fly) away.