I said if they wanted to get across, they'd have to have rafts. That's just what they've got. Those leaves are their rafts.
10 seconds sound clip from the Leiningen Versus the Ants (1948) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:16:48 in the radio play.
Quote context
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- Well, it looks as if it's feeding time for our friends, eh?
- Going to deprive them of a meal? Aren't they cutting the leaves down for food?
- Looks like I underestimated them when I said they didn't have intelligence.
- Even as he spoke, the leaves went tumbling down the far bank by the thousands.
- The current drew them away from the bank and each leaf carried several ants.
- Don't worry! As long as you keep spraying them and shoveling dirt on their rafts, they can't land!
- Not so fast, Commissioner. I've still got a trick up my sleeve for them.
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