The following is one of my previous works.

Queen Antoinette

            Queen Antoinette had much. She had a kingdom that adored her, she had a large, loving family, and she had all the luxury that comes with being a queen. And yet, she was unhappy. Even with all that she had, she felt as if it was not enough. She climbed to the top of the tallest tower in her palace which was built on the highest hill and she looked. She looked at the vastness of the great forest that surrounded her kingdom. It was too great. She ordered a decree that stated that anyone who was of sound mind and body was to go to work toppling the great and mighty forest. Thousands of the queens subjects went to work cutting it down. And although it was a slow process, it was eventually accomplished, and everyone in the kingdom reveled at the glorious accomplishment; everyone except one. With the forest down, the queen, atop her tower had a clear sight at something that did not please her one bit. They were other palaces, just as large and opulent as hers, if not even more so. She could not comfortably have these palaces in the same area as hers, showing that she was not the mightiest of all things. She amassed an army clad in strong black armor to these other palaces. They were to kill all who resisted, enslave those who did not, and destroy anything that rivaled the glory of the queen. And so the massive horde went from palace to palace overthrowing the monarchs, enslaving the native population, and razing the kingdoms to the ground. All around her, there were signs of her glorious brutality, and yet, Queen Antoinette was still not satisfied. She knew there would always be something bigger and more glorious than herself: the gods. They would always be there, higher, more powerful. She lowered herself to the ground, and prayed for them to take her and make her one of their own. Almost in response, the gods came down and with arms of metal grabbed her and pulled her into the sky. The arms carried her for what seemed an eternity until she was finally placed down. She looked all around and found herself in a desert, surrounded by sand. Then a god showed itself. It was just a giant head, but no sort of head that the queen had ever seen before. It was horribly misshapen. Then another head appeared. And another. Then more and more continued to show up. There were about thirty in total, and all of their eyes were trained on her. Queen Antoinette tried to walk forward, but there was an invisible barrier separating the gods from herself. She tried to ask them something but they didn't seem to be able to hear. A few moments more passed, when they all began to leave. The queen tried to call them back but there was no use. She was stuck there. There she would remain for the rest of her life; there in Mrs. Jones' second grade ant farm.

This story is supposed to show that no matter what we accomplish in life, it will always be insignificant. Queen antoinette thought that what she accomplished was grand, and that it was a spectacle for all to see. She turned out to be an ant, effecting nothing but a small portion of a playground.