The “Plague of Ants” is a fascinating short story by Fray Bartolomé de las Casas. Interestingly, the author approaches the piece less like a story teller or historian and more like a preacher or lawyer. Written in the early 16th century, this piece originated during the colonial time period where stories about Indians and Africans were being recorded by the descendants of natives, colonists from Spain, and colonists from Portugal. This is precisely the point of view that the short story is written from. Fray Bartolomé de las Casas is a Spaniard who came to settle the west and upon seeing how horridly the colonists where treating the natives he pursued to write in defense of this inhumane treatment. It is evident that this story was written