. Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. fallen. When we have fastened a few littlespecks of wax about, to hold on to, we shall be ableto manage. I wish it wasnt quite so light, though ;I like working in the dark. She had hardly spoken the words, when some-thing came down on the roof and round the walls,and in a moment the place was quite dark. ^ There! said Buz ; ** youVe got your wish : butwhat will happen next, I wonder? ** Whatever happens, I shall begin to work atonce, was the reply; so, come on. Come on, said Buz. *The gardener placed a cap of felt, or other thick material, ove
. Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. fallen. When we have fastened a few littlespecks of wax about, to hold on to, we shall be ableto manage. I wish it wasnt quite so light, though ;I like working in the dark. She had hardly spoken the words, when some-thing came down on the roof and round the walls,and in a moment the place was quite dark. ^ There! said Buz ; ** youVe got your wish : butwhat will happen next, I wonder? ** Whatever happens, I shall begin to work atonce, was the reply; so, come on. Come on, said Buz. *The gardener placed a cap of felt, or other thick material, overthe super. CHAPTER VI. A SECOND SWARM. IDLE HOURS. SENT BACK. NE day, when the heather wasin bloom, Buz went off to Cot-helestone Hill, and while shewas at work a sudden showercame on. This drove her for shelterunder a rock, where she nearlyran against another bee, whichhad entered from the oppositedirection. Hulloa ! cried Buz.^ Hulloa ! said the other ; where do you come from ? I dont know yoursmell.* Very likely not, answered Buz, who did not. A Second Swarm—Idle Hours. 79 admire the manner of the other bee ; what of that?I suppose I have as much right here as you ? ** Dont be waxy, replied the other ; * I said verylittle/ But you didnt say it nicely, I thought, retortedBuz. Well, you <^r<f particular! exclaimed the other. How I should like to know where you come from. ** Oh, a long way from here, said Buz : from thevalley at the foot of the hill. We live in a garden,where there are several other swarms. How very odd ! ^^ Why odd? asked Buz. ** Well, I suppose youre always fighting; andthats an odd state of things, isnt it? * It would be, if it were the case ; but then you seeit isnt. * Thats odder still. Now we should fight tre-mendously if another swarm came near us. * Should you really? asked Buz. * Theres a hollow tree not far from ours, answeredthe other bee significantly ; ** take it and try. ** A hollow tree ! echoed Buz contemptuously ; I should be sorry to
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