. McGuffey's second eclectic reader . 5. Thus, they at once hegan to quar-rel about the nut. 6. As they could not agree whose itshould be, they called an older boy,and asked him. 7. The older boy said, I will settlethis quarrel. 8. He took the nut, and broke theshell. He then took out the kernel, 46 ECLECTIC SERIES, and divided the shell into two parts,as nearly equal as he could. 9. This half of the shell/ said he,belongs to the boy who first saw thenut. 10. And this half belongs to the t—j boy who picked it up. 11. The kernel of the nut, I shallkeep as my pay for settling the quarrel. 12. Th
. McGuffey's second eclectic reader . 5. Thus, they at once hegan to quar-rel about the nut. 6. As they could not agree whose itshould be, they called an older boy,and asked him. 7. The older boy said, I will settlethis quarrel. 8. He took the nut, and broke theshell. He then took out the kernel, 46 ECLECTIC SERIES, and divided the shell into two parts,as nearly equal as he could. 9. This half of the shell/ said he,belongs to the boy who first saw thenut. 10. And this half belongs to the t—j boy who picked it up. 11. The kernel of the nut, I shallkeep as my pay for settling the quarrel. 12. This is the way, said he, laugh-ing, in which quarrels are very apt toend. LESSON XXI. €reatiire§ drones inside hive idledefense driven killed cells. size workers. queen stings. shape wax THE BEE. 1. Bees live in a house that is calleda hive. They are of three kinds,—work-ers, drones, and queens. 2. Only one queen can live in eachhive. If she is lost or dead, the otherbees will stop their work. SECOND READER. 47. 3. They are very wise and busy littlecreatures. They all join together to buildcells of wax for their honey. 4. Each bee takes its proper place, anddoes its own work. Some go out andgather honey from the flowers; othersstay at home and work inside the hive. 5. The cells which they build, are allof one shape and size, and no room isleft between them. 48 ECLECTIC SERIES. 6. The cells are not round, but havesix sides. 7. Did you ever look into a glasshive to see the bees while at work?It is pleasant to see how busy theyalwavs are. «/ 8. But the drones do not work. Be-fore winter comes, all the drones aredriven from the hive or killed, that theymay not eat the honey which they didnot gather. 9. It is not quite safe for children tohandle bees. They have sharp stingsthat they know well how to use in theirdefense. WORK.
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