. Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. o more thatnight, and were very glad next day to hand over tonephew Jack the money that had so nearly cost themtheir lives. And Buz, brave Buz! the instrument by whichtheir lives had been saved, lay dead upon the groundoutside the window; for on feeling her sting, theman had given a sudden pressure of his thumb,which had killed her instantly. Perhaps it was as well after all. » She could not have withdrawn her barbed stingfrom the horny hand of the man, as she had fromthe soft body of the spider; and in losing theirstings, bees always receive
. Buz, or, The life and adventures of a honey bee. o more thatnight, and were very glad next day to hand over tonephew Jack the money that had so nearly cost themtheir lives. And Buz, brave Buz! the instrument by whichtheir lives had been saved, lay dead upon the groundoutside the window; for on feeling her sting, theman had given a sudden pressure of his thumb,which had killed her instantly. Perhaps it was as well after all. » She could not have withdrawn her barbed stingfrom the horny hand of the man, as she had fromthe soft body of the spider; and in losing theirstings, bees always receive a fatal injury. She was therefore spared the pain of a lingeringdeath. And even if she had returned to her hive withoutany adventure, she would probably have died beforethe sweet soft spring time came round again. Thelife of a bee is very short, and one born as Buz 134 Buz. was, early in the year, seldom survives the win-ter. So perhaps she could hardly have died at a bettertime. She had been useful all her life, and was usefuleven in her
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