176 Trails to Woods and Waters 



the flowers, and the blossoms yield up their 

 very sweetest nectar for them. Many of the 

 flowers and trees could not bear fruit at all if 

 it was not for them. They live in a kingdom 

 and have a wonderful queen who lays over 

 half a million eggs in her short life of a few 

 years. Look at the honey-bee, Harry, just 

 crawling out of that morning-glory trumpet. 

 Now, there is a study for you ; something that 

 you might read about a whole lifetime and 

 then not find out all there is to learn." 



I looked at the particular trumpet indi- 

 cated and saw a very ordinary honey-bee, 

 with three golden bands running across her 

 abdomen. She was just coming out of the 

 trumpet and was shaking the wet from her 

 wings. 



" Probably got caught in there when the 

 rain came up and so thought she would wait 

 inside until it was over," said Ben. " A very 

 wise decision. When it lets up a little, I pre- 

 sume she will go home." 



" Where is her home? " I asked, for I had 

 already become interested in this three- 



