Certainly those things buzzing about 

 looked like bees, though he never be- 

 fore saw a bees' nest of that shape, 

 or in such a place. 



But he scrambled up the trunk. 

 The men waited Lan in doubt as to 

 whether he should let his pet cub go 

 into such danger, Bonamy insisting it 

 would be a capital joke "to spring 

 a surprise" on the little Bear. Jack 

 reached the branch that held the big 

 nest high over the deep water, but went 

 with increasing caution. He had never 

 seen a bees' nest like this; it did not 

 have the right smell. Then he took 

 another step forward on the branch 

 what an awful lot of bees ; another step 

 still they were undoubtedly bees; 

 he cautiously advanced a foot and 

 bees mean honey; a little farther 

 he was now within four feet of the 

 great paper globe. The bees hummed 



