THE BEES 79 



Make clear the fact that the bees, as well as the ants, 

 have no overseer or ruler, and that they do their work, so 

 skilfully divided up as it is, in obedience to the law which 

 has been given them and which we call their instinct. 



Try to make the children understand that a conscience 

 that is listened to and followed habitually is a sure guide 

 to help us in obeying God's law. 



OPENING TALK 



Let me see the drawing of the spider's web which 

 you have made. What can you tell me about the skill 

 of the spider? About her perseverance? What shows 

 her patience? Repeat the memory verse for last week. 

 What reward do we receive for not being weary in well- 

 doing? 



Did you know before that the little creatures about 

 us, hke the ant and the spider, could do such wonderful 

 things? There is another insect you all know which 

 lives a remarkable life in communities, which makes 

 something we like to eat. It is — yes, the bee. Mr. 

 Maeterlinck, a famous author in Belgium, that wonder- 

 ful little country you have heard so much about, kept a 

 colony of bees in a glass hive so that he could watch them 

 at work by just lifting the dark cloth thrown over the 

 glass. Wouldn't you like to do that? 



