8G ANIMALS AND INSECTS 



they can and then they turn the drones out of the 

 hives. The drones do not seem to know how to 

 gather honey and so they die. Poor, lazy drones! 



What tells the bees to do these things and to do 

 them so well? Do you suppose there is a little voice 

 inside of them like the little voice inside of us that 

 tells us when we are doing right or wrong? If we 

 listened to the voice more often and more closely 

 would it not talk to us more? 



We call our little voice our conscience and we call 

 the little voice that tells animals w^hat to do instinct. 

 We say, ''They do this by instinct," meaning that 

 there is a little voice within them which tells them 

 what to do. That is God's voice, telling the little 

 insect how to use the gift He has given to it. 



Suppose the little insect did not listen to the 

 voice or did not obey it? Oh, but the little insect 

 does listen and does obey just as well as it can. 

 That is why the beautiful waxen cells are all so 

 regular; that is why honey is stored for the winter; 

 that is why the bees work so hard instead of play- 

 ing; and that is why their city is so well governed 

 without any ruler. 



If we all listened very hard to the ''still, small 

 voice" within us, do you think we might govern 

 our cities better, and our homes and our country? 



Why, 4f everyone listened to the "still, small 

 voice" there would be no wicked people, — all 

 would be working busily to make their home and 

 their city and their country the best home and the 

 best city and the best country in God's wonderful 

 world. 



