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Lesson 134 



BLOSSOMS AND BEES 



Mention any trees that you have noticed with blossoms. 



Describe any of the blossoms that you have seen and tell 

 which you like best. How do you sometimes know that a tree 

 is in bloom before you see the flowers ? 



Tell what visitors come to the blossoms and what they 



gather from them. Tell all yoti can about the way in which 



these materials are gathered and carried. 



. How do bees use what they get from flowers ? 



Describe the sound they make. 



Tell how they defend themselves when disturbed. 



What use do people often make of the bees' store ? 



Tell what you know about the ways in which people shelter 

 and care for bees. 



Lesson 135 



KING SOLOMON AND THE BEE 



IN olden times there lived a wise king named 

 Solomon. He knew all the flowers of the field 

 and the trees of the forest; the secrets of the birds 

 and squirrels; all the insects and creeping things, 

 where they lived and how they got their food. 

 People who had disputes to settle took them to him, 

 believing that he would know and tell them what 

 was right, and so correct was he in his judgments 



