Coming Out. 



"We were told to ask you where to stand," 

 answered Buz. 



" Get to the other side of me then, toward the 

 edge of the board, and out of the way." 



Buz and Hum did so, and were then able 

 to look quietly about, without getting so tre- 

 mendously knocked against. They soon noticed 

 that, besides the fanner they had spoken to, there 

 were half a dozen more, all busy in the same 

 way. 



"What do you keep on fanning for?" asked Buz, 

 who was rather a bumptious young bee. 



" What for? " replied the fanner. " Why, to give 

 the queen and the nurses and all in the hive a little 

 fresh air ; they would be stifled this hot weather, if 

 something wasn't done." 



" Ah 1 " said Hum, " I noticed a current of air as 

 we came out." 



" I should hope you did," returned the fanner; 

 it would be a pretty thing for us all to be working 

 away like this for nothing ! " 



At this moment a bee passed in with a splendid 

 load of pollen on her thighs, the two great yellow 

 balls she carried being almost enough to prevent 

 her from staggering along. 



"Well done!" said the fanner encouragingly as 



