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approvingly ; " but you must remember that the 

 great thing is to do your duty; and if your present 

 duty is — as I tell you it is — to do nothing, why, you 

 are working very well and profitably by just stand- 

 ing still and being nicely sunned, ready for to-mor- 

 row, don't you see ? " 



"Yes, I see," answered Hum, more contentedly. 



"At the same time," continued the fanner, "there 

 would be no harm in your trying to fan, if you would 

 like to practice that ; only stand well out of the way, 

 and take care at first not to work too hard." 



Hum, taking the permission without paying much 

 attention to the caution, went to the side of the 

 board and set to work, but so vigorously, that she 

 turned herself completely over on her back, and would 

 have lifted herself quite into the air if she had not 

 clung very tightly to the board with her fore feet. 



Buz was highly amused at this, and helped to set 

 her right ; and Hum, though exceedingly astonished, 

 and a little mortified at what had happened, set to 

 work again at once, and in a very short time was 

 really able to fan. 



" That will be a useful bee," remarked the fanner 

 to Buz, as Hum continued practicing. 



" I'm sure she will," said Buz ; " but all bees work, 

 don't they? I shall, I know." 



