First Flights — -Narrow Escape. 2 1 



day's work ; but just then Buz and Hum felt quite 

 chilled, and had to run into the hive, where they 

 very soon got nice and warm again. 



" How lucky it is," said Hum, " that we didn't fly 

 off at once ! " 



" Why, yes," replied Buz, "it is certainly colder 

 than it seemed at first ; after all, I suppose it's a 

 good thing to take advice." 



" Take advice," repeated a bee who was standing 

 near the entrance, and who heard what Buz said ; 

 " I should think it was, just. But what advice have 

 you been taking?" 



So Buz told her, and she seemed pleased, and 

 said : 



" I'll tell you what it is, if you two will stay with 

 me I'll let you know when I consider it warm enough 

 for you to go out ; and when I consider it so, it 

 will be so." 



"Come," thought Buz, "she doesn't seem to mis- 

 trust her judgment much." 



" I might perhaps be tempted," continued the 

 bee, "to go out a little too soon myself, but 

 when one judges for others one is not led away by 

 inclination ; do you understand ? " 



" Yes," replied Buz, " you mean that it does not 

 matter toj«^how longzc^ have to wait, don't you ? " 



