First Flights — Narrow Escape. 23 



Hum said nothing, but her wings began to move, 

 almost in spite of herself. 



Away went the bee, as straight as a line from the 

 mouth of the hive, and away flew Buz and Hum 

 after her ; but at first starting they both found it a 

 little difficult to keep quite straight, and Buz 

 knocked against the board to begin with, and nearly 

 stopped herself, as she had not learned how to 

 rise. 



The bee did not go far, and lit on the branch of a 

 peach tree which was growing against a wall hard 

 by. Buz came after her in a great hurry, but missed 

 the branch and gave herself a bang against the wall. 

 Hum saw this, and managed to stop herself in time; 

 but she did not judge her distance very well either, 

 and got on to the peach tree in a scrambling sort 

 of way. 



" Very good," said their friend, as they all three 

 stood together; " you will soon be able to take care 

 of yourselves now; but just let me see you back to 

 the hive." 



So off they flew again, and alighted on the board 

 in a very creditable manner. 



" Now," said the bee, " I shall leave you ; but 

 before I go let me advise you, as a friend, not to 

 quit the garden to-day ; there are plenty of flowers, 



