Dispute with a Peacock Butterfly., 2>7 



Here she was soon busy among some early stocks 

 and mignonette which grew near the sundial, and 

 had already made several journeys to and from the 

 hive, when she was addressed by a peacock butterfly 

 which she had noticed flitting about, and which was 

 now sitting on the top of the dial itself. 



" You seem to have something like an appetite this 

 morning ! " said the butterfly. 



" What do you mean? " said Buz. 



" But you'll make yourself ill, you know," con- 

 tinued the butterfly. 



"I'm sure I shan't!" answered Buz, indig- 

 nantly. 



" Unless you're like a snake," persisted the butter- 

 fly in an aggravating manner, " and can take in 

 enough food for a week." 



"You don't know what you're talking about," 

 cried Buz, turning angrily away. 



" Oh, yes, I do," said the butterfly coolly ; " I've 

 been watching you, and thinking. It's the only 

 thing I've been doing." 



"And you've done that wrong," retorted Buz; 

 "so it's a pity you weren't asleep." 



" I've been thinking," repeated the butterfly, as if 

 she hadn't heard what Buz said, " that you bees are a 

 greedy lot ; and the more I think of it, the more I 



