52 Buz. 



" Dear me ! " said Buz, " will they ? What ! leave 

 the hive ? — really leave this hive ? " 



" How can they go without leaving the hive, 

 stupid ? " answered the drone. 



" Of course they can't ; but what will they do 

 without a queen ? " 



" Our present queen will go with them ; she knows 

 it's too hot in the hive, so she will leave with a party 

 of volunteers." 



"Volunteers!" cried Buz; "what fun! I'll be 

 one ! I'll go ! I may, mayn't I ? Oh, I hope I 

 may go ! " 



" Now, for honey's sake, don't fuss," said the 

 drone. 



" Certainly not," replied Buz. 



But she was trembling with excitement. Any 

 thing for a change, any thing for novelty. She never 

 wished to be idle, and she liked all sorts of work ; 

 but put her to a different job every day — then she 

 was happy ! She cared little for danger, and 

 explored all kinds of places that many bees — Hum, 

 for instance — wouldn't think of going near ; and 

 now the thought of volunteering, and flying off with 

 the dear old queen, and beginning life again, as it 

 were, was charming. It suited Buz exactly ; but, 

 as she had still plenty of questions to ask the drone, 



