I lo Buz. 



the super ; but a good many stragglers still remained, 

 and feasted to excess on the honey. 



In order to get rid of these, the gardener removed 

 the super to some little distance, turned it upside 

 down, and with a soft feather gently dislodged 

 them, and though it took him some time, he at 

 length persuaded the very last bee to fly heavily 

 home. 



Then he carried off the super in triumph. 



Buz, on meeting a friend near the entrance of the 

 hive, eagerly talked the matter over. 



" Here's a pretty thing ! " she exclaimed. " Were 

 you up above when it happened? " 



" No; I was down here." 



" Why didn't you all come out and help, then," 

 said Buz, " or do something ? " 



"We couldn't think what had happened ; we have 

 only one way of getting up, you know, and we kept 

 on trying that. How we did try, to be sure ! " 



"Well," said Buz; "between us all, we managed 

 it about as badly as we could. Of course you know 

 they have taken away that beautiful honey ? " 



" Yes, and very provoking it is; still, it's a mercy 

 we have so much here." 



" Yes, indeed," answered Buz ; " things might be 

 worse than they are, I suppose." For she remem- 



