170 The Bee People. 
Honey-bee pupe are as pretty as these, 
but they are smaller and not so easily seen. 
Soon these pretty white “ dolls’”’ become 
darker in color, and soft hairs begin to ap- 
pear. Then their wings enlarge, the down 
has covered their bodies, their legs are strong 
and black, they are no longer “‘dolls,”’ but are 
perfect bees and are ready to come out. 
All they have to do, is to bite a hole in 
the end of their cocoons, and step out. 
They are damp at first, and their hairs cling 
to their bodies; but soon they are dry and 
fuzzy and as handsome as young bees 
ought to be. 
When the bees first come out, their 
jackets and the upper part of their ab- 
domens are white instead of yellow. 
I suppose they are tow-headed in infancy, 
like some other young people you and | 
know. But their white, baby hairs soon 
turn to a bright canary yellow, and in two 
or three days they would probably sting 
you if you called them “babies.” 
