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work of the little coral insects, which, in countless 

 numbers through countless ages, raise from the depths 

 of the sea in tropical climates, islands and reefs of 

 coral rock ; which in many places form harbours of 

 shelter for great ships, and, in others, most dangerous 

 hidden rocks, upon which many a good ship has been 

 wrecked. 



Well, with these examples before you— and es- 

 pecially that of our friends, the bees — learn the value, 

 and learn to make the most of, little things. Let 

 me remind you of some good old sayings : 'Waste not, 

 want not;' 'A pin a-day is a groat a-year;' 'Take care 

 of the pence, the pounds will take care of themselves.' 

 Yes, ' take care of the pence.' Put your pence into a 

 Savings' Bank. There is a Savings' Bank at nearly 

 every post-office, where you may do this. Or perhaps 

 you have a Penny Bank in your parish. I could tell 

 you many stories of such a bank in a country village, 

 where many a child by taking care of pence soon 

 became possessed of pounds ; but now I can only 

 say that you may look at the hive as a great savings' 

 bank. The bees, with care and labour, put in their 

 little gatherings ; and the result is plenty for them- 

 selves, and plenty for us as well. 



' Little drops of water, 

 Little grains of sand. 

 Make the mighty ocean, 

 And the beauteous land. 



' Little deeds of kindness, 



Little words of love, 

 Make our earth an Eden 

 Like the heaven above.' 



