^uld 

 never sting *7first and' 

 •think afterwards. One should 

 aiwl^ays think first and not sting at all, 

 unle ss it becomes absolutely necessary. 



There are cases where one might better 

 sting and die than live and not sting, but 

 such cases are rare. 



The American Revolution is one of them, 

 but that happened a long time ago and 

 has nothing to do with bees, anyway. • 



In spite of her reliable sting, Miss Apis 

 is often eaten. 



A good many birds are fond of bees, 

 and other creatures, particularly bears, eat 

 them. 



It is truer to say that bears like honey, 

 but they are willing to eat it, bees and all. 



Bears are great honey thieves, and there 



are many stories told of their efforts to 

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