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The Bee People. 



get honey. They will upset hives, and 

 do not seem to mind being stung at all. 



There is one story of a tame bear that 

 used to take honey out of a bottle. He 

 would lick out all he could reach, then 

 turn the bottle up and let the honey run 

 into his mouth. Usually it ran into his 

 eyes as well, but that did not seem to 

 trouble him. 



A good many creatures are fond of bees 

 and honey, so you see dangers beset Miss 

 Apis's path, and even the pleasant occu- 

 pation of gathering sweets from flowers 

 is not without its drawbacks. 



