126 The Bee People. 



dew. You see, they have no candy in 

 the mountains, and the children took the 

 honey-dew without waiting for the bees 

 to make it into honey. 



But bees and children are not the only 

 lovers of honey-dew- 



I have often watched the squirrels lick 

 it from the leaves. 



They take a leaf between their paws and 

 hold it to their mouths, while their little 

 tongues lick the leaf all over. It is great 

 fun to watch the squirrels do this, and 1 

 hope you will see it yourself some day. 

 I do not know whether squirrels like 

 candy, but I am perfectly sure they like 

 honey-dew- 



Honey-dew used to be a great mystery 

 to people, and very funny notions were 

 held regarding it. 



Pliny, an old Latin naturalist, supposed 

 it was "the perspiration of the sky, the 

 saliva of the stars, or the moisture deposited 

 by the atmosphere while purging itself, 



