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wanted, he found his house converted into 

 his sepulchre. 



Another story is of a mouse that went 

 into a bee-hive. The bees stung him to 

 death, but he was so large they could 

 not remove him, so what did they do but 

 cover him all over with propolis. Safe 

 under the resinous bee-glue, his body could 

 do no harm. 



Bees breathe as well as other creatures; 

 they take in pure air and give out im- 

 pure. They do not do this by means of 

 lungs, as we do, but through little holes 

 in their sides. They cannot live without 

 fresh air, and you can well imagine that a 

 house as crowded as theirs needs careful 

 ventilation. 



They cannot lower the windows, because 

 they have none, and they would not dare 

 open any if they had them, for all sorts 

 of creatures would come flying, and creep- 

 ing, and running, and stealing in to get 

 their precious honey. 



