170 The Bee People. 



Honey-bee pup^e are as pretty as these, 

 but they are smaller and not so easily seen. 



Soon these pretty white " dolls " become 

 darker in color, and soft hairs begin to ap- 

 pear. Then their wings enlarge, the down 

 has covered their bodies, their legs are strong 

 and black, they are no longer "dolls," but are 

 perfect bees and are ready to come out. 



All they have to do, is to bite a hole in 

 the end of their cocoons, and step out. 

 They are damp at first, and their hairs cling 

 to their bodies ; but soon they are dry and 

 fuzzy and as handsome as young bees 

 ought to be. 



When the bees first come out, their 

 jackets and the upper part of their ab- 

 domens are white instead of yellow. 



I suppose they are tow-headed in infancy, 

 like some other young people you and I 

 know. But their white, baby hairs soon 

 turn to a bright canary yellow, and in two 

 or three days they would probably sting 

 you if you called them "babies." 



