PART ONE. 
Section i. 
THE BEES. 
( a ) THE TAME BEES. 
Let us go to the pasture and gather flowers. Re¬ 
member to keep both eyes and ears open. 
Here we are.—Oh, what a sweet smell these butter¬ 
cups have! Just look ! The field is yellow. But do you 
see only buttercups? 
No. Grass, of course, also. 
Now look again. What is that that just alighted 
upon the flower before you? Put your hand over it and 
see what it will do. iC Bizz-z-z-z- n it says. 
If you will handle it carefully, it will not hurt you 
in the least, but if you squeeze it the least bit, you will 
be rewarded with a sharp prick in your hand and, on 
opening, you will find a little kind of thorn, which is 
the sting of the little insect. 
If you were in a country in which there lived many 
giants of whom you were very much afraid, you would 
probably carry a pistol or a knife to protect yourself, 
would you not? These little insects use this sting to pro- 
