36 UNDER THE PLANTAIN LEAF 
name. In fact, if you will allow me 
to correct you, it is not ‘wisdom’ at 
all, but knowledge, which anyone 
may win by making a little effort. 
I gained mine, as I told you before, 
by keeping my ears open, while 
working around my ant-hill.” 
“But speaking of ‘ant-hill,’ reminds 
me that we have wandered away 
from our starting point.” 
“I cannot see that we have wan¬ 
dered very far,” said the bee. “We 
seem to be exactly where we were 
—under the big plantain leaf. But 
that reminds me of something, too, 
and that is that I should be moving 
on. I have already spent too much 
time here in the shade, resting and 
gossiping.” 
