FAMILY NAMES 
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Or is she so famous throughout the 
world that she does not need one, 
and gets along well enough as plain 
Miss Wasp?’’ 
“Do not distress yourself about 
my family name,” said the wasp 
sharply. “I am perfectly content to 
be known as Miss Wasp, and I pre¬ 
sume I shall be much happier if I 
never learn of any other. I con¬ 
sider it very foolish to pay so much 
attention to names, since they seem 
to have nothing to do with either 
our character or behavior, and relate 
only to the things we cannot help.” 
“But, my friend,” said the ant in 
her most soothing voice, “do not be 
so faint-hearted in the pursuit of 
knowledge. How foolish you would 
