FAMILY NAMES 
21 
“ Some of us,” continued the ant, 
“have wings like yours, but as I am 
only a worker, or imperfect female, 
I have not the gift of wings.” 
“That seems hardly fair,” observed 
the wasp. “Wow I, also, am only a 
worker; yet see my beautiful wings,” 
and she proudly waved them back 
and forth. 
“It is the same with me,” said 
the bee. “I am a worker, but I am 
not deprived of wings on that ac¬ 
count.” 
“Certainly not. It would indeed 
be sad if you two had been turned 
out in the world without wings, 
since you need them in your work. 
How could you go among the flowers 
without your wings?” 
