6 
UNDER THE PLANTAIN LEAF 
wings in the cool shade of the plan¬ 
tain leaf. 
“Warm, is it not? Almost warm 
enough for even me,” continued the 
wasp. “But how does it happen 
that you are idle? I believe I have 
never before seen one of your family 
standing around doing nothing.” 
Before the ant could reply, a honey 
bee dropped down in front of them. 
“Here is another busy creature. 
Are you tired out, too?” asked the 
wasp. 
“Oh, no,” the bee replied, “I am 
never tired. But I lit on that flower 
that you see over there, and some¬ 
thing hit me on the wing and hurt 
me so that I could not fly. I dropped, 
and here I am.” 
