THE BEE’S STORY 
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when you get back to the hive?” 
asked the ant. 
“I pass it over to another worker, 
who moistens it well and then stores 
it away in one of the cells.” 
“And then what do you do with 
it?” the ant persisted. 
“It is used to feed the larvae as 
needed. Well, after I had carried 
pollen for a while, there was a call 
for more wax.” 
“Oh, do tell about that,” said the 
ant; “that must be very inter¬ 
esting.” 
“It is very simple. A number of 
us go out and fill ourselves with 
honey. Then, on our return, instead 
of disgorging it from the first 
stomach, as we do when' we wish 
