THE BEE’S STORY 
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and tended, one bee being appointed 
to stay constantly beside the cell, 
until the time came for it to go into 
the cocoon. Then the cell was closed 
up, and it was left to itself. In a 
few days the hive had a new 
queen.” 
“How very interesting!” said the 
wasp. 
“But, now, to return to the events 
of the day,” the bee went on, “when 
I was released from the task of mak¬ 
ing wax, I flew out to get food for 
the larvae again, and met with the 
slight accident that brought me here. 
And so, as my story is finished, I 
think I must be off. The bumble¬ 
bee will be waiting for me, and I 
cannot afford to miss that field of 
