Bee Not So Busy

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All day long the Busy-Bees flew from hive to flower and back to

hive, gathering pollen and nectar.

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Their wings beat so fast that they caused a buzz!

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“Look at us! We’re humming with activity!” they sang.

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Bee-Not-So-Busy was different from the other bees.

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“Why don’t bees enjoy the garden like the other insects?” she

wondered.

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“I’ll leave the hive and live like the beetles and the butterflies, the

ants and the grasshoppers!” she said.

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She saw a beetle on a leaf. Beetles are smart. Instead of gathering

nectar and making honey, they eat the leaves on the plant,” she

said.

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After dressing up in a beetle suit, she flew down beside the beetle.

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Bee-Not-So-Busy took a big bite and almost vomited. “Yuck! This

leaf tastes horrible!”

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She flew to a flower and sipped some nectar and felt better.

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“I’ll live like a butterfly. They sip nectar but don’t work like bees.”

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“They fly over flowers before choosing one.

They don’t rush at all. And they don’t hum.”

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“They have so much fun!”

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Bee-Not-So-Busy found a bright and colorful butterfly costume.

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She had a nice day sipping nectar and flying among the flowers.

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By evening, she was tired. Like the other butterflies, she folded her

wings and went to sleep under a leaf.

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Suddenly there was thunder and lightning. Thick drops of rain fell

hard and fast.

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Bee-Not-So-Busy took shelter under a bunch of flowers. The

flowers grew heavy with the rainwater.

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Bee-Not-So-Busy was scared she would drop into the puddle that

had formed around the plant.

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The rain stopped after sometime. Bee-Not-So-Busy threw away the

wet butterfly coat and rested on a stem.

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She saw ants rushing out of an anthill. “Our food is all gone! Our

home is all wet!” they cried.

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Moths, beetles, butterflies, grasshoppers were all wet. They would

have no food until the sun shone tomorrow.

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Bee-Not-So-Busy missed her dry, warm, and safe beehive.

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She was also hungry and longed for the food stored in the hive.

There was honey and nectar and pollen in there.

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She shook herself dry and flew back to the hive.

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Bee-Not-So-Busy had a tasty meal. Happy to be back in her safe,

warm, and dry home, she fell asleep.

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Early the next morning, she flew from flower to hive and back to

flower. She worked all day long.

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Bee-Not-So-Busy had became a Busy-Bee.

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