McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey
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9. "This half of the shell," said he, "belongs to the boy who first saw
the nut. 10. "And this half belongs to the boy who picked it up. 11. "The kernel of the nut, I shall keep as my pay for settling the quarrel. 12. "This is the way," said he, laughing, "in which quarrels are very apt to end." LESSON XXI. crea'tures drones in'side hive i'dle de fense' driv'en killed cells size work'ers queen stings shape wax THE BEE. 1. Bees live in a house that is called a hive. They are of three kinds,--workers, drones, and queens. 2. Only one queen can live in each hive. If she is lost or dead, the other bees will stop their work. |
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