the bee's name, Grandma?"

"Bee Obedient," answered Grandma. "It has sometimes stung boys and girls
so deeply that the hurt has never been healed.

"But," said Grandma cheerily, "this bee will never bother you, if you
listen to its first little buzz."

"We will, Grandma, we will!" cried the children as they drifted off to
the Land of Dreams.



Bee Honest

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It seemed to Don that he had just fallen asleep when he heard Grandma's
cheery voice calling, "Breakfast!" He dressed as quickly as he could;
but when he got downstairs, all the others were waiting for him.

After breakfast Joyce dried the dishes for Grandma; and then she helped
with the sweeping and dusting. Don helped Grandpa to grease the wagon
and oil some harness; and he handed staples to Grandpa, while he mended
some broken places in the fence.

The children were kept busy until dinner time; but in the afternoon they
were free to do anything they liked. Today, they decided to play house
in the orchard; so they got out some of the things that Mother had packed
in the little trunk, to fix up their house.