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Big-Eyed
Bee,
author:Iem
Tithseiha.
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Big-Eyed
Bee
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Tithseiha
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Thenext
morning,
Sophywakes
upand
feelsquite
different.She
would
nothave
made
ithom
ewithout
thehelp
ofthe
fireflyand
herfellow
bees.
”Iamsorry
forleavingyou
allbehind,”shesays
tothem
.”Willyou
forgiveme?”
”Ofcourse
Sophy,beesare
bestwhen
theystick
together!”
22
Sophythe
beehas
bigeyes
andisvery
proudthat
shecan
seethings
faraw
ay.She
isalso
thefastest
flierin
thesw
arm,alw
aysthe
firstto
fillherjar
with
nectar.1
Flying
homein
theda
rk,the
bees
soon
getlos
t.Bu
tSop
hy’sne
wfriend
calls
hisfamily
tohe
lp.
Ahu
gesw
arm
offireflieslig
httheway
forthe
bees.
21
One
morning
,she
arrivesat
thega
rden
,firstas
usua
l,an
dland
son
abigflo
wer
towaitfor
the
othe
rbe
es.Sh
eclos
eshe
reyes
andbrea
thes
inthelovelyfrag
ranc
earou
ndhe
r.
Butso
onsh
erealizes
that
sheis
still
alon
e.’W
here
iseveryo
ne?Ih
avebe
enwaitin
gfora
long
timeno
w,’sh
eco
mplains
.
2
Butbefore
thecreatures
getany
closer,the
swarm
arrives!The
forestcreatures
slitheraw
ayquickly
beforethey
cangetstung.
”How
didyou
findme?”Sophie
asks.
Hector
speaksup.
”When
wereturned
tothe
hiveand
sawyou
were
notthere
wecam
eto
lookfor
you.Let’sgo
hometogether.”
20
Atlast,
thesw
armarrives.
Theywork
closetogether,gathering
nectarfrom
theflow
ers.Abee
named
Hectorapproaches
Sophyand
asks,’W
hydon’tyou
joinus?
Itisalw
aysbestto
sticktogether.’
’Youare
tooslow
tokeep
upwith
me,’Sophy
boasts.
”OK,
butyou
shouldbe
careful.It
canbe
dangerousin
thegarden.”
”Nothing
canhurt
me,Ihave
thebiggest
eyes
3
Asthenigh
tde
epen
s,centiped
es,frog
s,an
dsn
akes
emerge
from
the
forest.
They
are
draw
nto
thefirefly’sglow
inglig
ht.
19
and
the
fastestwings
!”So
phy
exclaims,
asHectorturnsaw
ayan
dreturnsto
thegrou
p,leavingSo
phyalon
e.
4
Suddenly,the
flower
opensup
andthe
two
small
insectsmanage
toescape.
Exhausted,they
flutterto
theground
andfallasleep.
18
Thebees
work
hardgathering
nectar.But
Sophyis
notpleased
thatno
oneis
payingattention
toher.
’Lookeveryone!
Ihave
alreadyfilled
myjar
with
nectar.Ieven
haveenough
leftoverfor
asnack.”
5
Sudd
enly,the
petals
beginto
clos
e.Th
eyare
trap
ped!
Asticky
liquidfillsup
theinside
ofthe
flower.
’Ugh
!Ican’tb
reathe
!’sh
outs
thefirefly.
’Wemus
tge
tou
tof
this
place,’rep
liesSo
phy.
Shestrugg
lesto
mov
e,an
dman
ages
tosting
theflo
wer.
17
Aseven
ing
approa
ches,the
buzzing
ofthe
bees
grow
sloud
er.
Everyo
neis
hurrying
tofillthe
irne
ctar
jars.So
phyha
sno
interest
inhe
lping
them
.Sh
ede
cide
sto
take
abrea
kinstea
d.
6
Backin
thepurple
flower,a
fireflyhas
spottedSophy
andstops
tohelp
her.
’Wake
up!’hecries.”This
isapoisonous
flower.
Itwilltry
toeatyou!”
Asthe
skybecom
esdark,
Sophymanages
toopen
hereyes.
16
Sophylies
downon
anice
leafandlooks
atthebeautifulsky.
Suddenly,she
seesan
unusualpurple
flower
highabove
her.
”Thatflow
eris
huge!”she
exclaims.
”Ibet
Ican
getmore
nectarthan
allthe
otherbees
combined
fromthatflow
er.”
7
Mea
nwhile,
the
swarm
finishe
sco
llecting
nectar
asthesu
nsets.
Butno
onecanfin
dSo
phy.
They
know
shealwaysflies
ahea
dof
the
grou
p,so
decide
shemus
tha
vego
neba
ckto
thehive
alon
e.Th
ebe
eshe
adho
mewith
out
her.
15
Soph
yflies
upthroug
hthe
bran
ches.
Sometim
essh
etake
sash
ortcut
throug
hho
les
intheleaves
eatenby
worms.
Shedo
esn’tp
aymuc
hattentionto
whe
resh
eisgo
ing.
8
Sophyflies
rightintothe
flower’s
goldenheart
andtakes
asip
ofthenectar.Butitis
bitterandmakes
herfeeldizzy.
Shetries
tofly
away,but
quicklyruns
outofenergy.Her
wings
become
weak
andher
eyesbegin
toclose.
14
Suddenly,Sophysees
aneight-legged
creatureon
aweb
infront
ofher.
”Who
areyou?”
sheasks.
’Haven’tyou
seenaspiderbefore?’the
creatureasks.
”No,w
hatisthatyou
arewalking
on?”
9
Soph
yis
very
plea
sed
with
herselfthat
she
escape
dthesp
ider.F
lyinghigh
into
theair,sh
esp
otsthepu
rple
flower
again.
”Oh,
therewill
beso
muc
hne
ctar
inthat
flower!IfI
bringitall
back
tothehive,e
veryon
ewill
know
Iam
the
best
beein
thesw
arm.” 13
”Thisismyweb
.Itc
anbe
avery
excitin
gplace.
Doyo
uwan
ttoco
meplay
with
me?”
Soph
ieisintrigue
d,so
sheflies
towardtheweb
.
10
AsSophy
strugglesto
freeherself,she
turnsto
seethe
spiderapproaching.
”Doyou
seehow
excitingmyweb
canbe?”the
spidersays,show
ingher
fangs.
Sophyisready
togo,now
!Sheflaps
herwings
hardand
reminds
herselfthatsheisthe
fastestbee
inthe
swarm
.”Ihave
toget
outof
here!”she
tellsherself.
Finally,shemanages
toescape,just
aheadof
thespider’s
chomping
jaws.
12
Butthenshe
noticesamosquito,trapped
inthe
web.
Sophybegins
tofeelnervous
abouther
newfriend.
Shetries
tofly
away,
butone
ofher
legsgets
stuck!
11