It would be very stupid indeed to try to read a book written in Arabic
or Hebrew; we should soon tire and put it down.
It is just as uninteresting to read English words whose meaning we do
not understand; we might as well devote ourselves to a foreign and
unknown tongue.
I hope you will never do it. If you do not know what a word means, find
out. There is a list of words you may not know at the back of this book
to help you. They are all words used in the book, and if you look you
may not find them as stupid as you think. Some day you will discover
that the dictionary is quite an exciting and interesting volume.
Meantime enjoy the flowers and their insect friends all you can, and be
sure you know the meaning of all the words that tell about them.
Your friend,
THE AUTHOR.