When you have been smelling a tiger-lily, has any of the yellow dust
ever rested on the tip of your nose? (Let the children see a tiger-lily,
or a picture of one, if possible.) Look into the large cup of the lily,
and there, deep down, you will see some sweet, delicious juice. What is
it for? Ask the bee; she will tell you.
Here she comes, and down goes her long tongue into the flower. "Ah! Mrs.
Bee, the honey is for you, I see. And pray, what have you done for the
flower? Nothing, I'm afraid."
"Oh, yes, I have," hums the bee. "I brought her some flower-dust
(pollen) on my back from another tiger-lily that I have been visiting to
make her seeds grow. When I dip down into the flower some of the 'dust'
clings to me, so I take it to the next tiger-lily that I visit, and she
is very much obliged to me."
You see, dear children, how the flowers help each other, and how the bee
carries messages from one to another; so if
(Blackboard)
Birds and Trees, Flowers and Bees are Kind to Each Other,
Much more should Children be Kind.