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SUFFERING by NATHALIA CRANE

First Line: I SAT DOWN ON A BUMBLE BEE
Last Line: HUMILIATING PAIN.
Subject(s): BEES; INSECTS; PAIN; BEEKEEPING; BUGS; SUFFERING; MISERY;
I SAT down on a bumble bee
In Mrs. Jackson's yard.
I sat down on a bumble bee:
The bee stung good and hard.

I sat down on a bumble bee
For just the briefest spell,
And I had only muslin on,
As any one could tell.

I sat down on a bumble bee,
But I arose again;
And now I know the tenseness of
Humiliating pain.



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