Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A FABLE, by BURGES JOHNSON



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First Line: Said a little boy to a honey bee
Last Line: Said the honey bee to the little boy.
Subject(s): Bees; Boys; Fables; Insects; Play; Beekeeping; Allegories; Bugs


Said a Little Boy to a Honey Bee,
"You'd not be happy if you was me!
'Cause I don't get enough time to play—
I can't do half what I want, all day.
You stay where it's sunny, all chock full of honey—
It must be funny to live that way.
You have a lot better time than me!"
Said the Little Boy to the Honey Bee.

Said the Honey Bee to the Little Boy,
"Yes, life is jolly and full of joy!
I hum and bumble and buzz away,
But it's mostly work and it's seldom play,
And, rainy or sunny, I toiled for the honey
Which you (how funny!) ate up to-day.
I don't know why, but I buzz with joy!"
Said the Honey Bee to the Little Boy.





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