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The Bear and the Bee (A version of the tale by TheFableCottage.com). Everybody knows that bears love honey.
A bear tries to get honey from a beehive, loses his temper, and learns a lesson about patience and consequences.
Key Takeaways
- Losing your temper can lead to worse problems.
- Patience is important when facing challenges.
- Rushing into anger can cause harm to yourself.
- Sometimes the solution is closer than you think.
- Respect others' property and boundaries.
Summary
- Mr. Bear looks for honey in his cupboard but finds none.
- He goes into the forest and finds a beehive full of honey.
- Mr. Bear tries to take honey from the beehive but is stung by a bee.
- He gets angry and tries to hit the bee with a stick but fails.
- Mr. Bear smashes the beehive in frustration.
- Thousands of bees swarm and sting Mr. Bear all over.
- Mr. Bear runs home hurt and upset.
- Mrs. Bear gives him bee-sting medicine and reveals there was honey in the cupboard all along.
- Mr. Bear admits he lost his temper.
- The moral is that a hot temper always causes trouble.
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One day, Mr. Bear looks in his cupboard, and he can't find any honey. "Oh no! No honey!" he says.
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So he goes into the forest to find some. He sees a beehive in a tree.
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He smells the honey. "Mmmmm! Honey!" He sticks his paw into the beehive and… ZZZZZZZZZ!
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A bee flies out. “Hey, bear! Go away!” says the bee. "This is not your honey!" Mr. Bear is annoyed.
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“I am bigger than you,” he says. “And I am stronger than you too. I can do what I want!
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Now... buzz off!” Mr. Bear sticks his paw into the beehive again and… ZZZZZZZZZ! ZING!
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OWIE! The bee stings him right on his nose! “My nose! My nose! Oooh... I'm so angry!" growls Mr. Bear.
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He finds a big stick. He tries to hit the bee. He swings and he swings, but the bee is too fast!
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Mr. Bear gets angrier and angrier. "GARRRRRGHH! I WILL SQUASH YOU! COME HERE!" The bee flies back into the beehive.
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"AH HAH! Now you're trapped!" yells Mr. Bear. He swings his stick at the beehive.
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Smash! Smash! Smash! He smashes it to pieces! Then he hears a strange sound. It gets louder and louder… ZZZZ! ZZZZ! ZZZ! Zzzz! ZZZZZZZZZZ! Zzzz! ZZZZ!
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Thousands of bees fly out of the smashed beehive. They fly around Mr. Bear's head… ZZZZZZZZZ… ZING! They sting him on his ear.
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ZING ZING! They sting him on his elbow. They chase Mr. Bear through the forest.
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They sting him on his arms, his legs, his hands... ... and especially on his nose.
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ZING! ZING! ZING! Mr. Bear runs all the way home and slams the door shut. BAM!
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Then he hears a voice behind him. It’s Mrs. Bear. “You did it again, didn’t you?” she says.
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“You lost your temper.” “Yes,” he says as he cries and counts his bee stings.
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“Here’s the bee-sting medicine,” says Mrs. Bear. “Also, we have honey in the cupboard. It’s behind the flour.” Moral: A hot temper always gets you into trouble.
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