The Honeybee:
So am I! Welcome! It is nice to
see you too. I will keep my promise and show you the
honeycomb today.
Omar:
Great! You know what? I spent the whole
week thinking about your amazing honeycombs? I
can't wait to see them!
From a tree only a few steps away, an incredible
buzzing could be heard. I would never have dared to
go there if I had not had my friend with me. The little
honeybee promised that nothing would happen to
me, and I trusted him.
When we approached the tree trunk, I
remembered that there was great order inside,
despite the buzzing noise I was hearing. Honeybees
are one of the most hard-working animals in the
universe; they work without a moment's rest and
produce the delicious honey that has so many uses
for man. My little friend showed me the honeycomb
cells; they were so regularly made that one could not
help wondering how these tiny creatures could make
such a perfect construction.
The cells I saw were made up of perfectly neat
hexagons, or six-sided figures. In our maths class last
week, I had asked my teacher some questions about
hexagons. She had then briefly explained hexagons
to me, but there were still some questions in my mind.
I asked my friend about the guidelines for
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