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Did you know there are more than 60,000 worker bees in a colony? Yes, and I am one of those worker bees serving our Queen Mother. My job is to build stores of honey during the spring and summer. These stores will ensure we have enough honey to survive the cold winter.
Usually I am an excellent worker bee who toils constantly to make sure we have enough honey. But lately I have been daydreaming and wondering what it would be like to have a different life. Many people don’t like bees because we sting, so I wonder what it would be like to be a ladybug. Everyone is happy when a ladybug lands on them because these little red critters are said to bring good luck. Some people even think a ladybug’s appearance is a sign that true love is on the way. How wonderful it would feel to be someone’s lucky charm!
These thoughts buzz through my mind when I should be storing up honey. One morning, Queen Mother gathers a meeting of worker bees and tells us there is not enough honey.
“Winter is only weeks away, and you have not prepared enough honey for storage! Do you want us to starve? Tell me now, who has been slacking off?”
Without thinking, I point to the worker bee next to me and say, “He has!”
Queen Mother takes the shaking worker bee aside and whispers that he will be punished. “You will have to make double the honey now!”
Guilt clings to me like sticky honey as I admit, “It’s my fault! I was the one daydreaming and not working hard. I’m sorry, Queen Mother.”
Queen Mother gives me a stern look and says, “I am glad you told the truth, but you still must make double the honey.”
I accept my punishment and work twice as hard. When winter blows through our hive, we have enough honey to survive.How does the author convey the theme of the story?
The author uses dialogue between the main character and Queen Mother.
The author uses sensory details to illustrate the main character’s daydreams.
The author describes the worker bee’s honey-gathering process.
The author describes the main character’s thoughts as they daydream about being a ladybug.
Usually I am an excellent worker bee who toils constantly to make sure we have enough honey. But lately I have been daydreaming and wondering what it would be like to have a different life. Many people don’t like bees because we sting, so I wonder what it would be like to be a ladybug. Everyone is happy when a ladybug lands on them because these little red critters are said to bring good luck. Some people even think a ladybug’s appearance is a sign that true love is on the way. How wonderful it would feel to be someone’s lucky charm!
These thoughts buzz through my mind when I should be storing up honey. One morning, Queen Mother gathers a meeting of worker bees and tells us there is not enough honey.
“Winter is only weeks away, and you have not prepared enough honey for storage! Do you want us to starve? Tell me now, who has been slacking off?”
Without thinking, I point to the worker bee next to me and say, “He has!”
Queen Mother takes the shaking worker bee aside and whispers that he will be punished. “You will have to make double the honey now!”
Guilt clings to me like sticky honey as I admit, “It’s my fault! I was the one daydreaming and not working hard. I’m sorry, Queen Mother.”
Queen Mother gives me a stern look and says, “I am glad you told the truth, but you still must make double the honey.”
I accept my punishment and work twice as hard. When winter blows through our hive, we have enough honey to survive.How does the author convey the theme of the story?
The author uses dialogue between the main character and Queen Mother.
The author uses sensory details to illustrate the main character’s daydreams.
The author describes the worker bee’s honey-gathering process.
The author describes the main character’s thoughts as they daydream about being a ladybug.
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The author uses dialogue between the main character and Queen Mother.
The conversation (the false accusation, the Queen’s reprimand, the confession, and the punishment) directly reveals the moral lesson about responsibility and honesty.
The conversation (the false accusation, the Queen’s reprimand, the confession, and the punishment) directly reveals the moral lesson about responsibility and honesty.
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