How to Bee Comprehension
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How to Bee Comprehension
The Bee Who Lost Her Buzz
At the edge of a wide yellow canola field, a young honeybee named Bindi hovered above the flowers. Usually, she could find her way home by following the sun and the familiar scent of her hive. But a gust of wind had pushed her far from the path. Now the rows of yellow flowers seemed to stretch in every direction. Bindi landed on a flower and took a slow breath. “I’m lost,” she whispered. She wanted to hurry, but the field looked different from every angle. Then she noticed a line of ants carrying crumbs beneath a fence post. Their trail led towards a patch of trees. Near the trees, Bindi met a group of bees with ragged, uneven wings. They called themselves the Raggy Bees. A storm had damaged their old hive, and they had been travelling together to find a safer home. Bindi had never seen bees with wings like theirs. She felt uncertain and nearly flew away. “We may look a little different,” said their leader, Marigold, “but we know the way to the creek. From there, you can follow the silver ribbon of water back towards your hive.” Bindi listened as Marigold described the route. The Raggy Bees even offered to guide her to the creek. On the way, they sheltered together beneath a broad leaf when a light shower began. Bindi discovered that the Raggy Bees were patient, clever and kind. Their ragged wings did not stop them helping one another. At the creek, Bindi recognised the bend in the water. She thanked her new friends and followed it home. The next morning, she returned with a message: her hive had space for the Raggy Bees. Together, the bees made a new home, where everyone’s different strengths helped the community thrive.
Check your understanding
Answer in complete sentences unless a question asks you to choose or match.
- They lived in a hive made from rags.
- Their wings were ragged and uneven.
- They collected scraps of cloth.
- They were covered in mud after the storm.
- Uncertain, and she nearly flew away.
- Angry because they had taken her flowers.
- Bored because they would not talk to her.
- Confident that she already knew them.
- A shiny path through the flowers
- The creek winding through the landscape
- Marigold’s wing
- A piece of silver carried by ants
- hovered
- uncertain
- sheltered
- thrive
- not sure
- stayed in the air in one place
- protected from weather or danger
- grow or do well
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