Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 222 Williams, Effie Mae Hency A Hive of Busy Bees This eBook was produced by Joel Erickson, Charles Franks, Juliet Sutherland "A Hive of Busy Bees" by Effie Mae Hency Williams is a collection of children's stories, likely written during the early 20th century. The book offers moral lessons through the adventures and experiences of two children, Joyce and Don, who spend a summer with their grandparents on a farm. Throughout the tales, the characters encounter various challenges and learn important values such as kindness, honesty, obedience, and gratitude through whimsical stories often centered around the metaphorical concept of "busy bees." The opening of the book introduces Joyce and Don, who are excited about their summer stay at their grandparents' farm. As the story unfolds, the children express their worries about missing out on time with their grandparents due to their father’s upcoming fishing trip, but their spirits lift when it becomes clear that they will still have summer adventures with Grandpa and Grandma. The narrative captures joyful childhood experiences, from preparations for the trip to the realities of life on a farm, including a humorous mishap with a bee sting and delightful interactions with the animals. Overall, this portion sets the stage for a series of engaging tales that blend nostalgic farm life with valuable lessons for young readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Grandparents -- Juvenile fiction Farms -- Juvenile fiction Bees -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 156295 2025-06-03T10:54:17.665603 text/html 156116 2025-01-10T22:15:00.423745 text/html 126158 2025-06-03T10:54:23.872584 application/epub+zip 126860 2025-06-03T10:54:20.601571 application/epub+zip 110592 2025-06-03T10:54:19.425592 application/epub+zip 235825 2025-06-03T10:54:26.165600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224688 2025-06-03T10:54:23.148580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202320 2022-09-04T04:12:34.910383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134218 2025-06-03T10:54:17.369621 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129263 2020-12-30T05:43:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48644 2020-12-30T05:43:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18056 2025-06-03T10:54:26.302573 application/rdf+xml 12347 2025-06-03T10:54:19.968580 image/jpeg 3205 2025-06-03T10:54:19.699625 image/jpeg 125481 2025-06-03T10:54:17.681608 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog