https://www.pitara.com/authors/marian-douglas/Recent content in Marian Douglas on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usTue, 23 Jun 2026 17:37:17 +0530https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-song-of-the-bee/Thu, 03 Jun 1999 22:15:56 +0000https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-song-of-the-bee/<p>Buzz! buzz! buzz!<br> This is the song of the bee.<br> His legs are yellow;<br> A jolly, good fellow,<br> And yet a great worker is he.</p> <p>In days that are sunny<br> He’s getting his honey,<br> In days that are cloudy<br> He’s making his wax:<br> On pinks and on lilies,<br> And gay daffodillies,<br> And columbine blossoms,<br> He levies a tax!</p> <figure class="image-medium"> <a class="lightbox-link" href="https://www.pitara.com/media/the-song-of-the-bee_hu_265af3c4a5f5b6d4.webp" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/the-song-of-the-bee_hu_6d83e4eb7f735b65.webp" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/the-song-of-the-bee_hu_2b2b1ce8345fc4d0.webp 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/the-song-of-the-bee_hu_6d83e4eb7f735b65.webp 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="The Song of the Bee" height="672" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> </figure> <p>Buzz! buzz! buzz!<br> The sweet-smelling clover,<br> He, humming, hangs over;<br> The scent of the roses<br> Makes fragrant his wings:<br> He never gets lazy;</p>