Alex the Daring Bumblebee

Once upon a time there was a little bumblebee. Her name was Alex.

Alex the bumblebee was very small, but she liked to be adventurous and zip around and fly in circles. All the other bumblebees would fly in straight lines, and go land on the daisies and pansies and dandelions. But Alex the bumblebee would zigzag across the sky and fly in loop-de-loops and figure eights, making all the other bumblebees dizzy. Alex the bumblebee flew to the brightest flowers and liked to swoop dangerously close the Dog and the Pool. Once the Dog even took a snap at her, but Alex the bumblebee never even flinched.

Laura, the honeybee who lived in the nest next to Alex's, always tried to make Alex the bumble-bee behave. She would fly crazily along behind the little bumblebee, not quite catching up to her and buzzing nervously, "You're going to fly into something dangerous if you're not careful!"

But Alex the bumblebee would only laugh and fly the teensiest bit faster than before. Laura the honeybee would worry about her, but she would fly the teensiest bit faster herself, trying to keep an eye on her friend. 

  

 One day Alex the bumblebee flew in a straight line to a dandelion instead of a rose. Laura the honeybee gasped in alarm.

  “Whatever is the matter?” She cried flying over.

Alex the bumblebee sighed.

  “All the other bees fly in a straight line. None of them will like me if I don’t do the same.”

Laura the honeybee’s eyes filled with tiny teardrops. She realized how much she loved her unique bumble friend, not in spite of her funny flights, but rather because of them. She replied, “You don’t want to be like all the other bees Alex! Why, they’re so boring! I wouldn’t want to be anybody else’s bee friend but yours. Your way of flying is so much more fun.” Alex the bumblebee brightened. She smiled and realized that being different wasn’t so bad after all. Zipping away she buzzed horrifyingly close to the Bee Trap, and Laura the honeybee’s heart fluttered.

 
   “Even so, you must learn to be more careful Alex!” She buzzed nervously, flying after her.