The Story of The Swiss Family Robinson - Chapter 26

Next morning, almost before dawn, all were up and in mo- tion ) the bees had returned to their cells, and I stopped the passages with clay, leaving only a sufficient aperture for the tube of my pipe. I then smoked as much as was requisite to stupefy, without killing the little warlike creatures. Not having a cap with a mask, such as bee-catchers usually wear, nor even gloves, this precaution was necessary. At first a humming was heard in the hollow of the tree, and a noise like a gathering tempest, which... #story #audiobook AcreSoft Story Classic