The Tale of Buster Bumblebee

by Arthur Scott Bailey

Contents

I	THE BIG FAMILY	[1]
II	CHIRPY CRICKET'S ADVICE	[6]
III	THE RUDE TRUMPETER	[11]
IV	BUSTER FINDS A SISTER	[16]
V	MR. CROW TO THE RESCUE	[21]
VI	JOHNNIE GREEN IS STUNG	[27]
VII	A JUGFUL OF BUMBLEBEES	[32]
VIII	BUSTER THE BOASTER	[37]
IX	THE ROBBER FLY AT LAST	[41]
X	BUSTER MAKES A SPEECH	[45]
XI	THE DRONE	[52]
XII	THE CARPENTER BEE	[56]
XIII	THE CARPENTER'S PROMISE	[61]
XIV	BAD NEWS	[64]
XV	THE PRISONER	[69]
XVI	THE TWINS IN THE CLOVER PATCH	[74]
XVII	BUSTER LEARNS OF THE RAISING BEE	[81]
XVIII	FOLLOWING THE CROWD	[86]
XIX	THE FEAST AT FARMER GREEN'S	[91]
XX	BUSTER AND THE FIDDLERS	[96]
XXI	THE BUMBLEBEE IN THE PUMPKIN	[101]
XXII	SOMEONE'S MISTAKE	[106]
XXIII	MAKING GAME OF OLD DOG SPOT	[111]

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Illustrations

Buster Bumblebee and Chirpy Cricket Have A Chat. Frontispiece—(Page 9)	[Frontispiece]
Buster Thanks Old Mr. Crow For His Advice. (Page 25)	[23]
Buster Shouted For Everybody to Keep Quiet. (Page 48)	[47]
Buster Listened to Mrs. Ladybug's Suggestion. (Page 56)	[56]

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THE TALE OF BUSTER BUMBLEBEE

I
THE BIG FAMILY

When Mrs. Field Mouse moved from her home in Farmer Green's meadow to the more fashionable neighborhood near the gristmill, she had no idea that anyone would care to live in the little old house that she had left.