"Who are they?" enquired Chubbins.
"Come with me, and you shall see for yourselves."
They flew away from the grove of the Gleaming Glade and Ephel led them by pleasant routes into a large garden with many pretty flowers in it. Mostly it was filled with hollyhocks—yellow, white, scarlet and purple.
| [CHAPTER XVII] | The Queen Bee |
As they approached they heard a low, humming sound, which grew louder as they advanced and aroused their curiosity.
"What is it?" asked Twinkle, at last.
Ephel answered: "It is the suburb devoted to the bees."
"But bees are not birds!" exclaimed Twinkle.