Bee Careful!
Elliot ran out into the sunshine. It was finally spring!
He jumped on the trampoline.
He dug in the sandbox.
He started climbing the apple tree when he heard it.
“Buzzzz!”
Elliot ran back inside.
He rubbed the spot above his elbow where a bee had stung him
last September.
It had hurt. A lot!
Elliot knew bees only stung when they felt scared.
But Elliot felt scared, too.
He decided he had better stay in.
He played with his marbles.
He did a puzzle.
But Elliot could hear kids laughing outside.
He wanted to join them.
Elliot thought hard.
Suddenly, he remembered…beekeepers!
Elliot found his dad’s fishing hat. He cut the lining out of
his old swimsuit and taped it all around the hat.
He put on his raincoat.
And his mom’s gardening gloves.
No bees could get him now!
Elliot was ready to play outside!
