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The next morning, Billie quickly gets dressed for school. She runs out into the garden.

You know where she is going, don’t you?

‘Jack! Jack!’ Billie calls.

Jack opens the door.

He is still in his pyjamas. ‘I’m not going to school today,’ he says in a grumpy voice. ‘I don’t feel well.’

‘Oh, Jack,’ Billie says. She gives him a big hug. ‘You should have told me you were allergic to bees. I would be scared of bees too if I was allergic to them.’

Jack looks surprised. ‘Really?’ he says. ‘But you’re not scared of anything, Billie!’

Billie smiles. ‘That’s not true,’ she says.

‘Last night I was scared you didn’t want to be my friend anymore.’

Jack laughs. ‘That’s funny,’ he says. ‘I was scared you didn’t want to be my friend anymore! Because I’m not as brave as Sara.’

‘That’s just silly,’ Billie grins. ‘You’ll always be my best friend.

Now get dressed,’ she says. ‘We need you to help us with our project!’

‘But don’t you want to put a beehive in the school?’ Jack says, nervously.

‘Nah,’ shrugs Billie. ‘I reckon compost is a much better idea. And we can use it to plant flowers for the bees. No-one is allergic to compost!’

For Remy

The Honey Bees

published in 2020 by

Hardie Grant Egmont

Ground Floor, Building 1, 658 Church Street

Richmond,Victoria 3121, Australia

www.hardiegrantegmont.com

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