The Bear and The Bees
This is a poem based on one of Aesop's Fables...
The Bear and The Bees
Poem
"Their honey I'll have when I please;
Who cares for such small things as Bees?"
Said the Bear; but the stings
Of these very small things
Left him not very much at his ease.
Notes
Moral: The Weakest United May Be Strong To Avenge.
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Verse fable by W.J. Linton (1812 - 1897). Illustration by Walter Crane (1845 - 1915).
Thanks and Acknowledgements
This poem can be found in "The Baby's Own Aesop" (1887) by Aesop, W.J. Linton and illustrated by Walter Crane.
Crane wrote the following about the verses, "For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. Linton, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal. I have added a touch here and there, but the credit of this part of the book still belongs to him."
