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Have you ever taken a close look at a beehive? Well, not too close or you might get stung! The natural pattern in beehives is so perfect that it seems to be computer designed. The hives are made up of layers and layers of cells. Each cell has perfectly equal six sides or hexagons. Why would bees build six-sided cells, not circular or box shaped ones? That is because the bee is a genius at geometry and architecture! Six-sided cells use up every bit of space and allow bees to get maximum space for storing honey. Hexagons also use the least building material because all the six sides are common to other cells. The bees don’t waste space, material or effort. Aren’t they smart insects?

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Good manners can be seen at home, at school, on the playground and at the dining table where we eat out meals. A well mannered person is polite and gentle when he talks.

Every one likes a person who is polite and well-mannered. Good manners are always liked by everyone and bring good rewards.

All that is right pleases everyone. Therefore we should do what is right always. We should always remember to do what is right.

All that is wrong displeases everyone. Therefore, we should not do what is wrong. We will be rewarded for our good actions.

A boy or girl who constantly comes late for any work cannot be depended upon. People do not give him any important work for they do not know whether he will come on time or not. A person who is always late loses his friends.

All of us make mistakes. When we make a mistake we do not like to be punished for it. We like to be forgiven. Therefore, we too should forgive the mistakes of others. Forgiveness is a great virtue.

It is easy to make a mistake, but it is not easy to forget that mistake. If we make some mistake, we should feel sorry for it. We should also apologize to the person whom we have hurt.

We should not cheat in an examination. Cheating always does more harm than good. We should not keep bad company.

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From McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader

1. There are three kinds of bees: workers, drones, and queens.

2. Bees live in a house that is called a hive.

3. Only one queen can live in each hive. If she is lost or dead, the other bees will stop their work.

4. They are very wise and busy little creatures. They all join together to build cells of wax for their honey.

5. Each bee takes its proper place, and does its own work. Some go out and gather honey from the flowers; others stay at home and work inside the hive.

6. The cells which they build are all of one shape and size, and no room is left between them.

7. The cells are not round, but have six sides.

8. Have you ever looked into a glass hive to see the bees while at work? They are always busy.

9. The drones do not work. Every year before winter, all the drones are driven from the hive or killed. The reason the drones are driven from the hive or killed is because they did not help make the honey, so the other bees do not allow them to eat the honey.

10. It is not quite safe for children to handle bees because they have stingers. Bees use their stingers as a great defensive tool.

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