nature animals · Ages 3-5

What Does a Bee Carry Home on Its Legs?

A bee packs golden pollen into baskets on its back legs and carries the whole load back to the hive.

The whole story

1. Early one morning, a small honeybee visited a pink clover flower.

2. The bee crawled deep inside, where yellow pollen covered its fuzzy body.

3. The bee brushed the loose pollen down toward its back legs.

4. Golden pollen gathered into little baskets on both back legs.

5. Then the bee touched another blossom, leaving pollen behind as it gathered more.

6. Flower after flower shared its pollen, and the bee filled both baskets.

7. By late afternoon, the bee reached the hive with heavy golden baskets.

8. A bee packs golden pollen into baskets on its back legs and carries the whole load back to the hive.

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