Bee and Jupiter
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In Mount Hymettus there is a bee, the queen of the hive, that ascended to Olympus to present Jupiter some honey, fresh from her combs. Jupiter, delighted with the offering of honey, promised to give whatever she should ask.
She therefore besought him, saying, “Give me, I pray thee, a sting, that if any mortal shall approach to take my honey, I may kill him.”
She therefore besought him, saying, “Give me, I pray thee, a sting, that if any mortal shall approach to take my honey, I may kill him.”
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Jupiter was much displeased, for he loved the race of man, but could not refuse the request because of his promise.
He thus answered the bee: “You shall have your request, but it will be at the peril of your own life. For if you use your sting, it shall remain in the wound you make and you will die from the loss of it.”
He thus answered the bee: “You shall have your request, but it will be at the peril of your own life. For if you use your sting, it shall remain in the wound you make and you will die from the loss of it.”
MORAL LESSON: Evil wishes like chicken, come home to roost.
VOCABULARY
Find the meaning of the following words and use them in your own sentences.
1. Hive 6. Peril
2. Honey 7. Sting 3. Delighted 8. Displeased 4. Mortal 9. Ascended 5. Race 10. Combs |
Discussion:
1. What did the bee tell Jupiter?
2. Who is the queen of the hive?
3. What did Jupiter tell the bee?
4. Explain the moral lesson.
2. Who is the queen of the hive?
3. What did Jupiter tell the bee?
4. Explain the moral lesson.