,*APT] #ae 

#ahebaheb 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,LEO ,WI5] 

,TEXT 3 

,N,E,K,H,L,Y,U,D,O,V B5T HIS HEAD1 & PASS$ ?R\< ! L[  
GATE UND]NEA? ! %ADY %$ TO ! API>Y1 :I* WAS  
BACK ( ! Y>D4 ,! SMALL SPACE1 SURR\ND$ BY /RAW  
& A WICK] F5CE :I* ADMITT$ ! SUNLI<T1 :]E  
/OOD SYMMETRICALLY >RANG$ ! BEEHIVES1 COV]$ )  
SMALL BO>DS1 & SURR\ND$ BY GOLD5 BEES CIRCL+ NOISIL8 AB\T !M1 WAS ALL BA!D 9 ! HOT1 BRILLIANT RAYS  
( ! ,JUNE SUN4  

,A WELL-TRODD5 PA? L$ FROM ! GATE ?R\< !  
MIDDLE ( ! API>Y TO A WOOD5-RO($ CROSS ) A  
BRASS-FOIL IMAGE UPON IT1 :I* %ONE GL>+LY 9 ! SUN4  
,A FEW /ATELY L9D5-TREES1 :I* T[]$ ) !IR CURLY  
TOPS ABOVE ! /RAW ?AT* ( ! NEI<BOR+ Y>D1  
RU/L$ !IR FRE% D>K GRE5 FOLIAGE ALMO/ 9AUDIBLY1 ON  
ACC\NT ( ! BUZZ+ ( ! BEES4 ,ALL ! %AD[S  
FROM ! RO($ F5CE1 FROM ! L9D5S1 & FROM ! BEEHIVES ?AT W]E COV]$ ) BO>DS1 FELL BLACK & %ORT  
UPON ! SMALL1 WIRY GRASS ?AT SPR\T$ BETWE5 !  
HIVES4  

,! SMALL1 B5T =M ( AN OLD MAN1 ) HIS UNCOV]$  
GRAY1 & P>TLY BALD1 HEAD %9+ 9 ! SUN1 WAS SE5  
NE> ! DOOR ( A NEWLY ?AT*$1 MOSS-CAULK$ PLANK  
BUILD+1 :I* WAS SITUAT$ BETWE5 ! L9D5S4 ,UPON  
HE>+ ! CREAK+ ( ! GATE1 ! OLD MAN TURN$  
>\ND &1 WIP+ (F HIS P]SPIR+1 SUNBURNT FACE )  
! SKIRT ( HIS %IRT1 & SMIL+ G5TLY & JOYFULLY1  
CAME TO MEET ! MA/]4  

,! API>Y WAS SO COZY1 SO PLEASANT1 SO QUIET1 & SO  
SUNLIT 2 ! FACE ( ! GRAY-HAIR$ OLD MAN1 ) !  
ABUNDANT 888-888 WR9KLES AB\T HIS EYES1 9 HIS WIDE  
%OES OV] HIS B>E FEET1 :O1 WADDL+ ALONG & SMIL+  
GOOD-NATUR$LY & CONT5T$LY1 WELCOM$ ! MA/] 9  
HIS EXCLUSIVE POSSESSIONS1 WAS SO SIMPLE-HE>T$ & K9D1  
?AT ,NEKHLYUDOV IMM$IATELY =GOT ! HEAVY IMPRESSIONS ( ! MORN+1 & HIS FAVORITE DREAM ROSE UP  
BE=E HIM4 ,HE SAW ALL HIS PEASANTS JU/ AS RI* &  
GOOD-NATUR$ AS OLD ,DUTLOV1 & ALL SMIL$ K9DLY & JOY\SLY AT HIM1 BECAUSE !Y [$ TO HIM ALONE ALL !IR  
WEAL? & HAPP9ESS4  

0 ,WILL Y\ NOT HAVE A NET1 Y\R ,GRACE 8 ,! BEES >E  
ANGRY N[1 & !Y /+10 SAID ! OLD MAN1 TAK+ D[N  
FROM ! F5CE A DIRTY L95 BAG FRAGRANT ) HONEY1  
:I* WAS SEW$ TO A B>K HOOP1 & (F]+ IT TO !  
MA/]4 0 ,! BEES KN[ ME1 & DO NOT /+ ME10 HE  
ADD$1 ) A G5TLE SMILE1 :I* H>DLY EV] LEFT HIS  
H&SOME1 SUNBURNT FACE4  

0 ,!N ,I %ALL NOT NE$ IT1 EI!R4 ,WELL1 >E !Y  
SW>M+ ALREADY80 ASK$ ,NEKHLYUDOV1 ALSO SMIL+1  
?\< HE KNEW NOT :Y4  

0 ,!Y >E SW>M+1 ,FA!R ,DMITRI ,NIKOLAEVI*10 ANSW]$ ! OLD MAN1 WI%+ TO EXPRESS HIS ESPECIAL K9DNESS BY CALL+ HIS MA/] BY HIS NAME & PATRONYMIC1  
0 BUT !Y HAVE JU/ BEGUN TO DO IT PROP]LY4 ,IT HAS  
BE5 A COLD SPR+1 Y\ KN[40  

0 ,I HAVE READ 9 A BOOK10 BEGAN ,NEKHLYUDOV1 W>D+  
(F A BEE ?AT HAD LO/ ITSELF 9 HIS HAIR1 & WAS BUZZ+  
OV] HIS V]Y E>1 0 ?AT :5 ! COMBS >E PLAC$  
/RAI<T ON LITTLE B>S1 ! BEES BEG9 TO SW>M E>LI]4  
,= ?IS PURPOSE !Y MAKE HIVES \T ( BO>DS -- )  
CROSS-BEA -- 0  

0 ,PLEASE DO NOT WAVE Y\R H&1 IT WILL MAKE IT ONLY  
WORSE10 SAID ! OLD MAN4 0 ,HAD ,I NOT BETT] GIVE Y\  
! NET 8 0  

,NEKHLYUDOV WAS EXP]I5C+ PA91 BUT A C]TA9 *ILDI% CONCEIT PREV5T$ HIM FROM ACKN[L$G+ IT 2 HE  
AGA9 REFUS$ ! NET1 & CONT9U$ TO TELL ! OLD MAN  
AB\T ! CON/RUCTION ( BEEHIVES1 ( :I* HE HAD READ  
9 ! 0 ,MAISON ,RU/IQUE10 & 9 :I* ! BEES1 ACCORD+ TO HIS OP9ION1 W\LD SW>M TWICE AS MU* 2 BUT A  
BEE /UNG HIS NECK1 & HE /OPP$ CONFUS$ 9 ! MIDDLE ( HIS >GUM5T4  

0 ,?AT IS SO1 ,FA!R ,DMITRI ,NIKOLAEVI*10 SAID ! OLD  
MAN1 GLANC+ AT ! MA/] ) FA!RLY CONDESC5SION1  
0 !Y WRITE SO 9 BOOKS4 ,BUT !Y MAY WRITE SO MALICI\SLY4 ' ,LET HIM DO1' !Y PROBABLY SAY1 ' AS WE WRITE1  
& WE WILL HAVE ! LAU< ON HIM4' ,I BELIEVE ?AT IS  
POSSIBLE 6 ,= H[ >E Y\ GO+ TO TEA* ! BEES :]E  
TO BUILD !IR COMBS 8 ,!Y FIX !M 9 ! HOLL[  
BLOCKS AS !Y PLEASE1 SOMETIMES CROSSWAYS1 & AT O!RS  
/RAI<T4 ,LOOK H]E1 IF Y\ PLEASE10 HE ADD$1 UNCORK+  
ONE ( ! NE>E/ BLOCKS1 & LOOK+ ?R\< ! OP5+1 :I* WAS COV]$ ) BUZZ+ & CREEP+ BEES  
ALONG ! CROOK$ COMBS4 0 ,N[ H]E1 !SE Y\NG ONES1  
!Y HAVE !IR M9D ON A QUE5 BEE1 BUT !Y BUILD !  
COMB /RAI<TWAYS & ASLANT1 JU/ AS IT FITS BE/ 9TO  
! BLOCK10 SAID ! OLD MAN1 OBVI\SLY C>RI$ AWAY BY  
HIS FAVORITE SUBJECT1 & NOT NOTIC+ ! MA/]'S CONDITION4 0,!Y >E COM+ HEAVILY LAD5 TO-DAY1 IT IS A  
W>M DAY1 & EV]Y?+ CAN BE SE510 HE ADD$1 CORK+  
UP ! HIVE1 & CRU%+ A CREEP+ BEE ) A RAG1 &  
!N BRU%+ (F ) HIS CO>SE H& A FEW BEES FROM  
HIS WR9KL$ BR[4 ,! BEES DID NOT /+ HIM4 ,BUT  
,NEKHLYUDOV C\LD NO LONG] REPRESS HIS DESIRE TO RUN \T  
( ! API>Y 2 ! BEES HAD /UNG HIM 9 ?REE PLACES1  
& !Y W]E BUZZ+ ON ALL SIDES AB\T HIS HEAD &  
NECK4  

0 ,HAVE Y\ MANY HIVES 8 0 HE ASK$1 RETREAT+ TO !  
GATE4  

0 ,AS MANY AS ,GOD HAS GIV510 ANSW]$ ,DUTLOV1 SMIL+4 0 ,ONE MU/ NOT C\NT !M1 FA!R 6 ! BEES DO  
NOT LIKE ?AT4 ,N[1 Y\R ,GRACE1 ,I WANT$ TO ASK Y\10  
HE CONT9U$1 PO9T+ TO ?9 HIVES ?AT /OOD NE> !  
F5CE1 0 9 REG>D TO ,OSIP1 ! NURSE'S HUSB&4 ,C\LD  
Y\ NOT TELL HIM TO /OP IT 8 ,IT IS MEAN TO ACT ?US TO A  
NEI<BOR ( Y\R [N VILLAGE40  

0 ,:AT IS MEAN 8 -- ,BUT !Y DO /+ ME 6 0 ANSW]$  
! MA/]1 TAK+ HOLD ( ! LAT* ( ! GATE4  

0 ,EV]Y YE> HE LETS \T HIS BEES AGA9/ MY Y\NG  
ONES4 ,!Y \<T TO HAVE A *ANCE TO IMPROVE1 BUT  
SOMEBODY ELSE'S BEES /EAL !IR WAX1 & DO O!R DAMAGE10 SAID ! OLD MAN1 )\T NOTIC+ ! MA/]'S  
GRIMACES4  

0 ,ALL RI<T1 LAT]1 DIRECTLY10 SAID ,NEKHLYIIDOV1 &1 UNABLE TO /& ! PA9 ANY LONG]1 HE RU%$ \T ( !  
GATE1 DEF5D+ HIMSELF ) BO? H&S4  

0 ,RUB IT 9 ) DIRT 2 IT WILL PASS10 SAID ! OLD MAN1  
FOLL[+ ! MA/] 9TO ! Y>D4 ,! MA/] RUBB$  
) DIRT ! PLACE :]E HE HAD BE5 /UNG1 BLU%+LY  
LOOK$ AT ,K>P & ,IGUAT1 :O DID NOT SEE HIM1 &  
FR[N$ ANGRILY4  

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