Barnaby's Busy Day
Barnaby's Busy Day
A Bee's Diary
Day 1
Today was a good day to fly! The sun was warm, and the sky was big and blue. I woke up in my cozy hive. It was full of my bee friends. We all said, "Buzz buzz!" That means, "Good morning!" I ate some yummy honey for breakfast. Then, I got ready for work.
My job is to find flowers. I fly around and look for the best ones. I like yellow flowers the most. They have the sweetest nectar. Nectar is like juice for bees. I drink the nectar and then fly back to the hive. I give the nectar to my friends. They make honey from it.
I saw a little girl in the garden today. She smiled at me! I wasn't scared because I know she likes bees. She likes to watch us fly around. I flew around her head and then went back to the flowers.
It was a long day of flying and finding flowers. When the sun went down, I went back to the hive. I said, "Buzz buzz!" to my friends. That means, "Good night!" Then, I went to sleep. I can't wait for another busy day tomorrow.
Day 2
- Hive:
- A home for bees.
- Nectar:
- Sweet juice from flowers.
- Honey:
- Sweet food made by bees.
- cozy:
- Warm, comfortable, and safe.
- garden:
- An outdoor area where flowers and other plants grow.
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“Barnaby's Busy Day” is a fiction reading passage about Bees, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 2 minutes to read (252 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.