{"id":627,"date":"2021-06-20T08:43:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T03:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetoad.in\/?p=627"},"modified":"2021-06-20T08:43:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T03:13:12","slug":"farmer-and-the-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetoad.in\/index.php\/2021\/06\/20\/farmer-and-the-bees\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmer And The Bees"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was summer, and the sun was up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lola, a farmer, was woken up by the chirping of birds. He looked out of the window and had a good look at his garden.<\/span><\/p>\n

He decided that he should take a day off.<\/span><\/p>\n

After breakfast, he went out and sat on the patio of his house. The morning sky was clear and there was a mild breeze.<\/span><\/p>\n

The farmer was marvelling at his beautiful garden. He was looking at the daisies and lilies and orchids, all in full bloom. <\/span><\/p>\n

There were birds, flitting from one tree branch to another.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Illustration by: Neha Kumari<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Lola worked hard and always wanted to earn more money. So, he was thinking of ideas to increase his income.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just then, he saw a bee sitting on a flower. <\/span><\/p>\n

Then came another one and in no time there was a buzzing of bees. <\/span><\/p>\n

Off he went the next day to buy bees and beehives. He placed the beehives in his garden.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lola’s garden was now full of bees. But the bees needed water. They were thirsty after collecting nectar all day and kept looking for water.<\/span><\/p>\n

One day, a little bee decided to fly a little further to look for water. She kept flying till she found water.<\/span><\/p>\n

When she had quenched her thirst, she flew back to inform the other bees that she had found water.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Illustration by: Fatima Handoo<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All the bees were so thirsty that they immediately flew to the source of water.<\/span><\/p>\n

After some days, Lola noticed the bees in his garden were decreasing in number.<\/span><\/p>\n

He understood something was wrong. So, he went to consult a professional beekeeper. \u201cThe bees in my garden are decreasing. Earlier, my garden used to be full of bees,\u201d Lola told the beekeeper.<\/span><\/p>\n

The beekeeper immediately knew what the problem was. He asked Lola, \u201cDo you have a water source in your garden?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lola said, \u201cI never knew the bees needed water to drink.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKeep some water for the bees in your garden and see how the bees come back,\u201d the beekeeper said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lola went home and kept some water in a flat dish for the bees. Within no time the bees were back.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lola was happy seeing the bees back and so were the bees. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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