The Tale of Buster Bumblebee
CONTENTS I THE BIG FAMILY 1 II CHIRPY CRICKET'S ADVICE 6 III THE RUDE TRUMPETER 11 IV BUSTER FINDS A SISTER 16 V MR. CROW TO THE RESCUE 21 VI JOHNNIE GREEN IS STUNG 27 VII A JUGFUL OF BUMBLEBEES 32 VIII BUSTER THE BOASTER 37 IX THE ROBBER FLY AT LAST 41 X BUSTER MAKES A SPEECH 45 XI THE DRONE 52 XII THE CARPENTER BEE 56 XIII THE CARPENTER'S PROMISE 61 XIV BAD NEWS 64 XV THE PRISONER 69 XVI THE TWINS IN THE CLOVER PATCH 74 XVII BUSTER LEARNS OF THE RAISING BEE 81
"Sink on, nor hope for hand or glove,
Binnorie, O Binnorie;
And sweet William shall be mair my love,
By the bonnie mill-dams o' Binnorie.
"Your cherry cheeks, and your yellow hair,
Binnorie, O Binnorie;
Had gar'd me gang maiden ever mair,"
By the bonnie mill-dams o' Binnorie.
Sometimes she sank, and sometimes she swam,
Binnorie, O Binnorie;
Until she cam' to the miller's dam;
By the bonnie mill-dams o' Binnorie.
The miller's daughter was baking bread,
Binnorie, O Binnorie;
And gaed for water as she had need,
By the bonnie mill-dams o' Binnorie.
"O father, father, draw your dam!
Binnorie, O Binnorie;
For there is a lady or milk-white swan,"
By the bonnie mill-dams o' Binnorie.
CONTENTS I THE BIG FAMILY 1 II CHIRPY CRICKET'S ADVICE 6 III THE RUDE TRUMPETER 11 IV BUSTER FINDS A SISTER 16 V MR. CROW TO THE RESCUE 21 VI JOHNNIE GREEN IS STUNG 27 VII A JUGFUL OF BUMBLEBEES 32 VIII BUSTER THE BOASTER 37 IX THE ROBBER FLY AT LAST 41 X BUSTER MAKES A SPEECH 45 XI THE DRONE 52 XII THE CARPENTER BEE 56 XIII THE CARPENTER'S PROMISE 61 XIV BAD NEWS 64 XV THE PRISONER 69 XVI THE TWINS IN THE CLOVER PATCH 74 XVII BUSTER LEARNS OF THE RAISING BEE 81