Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-06

Little Billie Bundle Bee, He's as
cross as he can be When he's busy, let
him be. little Billie Bundle Bee" 1t
was a tiny voice singing this In a mock
ing, teasing way and Raggedy Ann and
Raggedy Andy parted the grass 10 see
who It might be. Down beneath the
tangled blades they saw the queerest lit
tie teeny weeny man Just about two
inches high. He was kicking up his
tiny heels-and dancing about a little
stone which he had rolled over a small
hole in the ground. From beneath the
stone came what sounded like angry
blngs grew, the louder the queer little
teeny weeny man sang his song and the
more he kicked up his heels.
"Ha, You can't get out. I've got you
fastened in this time and you can stay
there until the ants nibble your whis-
kers -
who have you shut up down in that
hole, Mister2" Raggedy Ann asked.
The queer little teeny weeny man had
not known the two rag dolls had heard
him and were watching him, so he was
SO taken by surprise ct the sound of
Raggedy AIMS voice, he fell over back
ward, and with much scrambling and
kicking, rolled over and over until he
reached the tiny path, then down this
he ran.
Raggedy Ann picked the little stone
out Of the hole in the ground and dusty
little honey bee came crawling up into
the sunshine.
HAS he gomez" Henry Honeybee asked
OF no one in particular
HE ran down the path" Raggedy
Andy replied. as he pointed to whore the
queer little teeny weeny man had ais
appeared. "Who was he?"
"Beeeeeeeeeei" Henry Honeybee
whistled, Don't you know who ne Is?
why he is Tlkky Rickky and ne is the
greatest little tease in the whole great
Yellow Meadow would you sting him
If you could catch him2" Raagedy Andy
wished to know. "Lawsy no.! Henry
Honeybee laughed as he picked a tiny
weed and brushed his coat, "Tikky
Rickky knew all along that I was not
Billie Bumblebee, for | am sure he saw
me crawl down to visit Annie Angleworm.
He Just thought 1t would be o good joke
If he rolled the stone over the hole and
left me their until Grampie Hoppytoad
or some one else came along to let me
out!
What did Annie Angleworm say when
Tikky Rickky rolled the stone over her
doorway Raggedy Ann asked. "Oh,
Annie Ang'eworm wasn't at home;
guess she must have gone fshingW
Henry Honeybee replied, well, / must
be flying along and find something to
eat! Thanks for rolling the stone away
And with CHEEKY hum. Henry Honey
bee few up out Of the grass and sailed
away over the meadow. Henry honey
bee Is lazy little fellow" the two rag
dolls heard a tiny voice say and there
.o4 R{1lylr
the queer little teeny weeny man. He
had long beard and a pretty little red
coat, little yellow knee breeches and
white stockings He sat with one tiny
leg over the other and famed himself
with little peaked hat as if he had been
running very hard. Yes, sirI" he said,
Henry Honeybee is very, very lazy and
instead Of helping his sisters store up
honey for the winter time, Henry Honey
bee just gathers enough for his next meal,
then he does nothing until he gets hungry
again. III bet six caroway seeds that
Henry Honeybee knew Annie Angleworm
was not at home when he went into her
house. My won't she wiggle if she comes
and finds that Henry has eaten all her
honey pancakes?"
why we thought that all HOneybees
were great workers. Raggedy Ann said.
'All the lady Honeybees are" Tikky
Rikky replied, "They work all day long
gathering honey and storing it in their
hives, then when winter time comes, they
have enough TO eat but the men bees
my They are lazy so when winter time
comes, they have nothing to eat and If the
Fairies do not take care Of them they
just crawl into a crack in a log some
where and go to sleep cold and hungry"
There are lot of folk just like them -
said Raggedy Ann, isn't it too bad? 1t
is so easy to work if we go ut it in a
happy way like the singing lady Honey
bees!" II guess I'll run down into An
ME Angleworms house and see what
Henry Honeybee did. He was down there
q long time!" Tikky Rickky wiggled and
twisted until he finally disappeared down
Annie Angleworms long hallway. Pres
emily he came up again and said, I'll
run home and get Annie Angleworm some
more honey pancakes, for Henry Honey