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Yup'ik Raven This collection of student work is from Frank Keim's classes. He wants to share these works for others to use as an example of culturally-based curriculum and documentation. These documents have been OCR-scanned and are available for educational use only.


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Buzzy Bumble Bee by Charlotte Alstrom

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"Mom do I have to go and collect nectar for that queen bee?" complained Buzzy bumble bee.

"Yes of course, you have to. It's a rule, you know, now get up!" answered Betsy bumble bee.

"But mom, it's boring. I hate working for other people! I wish I was on my own! Buzzy shouted.

"That wouldn't be right. Now get going, scram!" scolded Betsy. But Buzzy just wasn't the working type. He was a lazy bumble bee.

"I'm not gonna work for that block headed queen bee. I'm running away." Buzzy said himself.

So off Buzzy went, leaving his home and his loving mom in the brightness of the noonday sun. Buzzy was sad that he was leaving home, but he was mad too.

It was the first time Buzzy had been out alone in the scary world. He was only familiar with the small flower patch he usually worked in.

"This is scary," Buzzy said to himself, as he flew along the edge of the flower bed. Suddenly there appeared a giant killer bee whose job was to punish young bees for not working. Buzzy got really scared.

When Buzzy saw the killer bee he around and flew home as fast as he could. After that he never ran away from home again. And never again was Buzzy a lazy bumble bee.

The End

By: Charlotte Alstrom

Buzzy Bumble Bee

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