Chapter 1 The FLEA Bee lived in the big backyard It was beautiful with winding walkways and bountiful blossoms but it was also boring or so she thought Daisies done After three long days of hard work Bee checked the pollinated flowers off her list with a small satisfied smile Then she glanced down at the next item Dandelions 5
Thousands of yellow blooms bobbed atop the vast green lawn This is going to take FOREVER Bee moaned and flopped down in the middle of her last daisy I can’t face it she said even though she knew she’d eventually get up and put one mandible in front of the other After all it’s what bees were born to do But before she could take her next weary breath WRONG WAY The daisy stem trembled Something was galumphing through the flowers toward her STOP THIS SECOND 6
The gardener’s wheezy old wiener dog emerged from a patch of petunias IN THE NAME OF THE LAW Bee sat up shook off some pollen dust and looked around puzzled Who was talking The shrill shouty voice didn’t match the squat sullen dog What’s more his mouth wasn’t moving TURN AROUND NOW Who me Bee fluttered her wings in panic Not you The dog the voice yelled But you might want to move too because any second now Bee buzzed onto a different daisy just as the dog lifted his leg Ha Told ya the voice said then it went back 7
