Bee & Flea and the Compost Caper

Bee & Flea and the Compost Caper — page 5 — to shouting STOP IT YOU CAN PEE ON YOUR BREAK This was followed by a grumble For the love of peat moss I’ve met mealworm larvae less deaf than you dog Bee followed the sound She stared extremely hard And then she saw it a flea standing on the dog’s head But not just any flea A flea wearing purple horn-rimmed glasses and a matching purple fanny pack Bee watched as the small loud flea burrowed beneath the flop of the dog’s ear THIS IS YOUR LAST WARNING she hollered

Bee & Flea and the Compost Caper — page 6 — TURN AROUND At last the dog heard He spun twice on the spot Then with a high pitched moan like the air going out of a balloon he sank to the ground and fell asleep in the shade Oh you’ve gotta be kidding me The flea marched out from under the dog’s ear and down the bridge of his nose She threw her claws up in the air That’s the third nap my driver’s taken today What’s a professional parasite gotta do to get some decent help around here

Bee & Flea and the Compost Caper — page 7 — Hello Um hi there Bee said Maybe I could help What Flea looked around frantically as if she’d forgotten Bee was there Who said that It’s me Bee waved Oh You Flea narrowed her eyes How could you help She scratched her head Are you familiar with the policies and procedures of the FLEA The FLEA The Fenced in area Law Enforcement Agency Flea waved four of her six legs wildly Who do you think serves protects and upholds the laws of nature in this fenced in area I guess I never really thought about it Bee admitted 10

Bee & Flea and the Compost Caper — page 8 — Beetles burrowed ants paraded but nothing illegal ever happened in the yard In fact aside from Bee’s thousands of hive sisters buzzily working away barely anything happened at all The FLEA never rests Flea puffed out her chest and marched back and forth across the dog’s nose Rain or shine Fair or frosty Foggy or she stopped and furrowed her brow not foggy Whenever there’s trouble FLEA's there on the double According to that shouldn’t it be on the single Bee pointed at a shiny gold star that Flea had pinned to her fanny pack It might have been FLEA agent 1 and only 1 11

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