Chapter 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 XVIII FOLLOWING THE CROWD 86 XIX THE FEAST AT FARMER GREEN'S 91 XX BUSTER AND THE FIDDLERS 96 XXI THE BUMBLEBEE IN THE PUMPKIN 101 XXII SOMEONE'S MISTAKE 106 XXIII MAKING GAME OF OLD DOG SPOT 111

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ILLUSTRATIONS

Buster Bumblebee and Chirpy Cricket Have A Chat. Frontispiece _Frontispiece_--(_Page 9_) Buster Thanks Old Mr. Crow For His Advice. (_Page 25_) 23 Buster Shouted For Everybody to Keep Quiet. (_Page 48_) 47 Buster Listened to Mrs. Ladybug's Suggestion. (_Page 56_) 56

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THE TALE OF BUSTER BUMBLEBEE