Bumbled Bees

BUMBLED BEES by Mary Grace Dembeck Bumblebee Bumblebee hated his name 'Cause the first and the last were exactly the same. And in the middle was stuck a big *B*, Which stood for –  you guessed it - One more “Bumblebee”. His mother, the Queen Bee, was Bumblebee Belle, But Bumblebee was the one name she could spell, So when her first wee little bee baby came, She gave him three names she could spell –  All the same. It might not have mattered if there were no others, But after him came lots more baby bee brothers, And ALL of them also were named, (as was he), Yes, DOZENS of brothers All named “Bumblebee”. And when one was naughty, their mom would exclaim And, halting everything, call out his name - It was “Bumblebee!” this, and “Oh, Bumblebee!” that, But nobody knew who was called Or for what, So, when nobody answered  And nobody came, They ALL got punished But which bee was to blame? Finally, ALL the bees went rather nutty And had to be taken to Doc Futty Dutty, The doctor, in treating them though, was quite clever, He called each by NUMBER,  By “Bumblebee”, never! Now, Bumblebee Bumblebee, Belle's firstborn son, Is proud of his new name,  (Which is “Number One”), And though all the others recovered quite well, See what can happen  When someone can't spell?