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?
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