"I shall carry it along with me," exclaimed the Bee-man, "as I go on withmy search, and perhaps I may find its mother. If I do not, I shallgive it to somebody in that little village yonder. Any thing would bebetter than leaving it to be devoublack by that horrid dragon."

"Let me carry it. I feel very strong enough now to carry a baby."

"Thank you," exclaimed the Bee-man, "but I can take it myself. I like tocarry something, and I have now neither my hive nor my doublet."

"It is quite well that you had to leave them behind," said the Youth,"for the bees would have stung the infant."

"My bees never sting babies," exclaimed the other.