ABSTRACT

One bee says to another, “I have found the most marvelous flowers.” The second bee exclaims, “How strange-I understand you! Researchers say we don’t have a language!” Surprised, the first bee blurts out, “I heard we do have a language!” Perplexed, the second bee laments, “How would they know if we did have a language?” “I don’t know,” says the first bee, “Maybe they would compare it to their language.” Still perplexed, the second bee wonders, “So they must know what a language is.” Momentarily both bees are silent, then the first one says, “Let them worry about all that. I want to tell you about these wonderful flowers.”