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so quietly in the matter; so he flew to the bees; who were gathering

honey; and told them of the wicked brother。 And the bees told it to

their queen; who commanded that the next morning they should go and

kill the murderer。 But during the night; the first after the

sister's death; while the brother was sleeping in his bed; close to

where he had placed the fragrant jasmine; every flower cup opened; and

invisibly the little spirits stole out; armed with poisonous spears。

They placed themselves by the ear of the sleeper; told him dreadful

dreams and then flew across his lips; and pricked his tongue with

their poisoned spears。 〃Now have we revenged the dead;〃 said they; and

flew back into the white bells of the jasmine flowers。 When the

morning came; and as soon as the window was opened; the rose elf; with

the queen bee; and the whole swarm of bees; rushed in to kill him。 But

he was already dead。 People were standing round the bed; and saying

that the scent of the jasmine had killed him。 Then the elf of the rose

understood the revenge of the flowers; and explained it to the queen

bee; and she; with the whole swarm; buzzed about the flower…pot。 The

bees could not be driven away。 Then a man took it up to remove it; and

one of the bees stung him in the hand; so that he let the flower…pot

fall; and it was broken to pieces。 Then every one saw the whitened

skull; and they knew the dead man in the bed was a murderer。 And the

queen bee hummed in the air; and sang of the revenge of the flowers;

and of the elf of the rose and said that behind the smallest leaf

dwells One; who can discover evil deeds; and punish them also。





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