ill be loyal to you.
Henceforth you shall stay by my side and help me conduct the
affairs of state. In that way, I think, your experiences, all
the things you have learned, will be made to serve the greatest
good of your people and your country."

Cheers of approval greeted the queen's words.

So ends the story of the adventures of Maya the bee. They say
her work contributed greatly to the good and welfare of the
nation, and she came to be highly respected and loved by her
people. Sometimes on quiet evenings she went for a brief hour's
conversation to Cassandra's peaceful little room, where the
ancient dame lived now on pension honey. There Maya told the
young bees, who listened to her eagerly, stories of the
adventures which we have lived through with her.

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Errors and Inconsistencies

Every now and then, in the suddennest way [spelling unchanged]

the tree would turn sear and die [spelling unchanged]

the silvery chirp that filled the whole moonlit world with
melody. [unneeded close quote at end of paragraph]

"else the human beings would see me and be frightened ..."
[open quote missing]

I am Thomas of the family of millepeds [spelling unchanged]

"I'll set you free. You can fly wherever you want."
[open quote missing]

at work in feverish silence executing their orders [excuting]

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