Bobby Bee

A heart warming tale for children of all ages:

Bobby was an idealistic little bee. He spent his days buzzing around the meadows, bringing back pollen for the hive. It was exhausting and dangerous work. And he thought to himself “Why do some bees do all the hard work, putting their bee-lives on the bee-line all day, while others get the prime spots in the hive just because of inherited privilege?”

The bee rulers said to the bee workers “Aren’t we lucky to have our hive close to the sunny meadow with plenty of flowers? Aren’t we lucky, because some bees have nothing?” And while other bees felt happy with their situation, Bobby knew that this was just a distraction, a con-trick to make the workers grateful for the basic shelter and sustenance they needed to survive whilst the rulers hoarded obscene quantities of honey, enriching themselves at the expense of the masses.

So Bobby started to protest, he handed out bee-leaflets, he held up bee-placards, he wrote bee-protest songs. But other bees said “Bobby – Why do you have to make such a fuss? Why can’t you just be like the rest of us?” And they mercilessly mocked him for being different.

Bobby cried for days and days. But from that day on, Bobby realised there’s just no telling some people. So he decided to give up and just play along with the system. Because although he’d never be truly happy, it was just easier that way. And later he got promoted to middle-management, which was great.