The Sunflower and the Bees
Asma Abubakar Ibrahim
Amaturrahman Muhammad

Once upon a time in a big garden there lived a sunlower with many other flowers in the garden.

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The sunflower loved to soak sunshine and this made its petal to be bright and yellow like the sun.

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One day, a buzzing bee flew and said " sunflower ,your flower is so beautiful "can I have some pollen grain?" the bee said.

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The Sunflower thought to himself, "hmmm if I give my pollen, my flower will not be beautiful again".

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He shook his head and said to the bee, "No, sorry I cannot give you my pollen"

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The bee flew away sadly and sunflower was left alone.

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As time went on, sunflower became lonely because he refused to share his pollen with any insect. He stayed and watch other flowers share their pollen.

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Other flowers were sharing their pollen with the bees, and the bees were happy.

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Sunflower realized that sharing his pollen will not make him less beautiful. He was tired of being lonely.

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Sunflower opened his flower wide and said, "Come on bee, come and have all the pollen you want".

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The bees were happy and they thanked the sunflower. Sunflower was also happy, now he has friends and will never be lonely again.

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The Sunflower and the Bees
Author - Asma Abubakar Ibrahim
Illustration - Amaturrahman Muhammad
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs