Once upon a time, in a beautiful meadow, there lived many tiny creatures like ants and bees. They collected pollen from the native flowers to make their food. The pollen was stored in the honeycomb, which was their pantry.

One day, a strange thing happened. The anthers of the flowers, where the pollen was stored, started to produce an antibacterial substance that made the pollen inedible. The tiny creatures were worried about what to do, as they had nothing to eat.

They decided to congregate and come up with a solution. One of them suggested using a special extract to neutralize the antibacterial substance. The others agreed and they asked the bravest bee to fly to the faraway mountains to find this extract.

The bee flew off and after many days, found the extract. She brought it back to the meadow and the tiny creatures used bellows to blow the extract over the flowers. The antibacterial substance disappeared, and the pollen became edible again.

The tiny creatures were overjoyed and they celebrated by having a big feast with the food they had stored in the honeycomb. From that day on, they never ran out of food and lived happily ever after.

The end.

Reflections

1. What was the problem in the story?
2. Who suggested using the extract to neutralize the antibacterial substance?
3. How did the tiny creatures use the extract to make the pollen edible again?
4. What did the tiny creatures do after they solved the problem?
5. What did the brave bee do to help the tiny creatures?