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Learn more- The World of Wonders: About seventeen centuries ago, a Manchu prince ordered the burning of the books of Confucius. Those who held onto Confucius were punished by being made to build a great wall across the northern boundary of China. Thirty feet high, fifteen feet wide at the top and 1,500 miles long, the wall was built to keep out the wild tribes of raiders from the north. The Wall Is Traced: Until recently the Great Wall of China was supposed to stop at the Nanshan Mountains. Dr. Stein has discovered remains far to the west along the Tarim River. This wall was built for the same purpose as the Romans' wall across England, and like the latter, failed in its purpose. Things You Should Know: Bees have their love stories, their quarrels and dreadful tragedies. They are architects, builders, chemists, organizers, and some murderers. They have queens, princesses and lazy drones. Bees Loyal to Their Queen: Loyal to their queen, the bee workers follow her to some tree branch, and when she rests they form a swarm about her to protect her from harm. Before leaving their hive to follow their queen, the bees gorge themselves with honey. In this state they will not sting. In the center of this swarm is the queen surrounded by her maids of honor. Moving Day for the Bee Family: Finding a dark box kindly offered by the men, the queen bee enters the new hive and is followed by her court. A community of hives and yet each bee not only knows his home but knows also each other member of his colony. Guards at the door will kill or expel any strange bee entering their hive. Architects Design Them: Architects design these six-sided wax cylinders knowing that such a form gives the maximum capacity for the amount of material used. The cell builders meet on an exact center like engineers building a tunnel can do with surveyors' instruments to help them. During the warm lazy days of Summer the bees work at their tasks, and if they are born early in the season, die of overwork.
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