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Banzi loves to garden with Gogo. Most of all, he loves bees. But one day, all the bees and flowers are gone! How will Banzi get them back?
Read all 14 story pagesBanzi’s Busy BeesBanzi and Gogo love to garden. Gogo's garden has vegetables, flowers and Banzi's favourite — bees!"Buzz-buzz," says Gogo. "Buzz-buzz," say the bees. The bees sit on sunflowers and buzz around the garden while Banzi and Gogo garden.Time to leave! Banzi waves goodbye to each bee. "Bye-bye, busy bees," Banzi says. "Buzz-buzz," the bees say.After a few days, Gogo and Banzi go to check on the garden. The bees are gone. The flowers have also disappeared!"Yho! Yho! Yho!" Banzi says. "Gogo, the bees are gone!" "Oh no!" says Gogo. "Don't worry, I have a magic trick to call them right back!""Mmm... magic!" Banzi says. "First, we need to plant new flowers," says Gogo. "Then, we need to leave a bucket of water in the garden."Gogo and Banzi plant sunflower seeds and leave the bucket of water in the garden.Before they leave, Gogo stands in the middle of the garden, raises up her right hand and says: "Busy, busy bees. Busy, busy bees. Come back to Banzi!" "Busy, busy bees. Busy, busy bees. Come back to me!" Banzi whispers after Gogo.Banzi and Gogo check the garden every day for a week.Nothing yet.Nothing yet.The bees are back! Banzi and Gogo laugh as the bees dance from flower to flower.
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