第 2 节
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  so quietly in the matter; so he flew to the bees; who were gathering
  honey; and told them of the wicked brother。 And the bees told it to
  their queen; who commanded that the next morning they should go and
  kill the murderer。 But during the night; the first after the
  sister's death; while the brother was sleeping in his bed; close to
  where he had placed the fragrant jasmine; every flower cup opened; and
  invisibly the little spirits stole out; armed with poisonous spears。
  They placed themselves by the ear of the sleeper; told him dreadful
  dreams and then flew across his lips; and pricked his tongue with
  their poisoned spears。 〃Now have we revenged the dead;〃 said they; and
  flew back into the white bells of the jasmine flowers。 When the
  morning came; and as soon as the window was opened; the rose elf; with
  the queen bee; and the whole swarm of bees; rushed in to kill him。 But
  he was already dead。 People were standing round the bed; and saying
  that the scent of the jasmine had killed him。 Then the elf of the rose
  understood the revenge of the flowers; and explained it to the queen
  bee; and she; with the whole swarm; buzzed about the flower…pot。 The
  bees could not be driven away。 Then a man took it up to remove it; and
  one of the bees stung him in the hand; so that he let the flower…pot
  fall; and it was broken to pieces。 Then every one saw the whitened
  skull; and they knew the dead man in the bed was a murderer。 And the
  queen bee hummed in the air; and sang of the revenge of the flowers;
  and of the elf of the rose and said that behind the smallest leaf
  dwells One; who can discover evil deeds; and punish them also。
  THE END
  。