“Hi Bea! Where y’bin?”
“Buzzin’ around.”
(Sound like band-saws: giant bee laughter.)
“Buzz me in, Bess.”
“B’Guard Bea buzzed in 19.55.”
“Thanks. So how’s Her Majesty?”
“In a bonnet about somethin’.”
“Still?”
“You know what it is?”
“Happened on my watch. That Eric! Caught him sneakin’ into the Princesses.”
“That bee’s a drone!”
“Well, duh! But y’know, birds n’bees.”
“Whadda birds gotta do with it?”
“Be glad when the nuptial flight’s over. Tomorrow, right?”
“Yep. OK. You set? I’ll buzz.”
“Formalities! B’guard Bess I relieve you.”
“B’guard Bea I stand relieved. Now, I’m off to suck down some nectar.”
“Big day tomorrow. Get some zzs.”
“Yeah-yeah.”
The above was written for the Friday Fictioneers flash fiction forum curated by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The prompt: a photo of a giant bee. (See the photo prompt, Jennifer Pendergast’s photo here.). Jennifer P is ElmoWrites.
To see a list of links to all the responses to this week’s Friday Fictioneers prompt, click here.
Get some zzzz’s. Perfect!
Thanks Sandra. Glad you liked it. 🙂
Dear John,
Love your stellar illustration. A nice play on words story, too.
shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks for dropping by Rochelle. I am always amazed at how you manage to visit everyone and find something nice to say about everybody’s efforts.
Shalom right back at you!
Birds and Bees just do not have a tenseless relationship.
No, indeed. And I’m thinking even giant bees might inherit that. 🙂
This was an interesting take on the prompt. It beez dialogue. Nicely done.
I really enjoyed this little play – full of cute puns but neatly packed in. the characters and dialogue are nicely ‘realistic’ too. Sorry I’m late, still getting through last week’s stories…
Thank you – sorry to be so late getting back!