Buzzy kicked at a stone.
"I'm bored bored bored!" he moaned.
"Me too" said Bazzil.
"And me!" said Zubby.

Bizzy sighed. There must be something they could do.
"Shall we visit Millie the Mouse?" Bizzy said eagerly.
Everyone shook their heads.
"Well, what about the Ladybugs? I'm sure they'd be delighted to see us" said Bizzy.
"The Ladybugs are on a trip" said Buzzy, "I saw them leave earlier on".

The swing that Zubby was swinging on squeaked.
"We could oil the swings!" said Bazzil. Bazzil liked doing messy things!

"I've got an idea " said Bizzy. "Just wait there a second till I ask Mrs Bee if it's alright".

The Beezles waited while Bizzy went into the shop.
She came out ten minutes later with a very large box.
"What's that?" asked Fuzzy.
"We are going to make a patchwork quilt!" said Bizzy. "Mrs Bee has given me all her scraps of material and some old buttons and pom poms and things".
"Ooo!" squeaked Fuzzy "I like making things!".

Everyone sat in a circle on the grass and began to take things from the box. There were scraps of velvet and linen, bits of lace and frills, pom poms and buttons and crystals. There were lots of exciting things in the box and soon The Beezles were very busy indeed.!

Mrs Bee watched from the window of her little shop and smiled to herself. Her little friends were not bored now!

Bizzy and her friends worked nearly all afternoon, having fun and sharing ideas about how to make the patchwork quilt look lovely.
"There now. I'll just finish stiching on this little piece of cotton, and the quilt will be complete".

Everyone stood back and looked at the quilt, which was spread out on the grass. It looked wonderful and The Beezles felt very pleased with themselves. They had each embroidered their names into a section of the quilt and were going to surprise Mrs Bee and give her the quilt as a gift.
Mrs Bee was always doing things for them, so they wanted to do something nice for her.

"Mrs Bee! Mrs Bee!" called Buzzy.
"Hello Buzzy!" Mrs Bee replied from the shop door.
"Come and see what we've done!"
Mrs Bee wiped her hands on her apron and walked to where The Beezles were waiting.
"Oh my! What a beautiful quilt! Did you do this all by yourselves?" she asked. Mrs Bee studied the quilt with a keen eye. It really was quite lovely.
"Yes Mrs Bee" said Zubby shyly.
"We did it for you!" said Bizzy and she handed the quilt to Mrs Bee.
"It will look lovely on your bed" said Fuzzy.

Mrs Bee had a little tear in her eye as she hugged each and every one of the Beezles. What a lovely thing to do!

"Thankyou all very much. I shall treasure this forever", and The Beezles beamed with pride.

Today had turned out not so boring after all!

THE END

Bizzy read the whole notice out in a very loud voice.
There was a buzz of excitement. A Club House! This was going to be fantastic!
Mrs Bee came to the door of the shop.
"Calm down everyone!" she said as she help up her hands.
"Give me two minutes to get my coat and we shall go to the Club House and have a look around"

Everyone followed Mrs Bee down the garden path to where the Club House was.
There was Bizzy and Buzzy,Zubby and Bazzil, Chewy and Fuzzy, all of the ladybugs, even Millie the mouse had turned up! The songbirds twittered above the excited chatter of the residents of Honeycombe Hill.
As they arrived at the Club House, Mrs Bee met up with Uncle McBuzz.
"Phew!" said Mrs Bee, "I've never seen them so excited! Not since we had the swing park built!".
Uncle McBuzz laughed so much his fat tummy shook.
"Well, we'd better let them in then" he said laughingly.

Mrs Bee took the key from her bag, and opened the door.
"Now remember everyone, some of the paint might still be a little sticky!"
The Beezles and their friends walked round the shed admiring everything that Mrs Bee and Uncle had done.
"We still need a few bookshelves and accessories, but everything will be ready for tomorrow night." smiled Mrs Bee.

Bizzy clapped her hands and squeezed Buzzy's arm.
"Ooo! Im so excited! This is wonderful!"
"Let go! you;re hurting my arm!" laughed Buzzy.

The Ladybugs were chattering non stop and they too were very excited about the new Club House.

Now, in the evenings if it's cold and wet, The Beezles and their friends have a club to visit.

Watch out for stories of the activities in the Club House!

THE END

Mrs Bee had thought a Club House would be good for the Beezles. Especially in the Winter when it was too cold to play outside.
It would mean that everyone could learn to write their name, and read books,and make all sorts of bric a brac.
They could play indoor games, do some painting and learn a little each week about different countries and such like.

Together, Mrs Bee and Uncle McBuzz decided that the old wooden shed was ideal. Uncle McBuzz would do all the repair work, and Mrs Bee would do the cleaning.

The first thing that Uncle and Mrs Bee had to do, was to clear out the shed. There was lots of junk and broken things in there, but they carried on working till the job was done.
Mrs Bee then cleaned the inside of the shed till it sparkled, and Uncle McBuzz began painting the outside. He chose white paint for the walls. green paint for the roof and red paint for the door.
Next he painted in big blue letters, CLUBHOUSE, and he stood back to admire his work.

It looked lovely! Very bright and cheery and a place that he thought the Beezles would like to visit.

Uncle McBuzz then got into the big yellow van and drove to another garden where he'd heard there were a few tables and chairs being thrown out.
There were 5 tables and ten chairs, and Uncle McBuzz loaded them onto the van. A bit of polishing and a lick of paint would sort them out!

When Uncle McBuzz arrived back at the garden, Mrs Bee had put a windmill in  pot at the door of the shed. She'd put little blue curtains on the window, and because she had scrubbed the inside of the shed, it smelt lovely and fresh.
Together Uncle and Mrs Bee scrubbed the tables and chairs and Uncle McBuzz painted them in different colours. There were red,blue and yellow chairs, blue green and white tables. It all looked very bright indeed!
Mrs Bee and Uncle McBuzz were very pleased with themselves.
Mrs Bee put a notice in the shop window. It read:

CLUBHOUSE
To all at Honeycombe Hill and surrounding areas.
There is now a Clubhouse at Honeycombe Hill.
Please feel free to visit.
Mon-Fri       5pm-7pm
Sat-Sun        Closed.
All Welcome.
Activities include: Drawing, Reading, Games, Writing, and lots more!

Mrs Bee knew that as it was late in the evening, no-one would see the sign till the next morning. She couldn't wait!

He had already filled two sacks and had stood up to rub his back.
"Goodness! My back hurts!" Uncle McBuzz exclaimed.
Mrs Bee had come out with a cup of tea and a sandwich for him.
"There you go Uncle" she said, as she handed him the china cup and a plate of dainty little sandwiches.
Uncle McBuzz took the tea and sandwiches from Mrs Bee, and sat on a deckchair.
"Ah! That's better!" he sighed.

Mrs Bee was pleased that Uncle McBuzz was doing this task for her.
It was quite hard work, and she was finding it a struggle!

Soon, Uncle McBuzz had filled 4 potatoe sacks for Mrs Bee's shop.
"Oh thankyou Uncle" said Mrs Bee.
"No problem!" Uncle McBuzz replied cheerily as he waved goodbye.

Sometimes Mrs Bee washed the potatoes before selling them in her shop.
These potatoes were quite small, so she decided to leave them as they were. Bizzy entered the shop with her little shopping basket.
"Hello Mrs Bee. I've come to purchase quite a bit today. Would you mind helping me?"
Mrs Bee was glad to help. She liked to pick the groceries from the shelves.
Bizzy's list was quite long. She needed butter,milk,honey,bread,potatoes,oatcakes,marmalade,carrots,peas,turnip,leeks and fruit juice.

Mrs Bee put everything into Bizzy's basket and told her the total was four pounds and 20 pence.
Bizzy handed over the money and thanked Mrs Bee for helping her.
Ting! The little bell on the shop door tinkled as Bizzy let herself out and waved to Mrs Bee.

Bizzy began to peel her potatoes. She was going to make a potatoe and leek pie. As she peeled the skin from the first potatoe,Bizzy gasped with surprise. The potatoe was pink! She tried the next potatoe and it too was pink! What on earth was going on!?
Bizzy ran all the way to Mrs Bee's shop to show her the pink potatoes.
"Oh my goodness me!" exclaimed Mrs Bee. "I've no idea how this could have happened!. Maybe Uncle McBuzz will know".

Mrs Bee sent Buzzy to fetch Uncle McBuzz. Buzzy was after all the fastest flier in the garden.
Uncle McBuzz and Buzzy arrived back at the shop together, by which time a little crowd had gathered.
"Let us through!" shouted Uncle.
"Move aside!" shouted Buzzy.

Uncle McBuzz held the potatoe in his hand and studied it carefully.
"I think I may know what has happened here" he said.
"Do you remember the day that Rosie Rainbow tore her skirt? The bubbles landed everywhere and made the daisies all different colours.
I think that's whats happened! The pink bubbles have landed on the potatoe plot and hey presto! We've got pink potatoes!!".

Mrs Bee had never sold so many potatoes in one single day!
Everyone wanted to buy some, and visitors from the surrounding gardens came to buy Mrs Bee's pink potatoes. Soon, the four sacks that Uncle McBuzz had filled were empty!

Bizzy's potatoe and leek pie tasted delicious! Fuzzy would verify that, as she had been invited for dinner.
"Mmm. Delicious!" said Fuzzy.
"I know!" exclaimed Bizzy, and together they ate the delicious but strange looking pink potatoe and leek pie.

Mrs Bee opened the lock and began to pull items from the box.
There were knitting pins and wool, loose bits of material and sewing needles, and right there at the bottom was the dress.

Mrs Bee carefully unwrapped the dress from the tissue paper and held it up for a better look.
It was pink, with little blue flowers and a blue embroidered pocket.
It had a ruffled collar and tied with pink ribbons at the back.
Mrs Bee was sure that Bizzy would love the dress.
After all, Bizzy's colours were pink and blue and she must be tired of wearing romper suits all of the time!

It was different for Bazzil, Buzzy and Zubby. They were boys.
Bizzy was such a pink girlie girl, she really should have a dress.

Mrs Bee walked to the counter in her little shop and took two shiney pink ribbons from under the counter. She wrapped them in a little paper bag and put them in beside the dress.
Then she put on her coat and hat, lifted her bag, and headed to Bizzy's house.

On the way there, Mrs Bee met Uncle McBuzz.
"What's that you've got there?" he asked.
"Aha! It's a dress for young Bizzy. I hope she likes it!" Mrs Bee replied.
Unlce McBuzz rubbed his chin. It would be lovely for Bizzy to come to the shop and let everyone see her in her new dress.
He asked Mrs Bee to bring Bizzy back to the shop when she had put the dress on.
Mrs Bee smiled. She knew what Uncle McBuzz was up to!

Bizzy was making a jigsaw. She had ten pieces still to fit, and was just about to fit another when someone knocked on her door.

"Hello Mrs Bee! What a lovely surprise!"
"Hello Bizzy, may I come in?"
Bizzy stood back and waved Mrs Bee into the house,.
"What can I do for you Mrs Bee?" asked Bizzy.
"Well, I thought you might like this little parcel. Go on, open it!"

Bizzy looked puzzled as she sat on a chair and began to unravel the tissue paper.
The little bag with the ribbons fell to the floor.
"What's this?" asked Bizzy.
She opened the bag and clapped her hands with glee.
"Ribbons!? For me?"
"Yes Bizzy! Just for you!" said Mrs Bee.
Next Bizzy opened the tissue and when she saw the beautiful pink and blue dress she gasped!
"Oh Mrs Bee! It's beautiful!" she cried.
Bizzy held the dress against herself and danced around the room.
"It's absolutley beautiful!" she squealed.
Mrs Bee told Bizzy to go and try the dress on.
It fitted perfectly, and the ribbons were a perfect match.

Bizzy almaost cried when she looked at herself in the mirror.
She looked like a real girl now!
"Oh Mrs Bee thank you!" she cried.

Mrs Bee and Bizzy walked to the shop, and when they got there, all of Bizzy's friends were waiting.
Everyone cheered and clapped when they saw Bizzy in her beautiful new dress.
"Thank you! thankyou!" said Bizzy as she blushed furiously.

Now Bizzy looks as pretty as a picture in her pale blue and pink dress.
She only wished she'd got a dress sooner!

THE END

Zubby slowly pushed his wheelbarrow out of the garden and along the little path which led to Mrs Bee's shop.
The sun was shining brightly and this made Zubby feel all fizzy inside.
Zubby liked the sun.

As he walked along, something shining in the bright sunlight caught his eye.
Zubby stopped to have a closer look. He bent down to where the shiney thing was lying and much to his surprise he realised it was a silver penny.
"Ooh! Where could this have come from?" said Zubby.
He looked at the penny, and turned it over in his hand. There was some writing on the penny and a picture of Queen Bee.
Zubby put the penny in his pocket and carried on his way to Mrs Bee's shop.

When Zubby arrived at the shop, Bizzy and Fuzzy were there, having a chat and a drink of lemonade.
"Hiya Zubby" said Fuzzy.
"Hi Fuzzy! Hi Bizzy" he replied.
"Look what I found!", and Zubby showed everyone the silver penny.

"Oh! that's lovely!" said Bizzy. "Where did you find that?"
"Well, I found it on the path on the way here".

Mrs Bee came to have a look.
"Zubby, I think you should leave the penny here. I'm sure it's very valuable. Queen Bee would be very interested to see this".

Zubby wondered what all the fuss was about. It was only a silver penny afterall. True, it was very shiney, and he'd never seen anything like it before.
Zubby gave Mrs Bee the penny, she'd know what to do!

The next day, Buzzy knocked on Zubby's door.
"Come quickly Zubby! Queen Bee is at the shop! Everyone is in a tizz as we've not tidied up or anything for her coming to visit! Come on!"

Zubby almost fell over as he pulled on his shoes. What a carry on!
When Buzzy and Zubby arrived at the shop, Queen Bee was waiting.

"Hello Zubby" said Queen Bee.
Zubby bowed, and shook her hand. Queen Bee was very important indeed.
"I'd like to thank you for finding this silver penny Zubby. It belongs to the palace treasury and we've been looking for it everywhere!"

Zubby blushed. He didn't expect Queen Bee to make such a fuss.
"As a reward for your honesty, I'd like to give you this". Queen Bee handed Zubby a huge basket.

"What is it?" asked Buzzy.
"Open it!" cried Bizzy.
Zubby thanked Queen Bee and waved goodbye. He then sat on the grass and removed the cover which was tied round the basket with yellow ribbon.
"Wow!" shouted Zubby. "Look at this!".
Everyone peered into the basket.
"Goodness!" said Mrs Bee "you are such a lucky Beezle!"

Zubby could not believe his eyes. There were little jars of honey in all different flavours, a new stripey suit with a badge on,a certificate of thanks,two jars of jam, some oatcakes and five little fancy cakes.
"Oh boy!" said Zubby "I can't wait to eat this!".

Zubby was kind, and shared with his friends the contents of the basket.
Except of course for the little suit of purple and lilac.
This was for Zubby alone!
Everyone was saying how nice it was of Queen Bee to give Zubby this gift.
Zubby was glad he'd  found the Silver penny, and had done the right thing by handing it over to Queen Bee.

Have you ever found a silver penny?

THE END