GlenWasson

Oneafternoonafewsummersago,Ihadbeenclearingbrushinthemountains；forseveralhoursanddecidedtorewardmyselfwithlunch.Sittingonalog,Iunwraedasandwich1andsurveyedtheruggedscenery.Twoturbulent2streamsjoinedtoformaclear,deeoolbeforeroaringdownaheavilywoodedcanyon.

Myidyllwouldhavebeenerfecthaditnotbeenforaersistentbeethatbeganbuzzingaroundme.Thebeewasofthecommonvarietythatlaguesicnickers.Withoutthinking,Ibrusheditaway.

Nottheleastintimidated3，thebeecamebackandbuzzedmeagain.Now,losingatience,Iswattedtheesttothegroundandcruncheditintothesandwithmyboot.

MomentslaterIwasstartledbyaminorexlosionofsandatmyfeet.Mytormentoremergedwithitswingsbuzzingfuriously.ThistimeItooknochances.Istooduandgroundtheinsectintothesandwithallmy210ounds.

OncemoreIsatdowntomylunch.AfterseveralminutesIbecameawareofaslightmovementnearmyfeet.Abrokenbutstilllivingbeewasfeeblyemerging4fromthesand.

Beguiledbyitssurvival,Ileaneddowntosurveythedamage.Therightwingwasrelativelyintact,buttheleftwascrumledlikeaieceofaer.Nevertheless,thebeeketexercisingthewingsslowlyuanddown,asthoughassessingthedamage.Italsobegantogroomitssand-encrustedthoraxandabdomen.

Nextthebeeturneditsattentiontothebentleftwing,raidlysmoothingthewingbyrunningitslegsdownthelength.Aftereachstraighteningsession,thebeebuzzeditswingsasiftotestthelift.Thishoelesscrilethoughtitcouldstillfly！Igotdownonmyhandsandkneestobetterseethesefutileattemts.Closerscrutinyconfirmedthebeewasfinished—itmustbefinished.Asaveteranilot,Iknewagooddealaboutwings.

Butthebeeaidnoattentiontomysueriorwisdom.Itseemedtobegainingstrengthandincreasingthetemoofitsreairs.Thebentveinsthatstiffenedthegossamerwingwerenearlystraightnow.

Atlastthebeefeltsufficientlyconfidenttoattemtatrialflight.Withanaudiblebuzzitreleaseditsgriontheearth—andflewintoariseinthesandnotmorethanthreeincheasaway.Thelittlecreaturehitsohardthatit；tumbled.Morefranticsmoothingandflexingfollowed.

Againthebeeliftedoff,thistimeflyingsixinchesbeforehittinganothermound.Aarentlythebeehadregainedtheliftinitswingsbuthadnotmasteredthedirectionalcontrols.Likeailotlearningtheeculiaritiesofastrangeairlane,itexerimentedwithshorthosthatendedignominiously.Aftereachcrashthebeeworkedfuriouslytocorrectthenewlydiscoveredstructuraldeficiencies.

Oncemoreittookoff,thistimeclearingthesandbutheadingstraighttowardastum.Narrowlyavoidingit,thebeerecheckeditsforwardseed,circledandthendriftedslowlyoverthemirrorlikesurfaceoftheoolasiftoadmireitsownreflection.Asthebeedisaeared,IrealizedthatIwasstillonmyknees,andIremainedonmykneesforsometime.

几年前的一个下午，我在山上开垦荒地，接连干了几个小时。此时，我决定用吃午饭来犒劳自己。我坐到一根圆木上，一边打开一包三明治，一边欣赏着周围险峻的山景。只见两条湍急的小溪汇合到一起，形成了一个清澈无比、深不见底的水潭，之后，潭水顺着一片树木丛生的峡谷汹涌直泻而下。

假如不是一只蜜蜂绕着我不停地嗡嗡地飞，我田园诗般的心情必定会完美至极。那是一只很普通的爱让野餐者扫兴的蜜蜂。没有片刻的思考，我一下把它赶跑了。

这只蜜蜂非但没有被吓到，反而又飞了回米，绕着我嗡嗡地飞了起来。现在，我可没有耐心来忍耐它了，我猛地一下把它打落在地，一脚踩了下去，它嘎吱一声被碾进了沙土里。

没过多久，我脚旁边的沙土里发生了一次小爆炸，这令我大为震惊。那个令我感到苦恼的东西从沙土里钻了出来，用它的翅膀疯狂地扑打着。这次，我没有给它留下任何机会。我站了起来，用我210磅的体重将这只小虫子碾进了土里。

我再次坐下来开始吃午餐。过了几分钟，我觉得脚旁边...

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