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The Bee

A bee who appears in a nonsense rhyme.

minor

Also known as Twitchy witchy witchy bee

First appearance: one hundred nonsense pictures and rhymes

The Bee shows up with force in Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Appears as a bee that horribly bores an Old Man in a tree, described as 'a regular brute of a Bee'.
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In Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures: Appears as a bee that horribly bores an Old Man in a tree, described as 'a regular brute of a Bee'. Later, in Calico Pie: One of the insects (along with Grasshoppers, Butterfly, and…

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See The Bee in one hundred nonsense pictures and rhymes

Character Web

9 connections

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MAMr. and Mrs. S…AOAn Old Man of …TDThe Duck and t…MLMr. LearAOAn Old Person …TBThe Bee

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Author and dedicatee
  • Anthropomorphic domestic couples
  • Nonsense animal groups
  • Miscellaneous nonsense characters

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Lady Jingly’s tearful confession that she already has a mate in England delivers the emotional peak of unfulfi…

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The Bee appears across 3 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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See The Bee in one hundred nonsense pictures and rhymes