Big-Eyed Bee Portrait

Jul 9, 2026

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Big-Eyed Bee Portrait tells the story of Sophy, a bee with remarkable eyesight and speed who prides herself on seeing far away and being the fastest to fill her nectar jar. While the swarm works together, Sophy feels overlooked and skips helping as evening comes. Resting on a leaf, she spots a striking purple flower above and sets out to collect more nectar, flying through tricky paths until she encounters an eight-legged creature on a web—a spider—and questions what it is.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages25

Reading Time39 min

Sophy’s Proud Beginning

Waiting for the Swarm

A Warning in the Garden

Pride vs. Caution

The Break and the Purple Flower

Choosing Herself

Encounter with the Spider

Big-Eyed Bee Iem Tithseiha Sou Kimsan Sophy the bee has big eyes and is very proud that she can see things far away. She is also the fastest flier in the swarm, always the first to fill her jar with nectar. One morning, she arrives at the garden, first as usual, and lands on a big flower to wait for the other bees. She closes her eyes and breathes in the lovely fragrance around her. But soon she realizes that she is still alone. ” Where is everyone? I have been waiting for along time now,” she complains. At last, the swarm arrives. They work close together, gathering nectar from the flowers . A bee named Hector approaches Sophy and asks,”Why don’t you join us? It is always best to stick together.” ”You are too slow to keep up with me,” Sophy boasts. ”OK, but you should be careful. It can be dangerous in the garden.” ”Nothing can hurt me, I have the biggest eyes and the fastest wings!” Sophy exclaims, as Hector turns away and returns to the group, leaving Sophy alone. The bees work hard gathering nectar. But Sophy is not pleased that no one is paying attention to her.”Look everyone! I have already filled my jar with nectar. I even have enough left over for a snack.” As evening approaches, the buzzing of the bees grows louder. Everyone is hurrying to fill their nectar jars. Sophy has no interest in helping them. She decides to take a break instead. Sophy lies down on a nice leaf and looks at the beautiful sky. Suddenly, she sees an unusual purple flower high above her. ”That flower is huge!” she exclaims. ”I bet I can get more nectar than all the other bees combined from that flower .” Sophy flies up through the branches. Sometimes she takes a shortcut through holes in the leaves eaten by worms . She doesn’t pay much attention to where she is going. Suddenly, Sophy sees an eight-legged creature on a web in front of her.”Who are you?” she asks. ”Haven’t you seen a spider before?” the creature asks. ”No, what is that you are walking on?”

FAQs

Why does Sophy feel lonely at first?

She arrives early and realizes she is still alone, waiting for the other bees to show up.

What advice does Hector give Sophy, and why doesn’t she listen?

Hector suggests she join the swarm and warns the garden can be dangerous, but Sophy boasts that her big eyes and fastest wings mean nothing can hurt her.

What does Sophy decide to do instead of helping the swarm later?

As evening approaches and everyone hurries, Sophy takes a break and looks up at the sky, then plans to chase the unusual purple flower’s nectar.

Jul 9, 2026

Upload by Patrick