The Bee Queen and the Prophet of Allah

When people kept stealing the bees' honey, the Bee Queen went to petition the Allah's Prophet. "It's not fair!" she buzzed. "But if a bee-sting could kill Adam's children, then they would respect us. Please, I beg you: ask Allah to make it so that when a bee stings a man, he dies."

The Prophet repeated the words to Allah exactly: "Make it so that when a bee stings a man, he dies."

So Allah decreed: when a bee stings a man, he — the bee — dies.

So the Bee Queen's plan failed, and people keep stealing the honey.

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Inspired by: "Why the Bee Dies When It Stings a Human Being" in Tales and legends of Morocco by Elisa Chimenti, 1965.
Notes: You can read the original story online.

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