“The Ancient Egyptians considered it good luck to meet a swarm of Bees on the road. What they considered bad luck I couldn't say.”

—  Will Cuppy

The Bee, from Insects for Everybody
How to Attract the Wombat (1949)

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American writer 1884–1949

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