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Stray Birds 201: The wasp thinks that the honey-hive of the

by Rabindranath Tagore 1861–1941

Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)

Living

The wasp thinks that the honey-hive of the neighbouring bees is too small.
His neighbours ask him to build one still smaller.

MLA

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 201: The wasp thinks that the honey-hive of the.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/388/.

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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 201: The wasp thinks that the honey-hive of the.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/388/.

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