The Adventures of Maya the Bee

Original title: Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer (German)

Credits: Waldemar Bonsels (author)

Summary

The Adventures of Maya the Bee is a children's book by the German writer Waldemar Bonsels published in 1912. The stories revolve around a little bee named Maya and her friends among bees, other insects and other creatures. The book depicts Maya's development from an adventurous youngster to a responsible adult member of bee society.

From Wikipedia (English): The Adventures of Maya the Bee (CC BY-SA 4.0)

English translation: all 17 published chapters are available.

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  • English · The Adventures of Maya the Bee · source translation · complete
    Translated by Adele Szold Seltzer (died 1940) from The Adventures of Maya the Bee, Project Gutenberg #22354 (Public domain (Project Gutenberg))
  • French · description available; chapters remain in German
  • Japanese · description available; chapters remain in German
  • Korean · description available; chapters remain in German
  • Polish · description available; chapters remain in German
  • Russian · description available; chapters remain in German

Chapters (17)

  1. 1. Kapitel 1
  2. 2. Kapitel 2
  3. 3. Kapitel 3
  4. 4. Kapitel 4
  5. 5. Kapitel 5
  6. 6. Kapitel 6
  7. 7. Kapitel 7
  8. 8. Kapitel 8
  9. 9. Kapitel 9
  10. 10. Kapitel 10
  11. 11. Kapitel 11
  12. 12. Kapitel 12
  13. 13. Kapitel 13
  14. 14. Kapitel 14
  15. 15. Kapitel 15
  16. 16. Kapitel 16
  17. 17. Kapitel 17

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