The Bee-Man of Orn - Frank R. Stockton - Bookniverse

In a magical land long ago, there lived an old man who spent every day with thousands of bees. He was known as the Bee-Man of Orn because bees lived in his pockets, his hair, and even his beard! One day, a Junior Sorcerer told him that he was not always an old man; he was once transformed from something else. Curious about his true identity, the Bee-Man begins a grand adventure to find his original form.****************************The author of this whimsical tale, The Bee-Man of Orn, was Frank Richard Stockton, a well-known American writer born in 1834. Stockton loved writing fairy tales that were full of irony and surprises. He was very popular in the 19th century because his stories were different from the serious lessons usually found in children's books at that time. He preferred to make his readers laugh and think.