The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse

... Suddenly round a corner, she met Babbitty Bumble—"Zizz, Bizz, Bizzz!" said the bumble bee.Mrs. Tittlemouse looked at her severely. She wished that she had a broom."Good–day, Babbitty Bumble; I should be glad to buy some beeswax. But what are you doing down here? Why do you always come in at a window, and say Zizz, Bizz, Bizzz?" Mrs. Tittlemouse began to get cross."Zizz, Wizz, Wizzz!" replied Babbitty Bumble in a peevish squeak. She sidled down a passage, and disappeared into a storeroom which had been used for acorns.Mrs. Tittlemouse had eaten the acorns before Christmas; the storeroom ought to have been empty.But it was full of untidy dry moss....