A bumblebee enjoys crocuses on a fine April day in a garden to the north from Moscow.
bumblebee [‘bʌmblbiː] шмель
crocus [‘krəukəs] крокус
Music: Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
CROCUSES AND A BUMBLEBEE
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