Rabbi B - Shlomo HaMelech and the Bee

[Music] hi there rabbi b here have you ever made a mistake have you ever heard somebody's feelings or hurt somebody's body before what did you do afterwards i bet you said i'm sorry because saying i'm sorry or in hebrew is a wonderful thing to do whenever you make a mistake like if you spill your milk all over the kitchen floor what should you do you should clean it up and say i'm sorry it was an accident and mistakes happen it's what we do after those mistakes that count [Music] oh look who's here it's devorah the bee and she has something for me thank you devorah it says hamelech and the bee this is one of my favorite stories all about saying i'm sorry and fixing what you did and making it better let's listen to the story together about hamelech and the bee a long time ago there lived a great king was his name he was the son of david hamelech king david mohamed lived in a grand palace right next to the beta mikdash the holy temple he was a very wise and respected king who knew so many things even how to talk to animals one beautiful morning hamelech woke up to the sound of sweet chirping birds and the smell of fresh flowers he awoke so grateful to hashem for creating a perfect day shlo muhammed wanted to enjoy hashem's creations even more so he went for a walk in the royal garden there were so many lovely creations to help shlo muhammad al xi how great hashem is one thing that caught the king's attention was a beautiful yellow flower hamelech bent over to take a deep smell of the flower when all of a sudden ouch hamelik pulled himself away from the flower quickly and noticed that a small bee was inside drinking the sweet nectar the king had startled the bee which caused the bee to sting hamelech on the nose as the king rubbed his nose the bee looked up to see who it had just stung oh no cried the bee i have just stung the king right away the bee realized it had done something wrong and it flew over to hamel i am so sorry very very sorry your majesty said the bee i was startled and i accidentally stung you are you okay yes baruch hashem answered hamel rubbing his nose i forgive you it was an accident the bee was not done apologizing she promised to never sting him again if there is anything i can ever do to help you please let me help i feel so bad that i hurt your nose muhammad thought to himself how could a bee ever help a king the king just said thank you you are forgiven and if i ever need your help i will call on you a few days later mahamela had a special visitor it was the queen of sheba she had heard about hamel's great wisdom the queen of sheba was coming to test the king's wisdom the queen brought the king a difficult test the queen placed five flowers in front of the king and said here are five beautiful flowers but only one of them is a real flower the others are made of silk and paper can you tell me only by looking which one is the real flower oh no thought the king this is a very difficult test how am i supposed to tell which one is the real flower i wish someone would give me a clue just then hamelech noticed a small bee it was the same bee that stung him on the nose and she was watching by the open window hamelik remembered the bee's promise to help him if he ever needed help so mahamela gave the bee a little wink as if to say please help me the bee quietly flew down into the palace and secretly landed on the real flower and hid inside hamel then said i know which is the real flower it is the pink flower over there on the right side you are right remark the queen unbelievable how could you know you must truly be the cleverest of all the kings i may be clever said shlo muhammad but the cleverest king of all is hashem king of the whole world who with his wisdom created everything we see from the freshest flower to the busiest bee [Music] wow that was a really great story thanks devorah and thank you for listening well anytime you make a mistake make sure you do the same two things that the bee did in the story you say i'm sorry slicha and fix what you did or make it better maybe if you hurt the person's feelings you could do the opposite and make them feel good well wishing you a wonderful day a day full of forgiveness and happiness and togetherness shalom [Music] rabbi b loves hearing from fans please send any questions fan mail or drawings to rabbi b music gmail.com