English

The story you will be listening to today is The Knights and the Queen Bee and is being read to you by Daniel. Once upon a time, two knights (who were brothers) went into the world to seek their fortunes; but they soon wasted all of their money and could not return home again. Then their youngest brother, who was still only a squire and had never left the castle until now, went out to look for his brothers.

(*Motorcycle sound effect Harley Davidson, Bessie's motorcycle of choice*) There was nothing that Bessie Stringfield loved more than her Harley-Davidson motorcycle and the open road! African-American motorcyclist Bessie Stringfield was the first Black woman to ride alone across the United States starting in the 1930s. Bessie visited and rode her motorcycle along 48 states during her eight trips across the country. Bessie chose to ride along a different road than most women at the time. During the 1930s, people thought it was improper for women to ride motorcycles.