Foot in mouth

This is an illustration from a board book dummy I made several years back. It wasn't a good story but I still have a soft spot for it because It was loosely based on my youngest and his proclivity to put anything and everything in his mouth . That said, why is the dad swatting at a bees nest in this image? That seems like a really bad idea and it has nothing to do with the story!

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