Young bee Maya got bored in the stuffy, dark hive and decided to escape to explore the vast world beyond her home. During her dangerous journey, Maya finds many new friends, is captured by vicious hornets, and learns about a danger threatening her home hive. Maya manages to escape captivity and warn the bees of the danger looming over them.
Written in 1912, the book gained worldwide fame thanks to Japanese animators who made a cartoon series “The Adventures of Maya the Bee” in 1975. The anime was translated into many languages; in Russia, the series was shown in the nineties of the last century. The cartoon enjoyed enormous popularity—we hope the same success will await the audiobook with the same name.