Answer:
"But what about the bee?" said Joe, " l could be stung."
Answer:
fend means
Explanation:
verb: look after and provide for oneself, without any help from others.
verb 2: defend oneself from a blow, attack, or attacker.
Answer:
I'm confused and I don't know what you did, but have a good day!
Periodicals
"Short articles" seems to be a hint towards the newspaper industry. Periodicals were newspapers that were published from time to time.
