it is a lovely little sequence that verges on slapstick , and when jacky was six , six , six , or maybe seven , half hysterical with laughter at the sight of his competent mother failing repeatedly to vanquish this flying annoyance and suddenly curious as to how the movie guys had made the insect do all these things , his mother had explained that it was not a real bee but an enchanted one produced by the special-effects department .