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little house In which the Three Bears
lived, put her paw 70 her mouth like
q trumpet and called. Baby Bear,
oh, Baby Bear" From away out in
the woods came the answer. allie
right, Mother Bear"
The table was ready for supper and
Father Bear and Mother Bear were
waiting Mother Bear had made some
delicious little honey cakes and she
knew that Baby Bear would be pleas.
ed
He ran into the house and as soon
as he saw the table he squealed:
"Ohh. see. honey cakes, Goody Moth.
er Bear, Don't they took just deli.
eious. Father Bear"
He was warm from his play and
was glad to take off his new blue
overalls and hang them on a nail be.
hind the door The honey cakes tasted
better even than they looked and
Baby Bear was enjoying his second
cake when he suddenly Jumped up
from the table and ran TO the corner
behind the door, calling: "Oh. YOU
poor little dears' I forgetted you. Poor
little Muffy and Puffy"
He snatched the blue overalls from
the nail and took from the pocket two
forlorn. sleepy-looking white-breasted
wood mice. He cuddled them against
hi. cheek. grooming. "There. there.
door little MICE didn't neon 10 he
bad TO gov III live won sor'a ~ ny
nice. good honey cake for supper, I
will"
"Son." called Father Bear. sharply.
"what does this mean What are yon
doing with these little neehhors n
YOUR rocket Whv aren't they home
with their mother"
Father Bears voice was cross and
Baby Bear was ready to cry. Mother
Bear opened her big arms and gath.
cred in BABY Bear little mice and all.
'Now. tell us. SON" she said.
"Muffv and Puffy were out in the
woods looking for acorns and they
went too far and rot losted Just like
I ibid once. so put 'em in my pocket.
was going to help 'em get home.
and they went TO sleep and then Won
called me and when ! saw tho honev
cakes for supper I forgetted, and
that's all"
The sleepy little mice were fright.
ened and hungry and began to cry for
their mother
"All right, son." sold Father Bear.
"see II You can comfort the lost ba.
bies and give them some supper, then
we'll SEQ about taking them home"
So Baby Bear finished his shipper
with Muffv on one shoulder and Puffy
on the other. The little mice were
too shv TO leave Baby Bear but they
did eniov Mother Bears good honey
cakes After supper Mother Bear
washed the dishes Father Bear win.
ed them md Baby Rear nut them
away in tho pantry. Then thew went
for n walk TO find the house OF the lost
lMt!e mice.
s"Cant YOU 'nember which wav
YOUR home ISL questioned Baby
Bear.
"No. only It's in a hollow tree" an.
I swered Muffy.
1 S"And Jackie Rabbit lives under the
tree added Puffy
, Everybody laughted and Mother
Bear said: NOW we know where YOU
live. because we all know Jackie Rab.
\ Nt"
1 Before they came TO the tree where
Che baby mice lived they saw n little
erown-up mouse running this way and
that LOOKING under leaves and in the
brush. "Feee." squealed Muffv and
Fluffy IN the same breath, ats Mother
Mouse"
, Baby Bear placed the little mice on
the ground, and away they scamnered
after their mother while the Three
Bears kept on their walk.
Every night after that when Baby
Rear came home to supper Father
Bear, would ask. Have you brought
any OF your neighbors home tonight
In your overals pocket"