Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-27
TEDDY BEARS THANKSGIVING PLUM PUDDING

Such. beautiful Thanksgiving morning! Teddy Bear sprang out of bed and ran to the door. He was glad the weather was pleasant, for Mamma Bruin and he were to have a long walk that morning.
 They were going to have. Thanksgiv- ing dinner with Auntie Bear. and the little consins. Bonniebelle and Jackie.
 Teddy had never seen Jackie, but he loved Bonniebelle. She was a dear little bear, always sweet and smiley.
 They had an earlys breakfast, and while Mamma Bruin tidied up the house Teddy ran about excitedly, try ing to help. He looked on in delight while Mamma Bruin carefully placed in a birchbark basket a fine fat plum pudding which she had boiled the day before.
 They were to take this to Auntie Bear, to help on the Thanksgiving din- l ner.. The ''plums" in it were dried blueberries which Teddy had picked in the summer, the day he had gone berrying with Racky Coon and the hornets had stung him. Tt is a very good pudding" Mamma Bruin said with pride "Auntie Bear is a good cook, but her plum pud. dings are not like mine.s .- Shall we stay all night?" asked Bear
 "Oh, yes! It is too far to come back the same day. We may stay week perhaps. You must be very good little bear, Teddy, and keep your face clean and remember to answer politely when you are spoken to-
 Mamma Bruin tied on her best white apron and Teddy wore his new sill necktie.
 Now we are ready to start" said Mamma Bruin. Here. Teddy, you may carry the umbrella. It is a fine morn ing, but it is always safe to take ar umbrella when one is travelling. for the weather may change at any time. l have this large bundle to carry" She wound the clock and fastened l the door by placing large block oi wood against it, then she and Teddy climbed out of the window and closed | the shutter behind them. Then tl1ey | started on their journey.
 The air was mild for November ant | the pale sunshine threw shadows o, the bare trees down on the falleI leaves, which had faded to a sickly l yellow, or turned brown, like the eartf | they would soon mingle with. | Teddy kicked up. the leaves as hs l walked. because he liked to hear then 1 rustic.
 They had walked a long way wher i Mamma Bruin suddenly dropped hel bundle and threw up both hands. | "Oh, Teddy, dear!" she cried. "Oul beautiful plum pudding We have for.
 Teddy's little face wore funny lool of dismay.
 Our beautiful plum puddingl" h, echoed. "Oh. oh. whatever shall, W, do7''
 q must go back after it." said poo
 Mamma Bruin. You may stay her and watch my bundle"
 No, mamma" said Teddy. "Yo,
 stay here and will go back for th' pudding. I am growing larger ans
 stronger you know. and ought to be
 help to you. It will not tire me as i would you. for I am used to running
 about all day at play. Here is falIel
 tree-sit down here and wait until
 come back"
 What a good little bearl~ sai,
 comfortably, with the bundle and um
 brella, on the ground at her feet.
 shall be glad to rest"
 | So Teddy started off. He did no stop to play in the dead leaves, bu Itrotted briskly on his way back home 'I He had gone as far as the dead pin
 tree which had been killed by lightnin one terrible night a few years before z when he heard an unhappy little wal ) followed by a burst of loud sobs ''Who can be crying like that o Thanksgiving day?" wondered Tedd, T must try to find out" So he turn l ed in the direction from which tn sounds had come. and soon came upo } an unhappy little group-the five ittl Badgersl
 The two youngest were crying alou, . their tears pattering down on the faf t en leaves. The next two were wipir n their eyes on the back of their fur