The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-06
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1ynARY @AtAn BONNER
MRS. BROWN BEAR.
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'Tm Mrs Brown Bear from Eu-
rope" said the brown bear.
"Well, indeed, is Europe a nice little
town." asked one of the grizzlies.
ut isn't little town, its a big
country, and in fact it's more than
that"
Gracious" said the Grizzly. That's
a lot for it to be-"
Yes, it's a continent, believe. Any
way. it's made up of lots of countries"
Something like q family" said the
Grizzly.
Now am puzzled" said the brown
bear
We'll" said the Grizzly, 81 mean 1t
is something like family because in
family there are usually lots of
children. DO you see? Don't you
think I'm smartT'
"Oh, very smart" laughed Mrs.
Brown Bear. Very smart indeed.
wool. wool. very smart indeed"
Had you lots of land TO walk over,
and good hunting grounds?" asked the
Grizzly. Plenty of nice berries TO
| eat?"
"Oh, we had everything where we
were. We liked it and so we lived
| there"
why did you come to the zoo?' ask
| ed the Grizzly.
Brought here. my dear fellow. But
| you know I've been here quite time
| now. Oh yes. I've been q zoo animal
a long, long time. I'm an old inhabi-
! tant."
What? Wool wool? What?" ask
| ed the Grizzly.
| II mean / have lived here a long
time. An old inhabitant is person
who lives in a town long time. So
when a bear lives in a ZOO a long time
| think it is perfectly right and per-
| fectly just to call that bear an old
| inhabitant"
'Tt sounds quite just" said the
| Grizzly
| SWELL" he continued after a mo-
ment, "tell me of the place you used
to live in, Europe, you called 1t. Yes.
know you have been here long time.
but know about 1t here. and would
be interested to know If you live any
differently here from the way you did
In Europe.
do you know you look like a regu-
lar brown bear from this land"
"Ah. no." said Mrs Brown Bear.
Europe was my home. BY the way.
have You ever been abroad?"
ABROAD, where?" asked the Grizzly,
much puzzled. do you mean to ask
me If have ever been abroad at
| nightf'
4 ~"Oh no." said Mrs. Brown Bear 81
mean in Europe. When / speak Of
abroad I mean abroad-off-on the
other side of the ocean,"
"No." said the Grizzly, 1--WE never
been there"
well, its my home" said Mrs.
Brown Bear. ''but like 1t here And
though I look like bear of this con-
! tinent. am not.
But / like II so we'll here that I
ask to have beautiful cubs come TO
enjoy it. too. I've had several hand
some sets of children"
you speak as though you were
| talking of China and that when one
set broke yor got another" said the
Grizzly.
Not at all" said Mrs. Brown Bear,
81 mean that I have had several diff
t ferent sets OF children but not because
I one of the sets or two of the sets
4 broke or because the children broke
Such thing didn't happen.
"No, indeed, 1t didn't happen. But
I like 1t here SO much that like to
have the little ones enjoy it, too. II
! didn't like 1t / wouldn't welcome
them here, for / care for little bear
cubs and wouldn't have them anywhere
IL 1t wasn't nice"
81 see." said the Grizzly "Well.
you're good zoo bear for you like
It and attend to your business and
look after your children and are a
| great addition to the zoo
: "Thank you," said Mrs. Brown Bear.
"Woof, wool. growl. grOwl, you pay
me a great compliment, and l thank
you for 1t. wool, wool. growl. growl."