Page 4
The Berenstain Bears Count Their Blessings Electronic book published by ipicturebooks.com 24 W. 25th St. New York, NY 10010 For more ebooks, visit us at: http://www.ipicturebooks.com All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 1995 by Stan and Jan Berenstain Originally published by Random House in 1995 No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. e-ISBN: 1-59019-229-X Ebook conversion by wTree.com
Page 5
"Mama," said Sister Bear one day after school, "may I go over to Lizzys house to play this afternoon?" "Yes, you may," said Mama Bear. "But be sure not to leave a mess for Lizzys mom, and be sure to be home in time for supper."
Page 6
As Mama watched Sister skipping happily over the hill to Lizzys house, she sighed. She knew exactly what was going to happen when Sister got home. And it wasn't just when she got home from Lizzy's. It was the same thing when she got home from Anna's, or Queenie's.
Page 7
"Anna's got her own phone in her room!" Sister would complain. Or, "Oueenie's got her own phone and her own TV in her room!" But Lizzys was the worst. That was because Lizzy had the biggest collection of Bearbie dolls, ever.
Page 8
"But you have a Bearbie doll," Mama would say. "And your Bearbie has lovely clothes." "But Lizzy has lots of Bearbies!" complained Sister. "She's got High Fashion Bearbie, Supersport Bearbie, Tropical Bearbie, Motorcycle Bearbie, and Just Married Bearbie-and Just Married Bearbie has a whole trousseau!" Then Mama usually said, "Please, Sister! I've heard quite enough about Lizzy's Bearbie collection!"
Page 9
It wasn't much better with Brother Bear. Of course, it wasn't Bearbie dolls with Brother. It was video games for his Game Bear player. When Brother came home from Cousin Freddys house, it was "You ought to see how many video games Freddy has! He's got Space Avenger, Rocket Rangers, Killer Koyote..." and on and on and on.
Page 10
Mama looked around. Where was Brother? She asked Papa Bear when he came in from his shop for a tea break. "Brother asked if he could go over to Cousin Fred's," he said. "I told him, sure. He'll be back in time for supper." There was a distant rumble of thunder. "Hmm," he added. "There must be a storm coming."
Page 11
That's right, thought Mama. With Sister at Lizzy's and Brother at Fred's, there was bound to be a storm coining- a storm of complaints about how many Bearbies Lizzy had and how many video games Fred had. Mama got upset just thinking about it. But as the thunder got louder and the storm came closer, she began to worry.
Page 12
She was about to call to have the cubs sent home when she heard them coming up the front steps. They came in the door just ahead of the rain. It didn't take long for the complaining to start.
Page 13
"Lizzy just got Equestrienne Bearbie!" said Sister. "Its brand-new! It comes with riding clothes and a beautiful horse!" "You think that's something?" cried Brother. "Cousin Fred's got three new video games! Three!" "Now look, you two!" said Mama. "I've heard quite enough about what you don't have. It would be very nice if you would start appreciating the things you do have. Its called 'counting your blessings.'"
Page 16
Just then, there was a big streak of lightning, followed by a big clap of thunder, and the rain started coming down very hard. The cubs weren't exactly afraid of lightning and thunder, but this looked as if it was going to be a really big storm, and they were a little nervous.
Page 17
"Well," said Mama, "like this warm, cozy house that protects us against the weather. That's one blessing." Now it was really pouring. The wind was whipping the curtains and blowing rain into the house. Mama and Papa rushed about, closing windows.
Page 19
"And we have each other," said Mama, bringing the cubs close. "That's another blessing." That's when the biggest lightning flash yet lit up the sky. It was followed by a clap of thunder that shook the very air.
Affichage des 19 premières pages. Téléchargez le document pour le voir en entier.
Commentaires (0)
Aucun commentaire pour le moment. Soyez le premier !