Father Bear and Bobby Bear

Over where the sun sank to rest every night like a great ball of fire, there lived three brown bears.

There was Father Bear, with a great, gruff voice. And Mother Bear, whose voice, while not so loud nor so gruff as father’s, yet was not nice for little boys and girls to hear. And there was little Bobby Bear. His voice was sweet, for he was very young.

All of the bears had lovely, brown skins. When the sun shone on them they looked like rich, brown velvet. And when they were curled up, asleep, they looked like great balls of brown fur.

The bears’ eyes were big, and round, and black as coals.

They had great, strong claws on all their paws.

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CONTENTS
Illustration: Rural Scene
Illustration: Father Bear and Bobby Bear Were On Their Way
Chapter 1. The Bears’ Cave
Chapter 2. Bobby Grows Up
Chapter 3. Bobby Bear Has To Help In The House
Illustration: “Bobby, Bobby, Get Up At Once”
Chapter 4. They Visit The Farmer’s Cornfield
Illustration: They Drank Cider and Played Checkers
Chapter 5. Off For The Honey
Illustration: His Foot Caught In a Root
Chapter 6. The Bees Chase Bobby
Chapter 7. Bobby Catches A Fish As Big As Himself
Illustration: Into the Water He Fell
Chapter 8. The Fight With The Wolves