. The Audubon magazine . us! When they got to the cave, the old dadBear was lazily stretched on a rock sunninghimself, and you may imagine his surprisewhen he saw his two cubs coming homewith Charley riding one of them. Charley s Wonderful Journeys. 185 Whatever have you got there ? said he,springing to his feet. Call mam, said the cubs; we set atrap in the grass and caught a little mancub. Take him away, said the old she Bear,when she came out, you shant bring himin here, they are dangerous creatures tohave anything to do with. Oh, this one isnt dangerous, saidthey, he can talk and dance, and
. The Audubon magazine . us! When they got to the cave, the old dadBear was lazily stretched on a rock sunninghimself, and you may imagine his surprisewhen he saw his two cubs coming homewith Charley riding one of them. Charley s Wonderful Journeys. 185 Whatever have you got there ? said he,springing to his feet. Call mam, said the cubs; we set atrap in the grass and caught a little mancub. Take him away, said the old she Bear,when she came out, you shant bring himin here, they are dangerous creatures tohave anything to do with. Oh, this one isnt dangerous, saidthey, he can talk and dance, and hes go and show him to our cousins in the bigelm. Jump up, Charley. Away they went up the hill, scramblingover rock and fallen trees, down the otherside, and across the brook, and then upinto the forest where the big elm was. When they got near, they saw two of theyoung Bears playing outside, and as soonas these saw the two Bears coming withCharley, they rushed for the hole at the rootof the old elm, shouting Mam— THE TWO LITTLE BEARS CAUGHT HIM ONE BY EACH ARM. quite tame, and were going to exhibit himall through the woods and make lots ofmoney. Get down, Charley, and letthem see how you can dance. Charley did as he was told, and the oldBears couldnt help laughing, and whenCharley went down on all fours and beganto run the old folks enjoyed it as much asanybody and declared they had never seenanything like it. I wont have him come in the cave,said the she Bear, but you may take himround and exhibit him if you like, but becareful you dont get into any mischief. Come on, said one of the cubs, well The elm was big, but it was only an oldhollow trunk with all the branches brokenoff, and the next moment Charley lookedup and there were the two old Bears, whohad climbed to the top, and were lookingdown on them. Dont be frightened, said Charley, they are only exhibiting me on a dancingtour. Come down, aunty, said his compan-ions and keepers, weve caught a youngMan cub and hes
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