"Do the children always mind when you say 'Hide'?" inquired Little Bear.
"Always," replied Mrs. Bob White.
At home Little Bear had a wonderful story to tell of children who always obeyed their mother. No wonder Mother Bear was glad she let Little Bear go for a walk. He was a more obedient Little Bear ever after.
MAPLE SUGAR FOR LITTLE BEAR
Goldilocks liked maple sugar. One springtime she asked her father and her mother so many questions about how maple sugar is made, that Father Goldilocks finally said. "Let us take a vacation. Let us pack up and go to the sugar bush."
"What's a sugar bush?" asked Goldilocks.
"A sugar bush," explained Father Goldilocks, "isn't a sugar bush. We say sugar bush when we mean a forest of maple trees. The sap of sugar maples is sweet, and—"
"What is sap?" interrupted Goldilocks.