“No, not nellifunts—bears,” insisted Trouble. “They’s over there,” and he pointed to the two tame bruins, chained to a tree. The movie actors had not yet seen the bears, it appeared.
But Mr. Birch had no sooner looked toward the cubs than he gave a cry of delight and said:
“Just what we want! You remember that scene, Weldon, where you go into the old cabin?”
“Yes, I remember that,” answered the cowboy actor.
“Well, I’ve been trying to think of something funny that could happen there. The bears will be the very thing! We’ll put them in the cabin, and you go in. Then the bears chase you out. It will be very funny.”
“Funny for the bears, maybe, but not for me!” exclaimed Mr. Weldon. “Do you think I’m going into a cabin with a couple of bears?”
“Why, sure you are,” replied the director.
“Well, sure I am not!” cried the cowboy. “I won’t do such a thing! Do you think I want to be clawed by a bear and have my clothes torn?” and he made such a funny face that the Curlytops laughed.
But Trouble solved the problem by saying:
“They is tame bears. They won’t hurt you, Mr. Weldon, and they eats peanuts like nellifunts.”