Bobby Bear’s Lie
Bobby Bear just had an accident. He broke his sister’s teacups and he felt awful because his sister was planning to use them the next day to have a tea party. So Bobby Bear was thinking and trying to come up with a plan to keep his sister from finding out that he broke her tea cups; he was thinking of a lie.
Bobby Bear had been sitting and feeling bad for a long time when his best friend Bennie Badger came by and asked him to play ball.
“Bobby Bear! Come play with me” Bennie called out. “I just got a brand new red rubber ball. Let’s bounce it high in the sky and kick it as far as it will go! I want a friend to play with!”
Bobby Bear jumped up and was going to play with his friend, but then he remembered his problem and sat back down. “I can’t” he said. “I have a big problem and I’m thinking of what to do.”
“What is the problem?” Bennie asked.
And Bobby Bear told him, “I broke my sister’s tea set and I am thinking of a story to tell so that she won’t know that I did it.”
Bennie looked at his friend and asked, “Why don’t you just tell the truth? I think she will be mad, but she will eventually forgive you”.
But Bobby Bear said he would not, so Bennie went to play without him. Bobby Bear sat down to think and he felt even worse. Not only did he break his sister’s tea set, but now Bennie was playing ball and having fun without him.
Some time later his best friend Patti Possum came by and asked him if he wanted to play follow the leader.
Again Bobby Bear jumped up because follow the leader was his favorite game, but then he remembered the tea set and he sat back down on his log with a hard thump and hung his head.
“I can’t,” he said sadly. “I broke my sister’s tea set and I am thinking of a story to tell so that she won’t know that I did it.”
Patti asked, “Why don’t you just tell the truth. I’m sure your sister will forgive you—even if she does get mad at first”.
But Bobby Bear said that he would not, so Patti went off to find someone else to play follow the leader with. Bobby Bear sadly watched her go. Not only did he break his sister’s tea set, but now Bennie was playing ball and having fun without him and Patti was playing follow the leader with someone else.
Some time later his friend Ollie Otter came by and asked him if he wanted to go swimming.
Again, Bobby Bear jumped up because it was a very hot day and he loved to swim more than anything, but then he remembered the tea set and he sat back down on his log with a hard thump and hung his head.
“I can’t,” he said sadly. “I broke my sister’s tea set and I am thinking of a story to tell so that she won’t know that I did it.”
“I think you should just tell her,” said Ollie. “She may be very mad, but eventually she will forgive you, and we can go swimming!”
But Bobby Bear said that he would not, so Ollie went off to swim in the cool river and left Bobby Bear. Bobby Bear sadly watched him go. Not only did he break his sister’s tea set, but now Bennie was playing ball and having fun without him and Patti was playing follow the leader with someone else and Ollie was swimming in the cool river without him.
Finally, Lily, Bobby Bear’s sister came skipping by. She stopped in front of him and said “Bobby Bear, you are my favorite brother. Will you come to my very special tea party tomorrow?”
Now Bobby Bear felt very badly but he decided to follow his friends’ advice. “I’m not a good brother at all! I broke your teacups and now you can’t drink tea at all,” he wailed.
At first Lily looked very sad and Bobby Bear thought she would cry, but then she said, “I know it was hard for you to tell me, but I forgive you because you did the right thing.”
Now Bobby Bear felt very good and he and his sister went to find their friends together.
Bobby Bear just had an accident. He broke his sister’s teacups and he felt awful because his sister was planning to use them the next day to have a tea party. So Bobby Bear was thinking and trying to come up with a plan to keep his sister from finding out that he broke her tea cups; he was thinking of a lie.
Bobby Bear had been sitting and feeling bad for a long time when his best friend Bennie Badger came by and asked him to play ball.
“Bobby Bear! Come play with me” Bennie called out. “I just got a brand new red rubber ball. Let’s bounce it high in the sky and kick it as far as it will go! I want a friend to play with!”
Bobby Bear jumped up and was going to play with his friend, but then he remembered his problem and sat back down. “I can’t” he said. “I have a big problem and I’m thinking of what to do.”
“What is the problem?” Bennie asked.
And Bobby Bear told him, “I broke my sister’s tea set and I am thinking of a story to tell so that she won’t know that I did it.”
Bennie looked at his friend and asked, “Why don’t you just tell the truth? I think she will be mad, but she will eventually forgive you”.
But Bobby Bear said he would not, so Bennie went to play without him. Bobby Bear sat down to think and he felt even worse. Not only did he break his sister’s tea set, but now Bennie was playing ball and having fun without him.
Some time later his best friend Patti Possum came by and asked him if he wanted to play follow the leader.
Again Bobby Bear jumped up because follow the leader was his favorite game, but then he remembered the tea set and he sat back down on his log with a hard thump and hung his head.
“I can’t,” he said sadly. “I broke my sister’s tea set and I am thinking of a story to tell so that she won’t know that I did it.”
Patti asked, “Why don’t you just tell the truth. I’m sure your sister will forgive you—even if she does get mad at first”.
But Bobby Bear said that he would not, so Patti went off to find someone else to play follow the leader with. Bobby Bear sadly watched her go. Not only did he break his sister’s tea set, but now Bennie was playing ball and having fun without him and Patti was playing follow the leader with someone else.
Some time later his friend Ollie Otter came by and asked him if he wanted to go swimming.
Again, Bobby Bear jumped up because it was a very hot day and he loved to swim more than anything, but then he remembered the tea set and he sat back down on his log with a hard thump and hung his head.
“I can’t,” he said sadly. “I broke my sister’s tea set and I am thinking of a story to tell so that she won’t know that I did it.”
“I think you should just tell her,” said Ollie. “She may be very mad, but eventually she will forgive you, and we can go swimming!”
But Bobby Bear said that he would not, so Ollie went off to swim in the cool river and left Bobby Bear. Bobby Bear sadly watched him go. Not only did he break his sister’s tea set, but now Bennie was playing ball and having fun without him and Patti was playing follow the leader with someone else and Ollie was swimming in the cool river without him.
Finally, Lily, Bobby Bear’s sister came skipping by. She stopped in front of him and said “Bobby Bear, you are my favorite brother. Will you come to my very special tea party tomorrow?”
Now Bobby Bear felt very badly but he decided to follow his friends’ advice. “I’m not a good brother at all! I broke your teacups and now you can’t drink tea at all,” he wailed.
At first Lily looked very sad and Bobby Bear thought she would cry, but then she said, “I know it was hard for you to tell me, but I forgive you because you did the right thing.”
Now Bobby Bear felt very good and he and his sister went to find their friends together.
