96 Little Bear Cuffy
Once there were three bears who lived together in a little house in the forest. The biggest bear, named Tubby, worked hard all day finding berries and good things to eat for himself and his friends. The middle-sized bear, called Fuzzy, worked hard too, getting the honey from the trees. The third bear, who was called Cuffy, just rolled and played in the sun all day.
One day, Tubby and Fuzzy went deep into the forest to find food. They said, "Please come with us, Cuffy, we will be gone for a long time."But Cuffy said, "Do, thank you. If I go with you, I will have to work hard. I will stay here and play until you get back."So off went the two bears, and Cuffy played with the rabbits. But soon he began to get hungry, and asked the rabbits if he could have lunch with them. But the rabbit said he had to go to Farmer Brown's garden for carrots. Cuffy knew he could not do that. Poor Cuffy! How hungry he was for some nice sweet berries. "Dext time,"he said, "Just wait until next time! I will be glad to go and find food with Fuzzy and Tubby.
