| Show I The Sandman Story for Tonight Teddy Bears Bear's First Trousers Little Teddy Bear was so excited that he spilled his porridge every time he took a spoonful for he could not keep his eyes upon his bowl They were fastened upon his mother who sat sewing on something red by the window The red something was Teddy Bears Bear's first pair of trousers and after atter breakfast he was to try them themon on so no wonder food did not seem to be of the least importance just then to Teddy Bear When he lie bad had eaten all his porridge Teddy ran to his mothers mother's chair I Iam Iam Iam am all through my breakfast he said Try them on please do Teddy put in one leg and then theother theother the theother other as his mother held the new trousers for him and then buttoned them to the blue and white suspenders suspend suspend- ers she put over his shoulders Teddy strutted about and called for his father to come and see him all dressed up in his new red trousers Mr Bear looked at his son with pride while Mrs Bear Dear sat rocking in her chair with her paws folded and looked at her husband as if to ask Did you ever see a finer liner young cub You will soon be big enough togo togo to togo go hunting with me said Mr Bear and then you will need a pair of boots like mine Now a pair of boots like his fathers father's fathers father's fathers father's fath fath- ers er's was Just the thing Teddy had wished for even more than the red trousers and now that he had the trousers he began to want the boots more than ever That afternoon after dinner old Mr Bear took his usual nap in the hammock under tho tree Teddy Bear was watching him for he knew his bis fath father r always took of off his boots and then stood them under I the hammock As soon as his father began to snore Teddy knew it was safe to get the boots without being heard With one in each hand he ran down by the river back of a rock and put them on Of course they were much too large for Teddy Bear but that did not matter He was now dressed like his father father he he wore trousers and boots Teddy Bear Dear stood up in the boots and then he saw the river I can I see myself in there he thought But he saw only the upper part of his bis body when he looked in the water and the boots were the things he must see Teddy looked about There was the tho big rock He could stand on that that I and then he be could see tho whole of himself It was not nol easy climbing up the rock with boots on too big for him but Teddy Bear Dear took them off oU and climbed to tho top He looked over and sure enough he could get a a. good lots lok at the whole of his chubby little self in the water below Teddy sat down and put on the boots and then Ulen he carefully got on his feet feel Oh how big he be looked And how big ho be felt too Teddy turned one way and then another forgetting all about the big boots that were hard to manage and then something some some- thing happened He slipped and down the rock be he slid Ono One boot fell of and splash it went into the water ater and sailed out into the middle of the tho stream Teddy Bear tried to save san but the rock was too smooth and theother tho the I Iother other boot about and the next thing he lie knew he too went splash into the water About this time old Mr Bear awoke and looked for his boots Then he listened and heard beard Teddy cry for help Down to the river ran Mr Bear in fn his stocking feet feet and and Just in time too for Teddy Bear Dear was in ina ina ina a deep place Mr Bear pulled him out by the top of the head and then he waded in after his bis boot which was sailing about like a boat What do you mean by taking my boots and making me run about in my stocking feet Ill I'll teach you better better bet bet- ter manners Mr Bear put his bis boots to dry by the kitchen stove and his wife took off Teddy's red trousers and hung them behind the stove and sent her herson herson herson son to bed When can I wear trousers again 1 asked Teddy I dont don't want to wear a dress again like a girl Like all mothers Mrs Bear wanted I iJ i i r to help her son out of his troubles so she whispered I know knew where there Is some honey in a tree close b by and if you get some ome for your fathers father's supper I 1 guess he lie will let you put on the trousers when they are dry that is if if you promise tobe tobe to tobe be good and never never take his boots again agahi That evening after supper Mr Bear I was feeling very happy and pleasant pleasant pleasant pleas pleas- ant for he dearly loved hot biscuit and honey Please father can I 1 put on my new trousers 1 Teddy asted ed They are aro dry Yes put them on said his father And remember that young cubs grow a little at a a. time You cannot Jump into the first pair of boots you see and have them fit you Ill I'll get you a pair when you are big enough but a new pair of trousers Is quite enough for a young cub to possess You cannot have everything at once Copyright 1917 by the McClure Newspaper 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