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THE THREE BEARS (Concluded)

By and by the bears came.

They saw the bowls.

The big bear growled,

"SOMEBODY HAS BEEN TASTING MY SOUP.

The middle-sized bear said,

And the little bear squeaked,

"Somebody has drunk my soup all up."

Then they looked at the chairs.

The big bear growled,

'SOMEBODY SAT IN MY CHAIR."

And the middle-sized bear said,

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Somebody sat in my chair."

And the little bear squeaked,

"Somebody sat in my chair, and broke it.”

Then they went upstairs.

They saw the beds.

The old bear growled,

"SOMEBODY WAS IN MY BED."
The middle-sized bear said,
"Somebody was in my bed."

The little bear squeaked, "Come here, come here! Somebody is in my bed! It is a little girl!"

She ran out of the house.

Then she ran and ran and ran.

She ran all the way home.

The bears looked out.

The big one growled,

"SHE WON'T COME HERE AGAIN!"

And the middle-sized bear said,

"She won't come here again!"

And the little bear said,

"I hope she won't!"

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THE LITTLE RED HEN

seed

garden

A little red hen found a wheat seed.

"Who will plant this?" said she.

"Not I," said the

goose.

"Not I," said the

gander.

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"I will, then," said the little red hen.

So she did.

By and by the wheat came up.
Soon it was ripe.

"Who will cut the wheat?" said the

little red hen.