A Beary Unusual Picnic
Barry the bear was tired of his usual diet of fish and berries. One day, he stumbled upon a family picnic in the forest. Excited by the smell of hamburgers and potato salad, he decided to join in. As he lumbered into the clearing, the family froze in terror. But Barry, trying to be polite, stood up on his hind legs and waved. "How do you do? Lovely day for a picnic, isn't it?" The family, too shocked to move, watched as Barry plopped down on their checkered blanket and helped himself to a hamburger. "Mmm, delicious!" he mumbled through a mouthful of food. "You humans really know how to cook!" After finishing his meal, Barry burped loudly and said, "Well, this was fun! Same time next week?" He then ambled back into the woods, leaving behind a very confused – and very hungry – family. From that day on, the forest rangers were baffled by reports of a "very polite bear" crashes picnics and always remembers to say "please" and "thank you."y Stories