A roomy car carrying four children and their grandfather made its way up into the mountains. As the car climbed higher and higher, the children in the car yawned and stretched. Six-year-old Benny Alden yawned twice to pop his ears. The car was so hig

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Smudge was better than an alarm clock, Benny said the next morning when the children walked into Old Mills. He woke me up a bunch of times, so I gave him his bottle and he drank the whole thing. Hes just like a baby. Jessie chuckled. When you were a

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The next morning after breakfast, the Aldens dressed in their old work clothes. They had important chores to do in the barn. Peggy and Doc had asked them to help with the sheep shearing and said it was a fuzzy, messy job. There you go, Jessie said, w

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I smell maple syrup, a voice said from under the covers in Bennys bed. Jessie sat up and sniffed. I smell it, too. It must be coming from the sugarhouse. Peggy said thats where they boil the sap from their maple trees to get syrup. Mmm. Maybe this mo

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When the Aldens arrived, the Old Mills Town Hall was buzzing with bear people. They carried big bears, little bears, and in-between bears. Some were unpacking bear music boxes; others bear T-shirts, bear books, and every kind of bear knick-knack. The

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On the way to lunch, the Aldens told Peggy about Mrs. Keppel and the furry ears. I couldnt tell if they were Herr Bear ears, Benny said. But you know what? They sure werent made out of china stuff like those other bears she has. I almost asked her ab

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When the Aldens strolled over to the toy hospital after lunch, the CLOSED sign was posted on the door. Dont worry, Peggy said. Doc closed early. He needs to finish all the work he has on the bears people dropped off for the jamboree. He told me hell

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Benny clicked the seat belt over his furry stomach. Now Chatter Bear isnt the only bear wearing a seat belt, he announced to everyone in Peggys car. Are you sure Miss Sayer and Professor Tweedy didnt see us in our costumes? Peggy couldnt help smiling

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The tubas stopped playing, the marchers stopped marching. But the Aldens didnt stop looking for Herr Bear. Im sad Herr Bear is still missing, Violet said when the doors to the Old Mills Town Hall opened to the public. But Im glad Mrs. Keppel didnt ta

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The jamboree was so crowded, and the Aldens were so busy being bears, the last day arrived much too quickly. I finally finished sewing up Mister B. for the Best Bears Contest, Violet said when the children met outside the Town Hall. Benny was worried

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