第二章 走进森林
“狡猾的老狐狸,尾巴粗又长。
它假惺惺地说:“你要肯做我的朋友,
我就带你到彩虹尽头。”
熊爸爸熊妈妈不许小熊宝宝独自到森林里去。
第二天,小熊宝宝撒娇:“我想到森林里散步。”
熊爸爸说:“如果卷毛熊和你一起去,你才可以去。”
卷毛熊是小熊宝宝的小哥哥。
卷毛熊和小熊宝宝一起走进了森林。
它们各自提着一个小木桶去采浆果。
“你们是一对双胞胎吗?”打树下经过时,老猫头鹰问。
“我是卷毛熊,它还没有名字哩!”卷毛熊骄傲地说。
小熊宝宝用两只小黑掌把脸盖起来.,“呜~呜~~!”
这时,发生了一件奇怪的事。
毛绒绒的浣熊从那边跑过来,夹着一把伞的老灰熊跑过来,棉尾兔一大家子也都跑过来了。
“你们要到哪儿去呀?” 两只小熊问。
它们当中没有一个停下来理小熊。于是,熊哥俩扔了它们的小木桶,也跟在后面跑。
跑,跑,跑,森林里所有动物都在跑,一直到呼哧呼哧跑不动。森林里开始下雨了,先是一滴又一滴,然后是噼哩又啪啦!
“我们要淋湿了。”卷毛熊说。
没下多久,雨停了,天空明亮起来,出现一道彩虹。所有的动物又开始跑,比先前还要跑得快。天上的彩虹越来越淡,越来越淡,渐渐消失了。
彩虹不见了。有趣的动物们这时在做什么呢?
它们坐成一个圈圈,每个都在和紧挨着它坐的伙伴互相咬耳朵。卷毛熊说:“我想要它们说大点声儿,这样我们就能听见它们说什么悄悄话了。”这时,狡猾的狐狸站起来,蓬松的大尾巴把它自己裹住,它大声宣布:
“女士们、先生们,秘密揭开了,我们都在寻找的那罐金子在彩虹尽头!”
围坐的动物们好像沸水炸开了锅:“听见了吗,听见了吗?大尾巴狐狸在讲那个秘密!”
卷毛熊和小熊宝宝说它们累了,想睡觉,于是老灰熊离开所有聊得正起劲的动物,把卷毛熊驮到它的右肩,把小熊宝宝驮到它的左肩,兴匆匆地踏步走向回家的路。
“你叫什么名字,小熊宝宝?”它们又遇见老猫头鹰。
“对啊,你的真名叫什么?”老灰熊也很好奇。小熊宝宝把小脑袋搭拉到老灰熊的肩膀上:“呜~呜~~!”
卷毛熊说:“它还没有名字哩!我们家的名字不够用了!”
“你们家有多少只熊呀?”老灰熊问。
“我们有熊爸爸,熊妈妈和 17只小熊。”
小熊宝宝一个劲的哭,“呜~呜~~!”
“没关系,”老灰熊说,“只要你找到那罐金子,你就能寻找到一个名字。”
小熊宝宝不哭了,呼呼睡着了。
它睡在老灰熊软软的肩膀上,一会儿又惊醒了。
所有的动物又向这边跑来。
“发生什么事了?小熊宝宝问。
老灰熊呵呵地笑,卷毛熊说:“大尾巴狐狸把饼干偷走了!”
所有动物都在追赶大尾巴狐狸,就是追不到,它是一只非常狡猾的老狐狸。
小朋友,你知道大尾巴狐狸有多狡猾吗?它偷偷躲到一个石头墙壁背后,所有动物还在往前追啊追啊。
那天晚上,大尾巴狐狸有好多好多饼干吃。
CHAPTER II A WALK IN THE WOODS
Bushy Tail, the sly old fox,
Said: "If you are my friend,
You will go with me, no doubt,
To the rainbow end."
Little Bear was not allowed to go out in the woods alone.
Next morning he said: "I want to take a walk in the woods."
Papa Bear said: "You may go if Curly Bear will go with you."
Curly Bear was Little Bear's youngest brother.
Curly Bear and Little Bear went through the woods together.
They each carried a little bucket. They were going to pick berries.
"Are you twins?" asked the old owl as they passed along under the tree.
Curly Bear shouted: "I am Curly Bear, but he hasn't any name!"
Little Bear, put his paw up to his face and cried, "Boo-hoo!"
Then the most surprising thing happened!
Furry, the coon, came running down the path, and Old Grizzly Bear came running along, carrying his umbrella, and all the Cotton-Tail family came running, too.
"Where are you going?" asked the two little bears.
None of the animals stopped to answer them, so Little Bear and Curly Bear threw down their pails and ran, too.
On, on, on, through the woods all the animals ran, until they were tired. It began to rain a little, first a few drops, then splash, splash, splash!
"We shall have wet fur," said Curly Bear.
Pretty soon there came a light in the sky, and there shone a rainbow, then all the animals ran on again, faster than ever, and the rainbow began to fade and fade, until it became ever so faint.
Pretty soon the rainbow was gone. What do you suppose those funny animals did then?
They sat down in a circle and each one whispered to the one next him. Curly Bear said: "I wish some one would speak out loud, so we could know what they are talking about!" Just then Bushy Tail, the sly fox, got up and wrapped his tail about him and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the secret is out: we were all looking for the pot of gold at the rainbow end!" Then all the animals shouted: "Hear! hear! hear! Bushy Tail is talking!"
Curly Bear and Little Bear said they were sleepy and tired, so Old Grizzly Bear left all the other animals talking, and he took Curly Bear on his right shoulder, and Little Bear on his left shoulder, and went trotting merrily homeward.
"What is your name, Little Bear?" called the old owl as they passed by.
"By the way, what is your real name?" asked Old Grizzly, but Little Bear only hid his head on Old Grizzly 's shoulder and cried, "Boo-hoo!"
Curly Bear said: "He hasn't any name. We did not have enough names to go round!"
"How many bears are there at your house?" asked Old Grizzly.
Curly Bear said: "We have Mama Bear, and Papa Bear, and seventeen little Bears!"
All this time Little Bear was crying softly, "Boo-hoo!"
"Never mind," said Old Grizzly, when you find the pot of gold, you will find a name, too."
Then Little Bear stopped crying and fell asleep.
He fell asleep on Old Grizzly's shoulder, and pretty soon he woke up with a start.
All the animals were running down the path.
"What is the matter?" asked Little Bear.
Old Grizzly chuckled to himself, and Curly Bear said: "Bushy Tail has stolen some cookies!"
All the animals were after Bushy Tail, but they did not catch him, he was such a sly old fox.
What do you suppose Bushy Tail did? He hid behind a stone wall, and all the animals ran past.
Bushy Tail had plenty of cookies to eat that night.