1、 The Berenstain Bears Count Their Blessings Electronic book published by 24 W.25th St.New York,NY 10010 For more ebooks,visit us at:http:/ All rights reserved.Copyright(c)1995 by Stan and Jan Berenstain Originally published by Random House in 1995 No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitte
2、d in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying,recording,or by any information storage and retrieval system,without permission in writing from the publisher.e-ISBN:1-59019-229-X Ebook conversion by wT Mama,said Sister Bear one day after school,may I go over to Lizzys h
3、ouse to play this afternoon?Yes,you may,said Mama Bear.But be sure not to leave a mess for Lizzys mom,and be sure to be home in time for supper.As Mama watched Sister skipping happily over the hill to Lizzys house,she sighed.She knew exactly what was going to happen when Sister got home.And it wasnt
4、 just when she got home from Lizzys.It was the same thing when she got home from Annas,or Queenies.Annas got her own phone in her room!Sister would complain.Or,Oueenies got her own phone and her own TV in her room!But Lizzys was the worst.That was because Lizzy had the biggest collection of Bearbie
5、dolls,ever.But you have a Bearbie doll,Mama would say.And your Bearbie has lovely clothes.But Lizzy has lots of Bearbies!complained Sister.Shes got High Fashion Bearbie,Supersport Bearbie,Tropical Bearbie,Motorcycle Bearbie,and Just Married Bearbie-and Just Married Bearbie has a whole trousseau!Then
6、 Mama usually said,Please,Sister!Ive heard quite enough about Lizzys Bearbie collection!It wasnt much better with Brother Bear.Of course,it wasnt Bearbie dolls with Brother.It was video games for his Game Bear player.When Brother came home from Cousin Freddys house,it was You ought to see how many v
7、ideo games Freddy has!Hes got Space Avenger,Rocket Rangers,Killer Koyote.and on and on and on.Mama looked around.Where was Brother?She asked Papa Bear when he came in from his shop for a tea break.Brother asked if he could go over to Cousin Freds,he said.I told him,sure.Hell be back in time for supp
8、er.There was a distant rumble of thunder.Hmm,he added.There must be a storm coming.Thats right,thought Mama.With Sister at Lizzys and Brother at Freds,there was bound to be a storm coining-a storm of complaints about how many Bearbies Lizzy had and how many video games Fred had.Mama got upset just t
9、hinking about it.But as the thunder got louder and the storm came closer,she began to worry.She was about to call to have the cubs sent home when she heard them coming up the front steps.They came in the door just ahead of the rain.It didnt take long for the complaining to start.Lizzy just got Eques
10、trienne Bearbie!said Sister.Its brand-new!It comes with riding clothes and a beautiful horse!You think thats something?cried Brother.Cousin Freds got three new video games!Three!Now look,you two!said Mama.Ive heard quite enough about what you dont have.It would be very nice if you would start apprec
11、iating the things you do have.Its called counting your blessings.Like what?asked Sister.Yes,said Brother.Like what?Just then,there was a big streak of lightning,followed by a big clap of thunder,and the rain started coming down very hard.The cubs werent exactly afraid of lightning and thunder,but th
12、is looked as if it was going to be a really big storm,and they were a little nervous.Well,said Mama,like this warm,cozy house that protects us against the weather.Thats one blessing.Now it was really pouring.The wind was whipping the curtains and blowing rain into the house.Mama and Papa rushed abou
13、t,closing windows.There was another lightning flash and another thunderclap.And we have each other,said Mama,bringing the cubs close.Thats another blessing.Thats when the biggest lightning flash yet lit up the sky.It was followed by a clap of thunder that shook the very air.Yipe!cried Sister,jumping
14、 into Mamas arms.Help!cried Brother,jumping into Papas arms.And youve got a mama and papa who love you,said Mama.The lights started to flicker.Then,after a few flickers,they went out.And you have a papa who knows how to make a fire in the fireplace,said Papa.Soon he had a cheery fire roaring.And a m
15、ama who knows how to make cocoa over it,said Mama.She hung a cook pot over the fire.Soon they were sitting in the glow of the fire,sipping hot,sweet cocoa.Mmm!What a blessing that was!The storm kept getting worse.The lightning flashed brighter and brighter.The thunder crashed louder and louder.Th-th
16、-that last flash seemed awful close,said Sister.Nothing to worry about,said Papa.It was at least five thousand feet away.How can you tell?asked Brother.Easy,said Papa.You see,sound travels a lot slower than light.So when you see the flash,start counting the seconds-one.two.three.-until you hear the
17、thunder.Then you figure about a thousand feet for each second.Just then there was a flash.The cubs started counting.One.two.three.On four there was a big thunderclap.That flash was about four thousand feet away!said Sister.Very good!said Papa.Outside,the storm raged on.But inside their sturdy tree h
18、ouse,the Bear family was cozy and warm.As the storm grew worse,they sipped cocoa and counted out the thunder.The counting helped.Papa explained what lightning and thunder were.Lightning was a big electrical flash that traveled between storm clouds and burned up the air.Thunder was the sound of air r
19、ushing in to the burnt space.That helped too.Gradually the storm eased.The rain slowed and stopped,and the lights came back on.The Bear family sighed a big sigh of relief.Then Sister started counting again.Why are you counting,dear?asked Mama.The storm is over.Im doing what you said,Mama,she said.Im
20、 counting my blessings.So while Papa set the table and Mama started supper,Sister went upstairs to play with her Bearbie doll,and Brother tried to reach the next level on one of his video games.You know,my dear,said Papa.There are birthdays and Christmas coming.Do you have any ideas for the cubs?I thought perhaps a Just Married Bearbie for Sister and a couple of video games for Brother might be nice,Mama said.What do you think?I think we should count our blessings too,said Papa.
