summer vacation books

♪ somewhere deepin bear country ♪ ♪ lives the berenstainbear family ♪ ♪ they're kind of furryaround the torso ♪ ♪ they're a lot like people,only more so ♪ ♪ the bare fact is that ♪ ♪ they're just likeyou and me ♪ ♪ the only differenceis they live ♪ ♪ in a tree ♪ ♪ the berenstain bears ♪

♪ when things go wrong,as things might do ♪ ♪ the berenstain bearswill find a way through ♪ ♪ mama, papa,sister and brother ♪ ♪ they'll always be therefor each other ♪ ♪ the bare fact is thatthey can be sweet as honey ♪ ♪ sometimes, you'll find,they might be just plain funny ♪ ♪ the berenstain bears ♪ [ brother ]: when school lets out and there's nothing to do,

there might be a summer job just waiting for you. ah, there, thatought to hold it. [ squeaking ] hi, ben... hi. well, hello to you, too,brother and sister. you're looking mightycheerful today. that's becauseschool's out. yep, it's the firstday of summer.

is that so? do you cubshave any plans? nope. just to have fun. ha, ha, that soundslike a fine plan to me. what are youdoing this summer? oh, this is the busiesttime of the year for me. not only do the cropsneed tending, but i still have all ofmy regular chores to do, too.

and then, there are alwaysthings that need fixing -- like this gate. ahh... listen to that. i don't hearanything. umm...me neither. you shouldn't hear anything. and that's how i like it. [ rooster crowingand cow mooing ] ha, ha, peace and quietdoesn't last long around here.

now, i have cows to milkand chickens to feed. gee, that sounds like fun. can we help? i don't see why not. neat! great! [ ben ]: now then,most of the time the hens lay their eggsin their nests... but not always.

sometimes, they lay them inhidden places around the coop -- inside and out. oh...so you haveto look for them. like aneaster egg hunt. let's see whocan find the most. ok. while you'redoing that, i'll go feed the hogs. ♪

ben! ben! we each foundsix eggs. look. that's a dozenby my calculations. it was fun. uh-huh. now, why don'twe go milk bessie. [ cow mooing ] good work, brother.

that should justabout do it. ha, ha, ha, now i have to givesome to my mouse control team. [ sister ]: there you go,little guy. thanks for letting us helpwith the chores today, ben. no -- thank you. it's nice having some help,and i enjoy the company. ha, i'd loveto do this every day. me too. it would be funto be a farmer. well, sinceyou haven't made plans

for the summer,how would you like to try your handat farming... with me? sure. now, your part ofthe corn crop will be from thatbig oak tree down to here. our part ofthe corn crop? sure, if you're goingto work with me on the farm, you deserve a shareof what the farm produces. gee, i like corn,

but i don't think i couldeat a whole field of it. ha, ha, no, you call thisyour cash crop. cash crop? uh-huh. you see, some crops aregrown to feed the farm animals and some, like this sweet corn,are grown to sell at the market. oh... you could use myroadside stand if you want. lots of folks stop to buyvegetables fresh from the field. i could paint a signthat looks like a cob of corn.

and i could do the selling. step right up, folks! get your sweet cornright over here! the sweetest cornin bear country! ha, ha, ha, i think you'd makequite a salesbear. ha, maybe, but being a farmeris what i'm best at. me too. come on, brother. we have morechores to do.

see you later, ben. [ crowing ] [ straining ] [ sighing ] [ engine starting ] this is getting to bea long summer. you said it. i thought farmingwas going to be fun. are you thinkingwhat i'm thinking?

calling it quits? yep, i'm thinkingwhat you're thinking. but how do we tellfarmer ben? well... let's saythat we've learned everything aboutfarming and now we're goingto spend the rest of our summerlearning other things. and we'll thank him. and he can keep our partof the corn field.

break time,you two. i figured you could use some ice cold lemonaderight about now. phew, i know i could. thanks, ben. thank you. you're welcome. farmer ben, there's somethingwe... wanted to say. well, there's somethingi've been meaning to say, too.

you cubs are doing a great job. with your help around the farm, i've had timeto do other things, like fix my tractor. and i just wantto say thank you. uh... you're welcome. now, what was ityou wanted to tell me? well, we justwanted to say that-- uh, thanks forthe lemonade.

we surewere thirsty. i'm not surprised. it's pretty hot. speaking of which, i'm gettingworried about our corn crop. how come? it hasn't rained for weeks now. it's a sad state of affairsfor this corn. and we might losethe whole crop. lose the whole crop?

after allthat work? well, this is the tough partabout being a farmer. you have to take your chanceswith mother nature. and there's nothingyou can do about it? well, we just have tohope for rain, and keep up withall the other chores that need to be donearound here. which is whati'd better get back to. i'll see you later, cubs.

bye, ben. bye. gee, farmer ben is goingto lose his whole crop. he doesn't want to hear aboutlosing his helpers, too. i know. the weather may be lettinghim down, but we won't. you're right. it's too badwe can't make it rain. hey! there's the old pump.

we could get water from there. you mean waterthe field by hand? that could take forever. then we'd better get started. right, brother? right. [ grunting ] i think my armsare going to fall off. mmm, well,if they do,

can i use themto carry two more pails? i haven't even gottento the third row of corn yet. we may not get our endof the field watered, but at least we can savesome of farmer ben's crop. [ tractor engine running ] if you two have the gumptionto water the field by hand, the least i can dois lighten your load. put those up onthe wagon, brother. we farmershave to stick together.

yep, we sure do. ahh... that's enough for today. but there's still a lot to do. we can'tstop now. you're already late for supper. i don't want youto be late for bedtime, too. we'll start againfirst thing in the morning. ok... all right.

see you, ben... ha, ha, ha, those cubshave gumption to spare. [ thunder rumbling ] [ gasping ] sister! it's raining. [ brother ]: ben! ben! [ chuckling ] ahh, this is the finestcrop i've had in years.

i reckon we farmers are going todo all right. we're goingto do just fine. ahh... we sure are. it was so nice of youto invite us to your harvestcelebration, ben. well, you can thank your cubs. it was their idea andthey provided the corn. plus we gave someto gran and gramps,

some to widder jones andsome to teacher jane. and the rest we soldat ben's roadside stand. you two sound like verysuccessful farmers. we learned a lotover the summer. uh-huh. i'm glad we stuck to itwhen the going got tough. now then, who wants more? me, please. [ giggling ] that's yourfifth one, papa.

i'm just doing my part tosupport our local farmers. [ laughing ] oh, papa. thanks, papa. [ brother ]: thebest things to have don't always comefrom a store. [ sister ]: when you make it yourself, it means a lot more. wow, look at that one!

that one'sthe best. no way, that blue oneis way better. will you look at them. the dragon is mine. called it. it's the one that's goingto win the kite-flying contest. sorry todisappoint you, too-tall, but accordingto my calculations, the box kite isthe most aerodynamic. it will fly better.

we'll seeabout that. i say the blue butterflyis going to win. hey, look... if we don't get home and askour parents for one real quick, all the kites aregoing to be gone. [ whistling ] i thought you'd alreadygone fishing. i just have to get my tackle-- whoa-oa...!

box. sorry, papa. what's the rush? there are thesekites at bear-mart. and they're cool,really cool. and if we don't getdown there and buy one right now,they're all going to be gone. then we can't enterthe kite-flying contest. ah, a kite-flying contest?ha, you don't say?

can we go,papa? well, it just so happensyour papa is a kite expert from way back. uh, is that a yes? you betcha. ok, let's go. all right! yay! i suppose this meansno fishing today?

not when there arekites to be flown. oh, i know that look, ha-ha. [ brother ]: papa, where are you going? a better question iswhere are you going? to bear-mart to buy kites. ha-ha, you don't need to buya kite when you can make one. make one? why, you're lookingat bear country's

number one kite-ologist. not only can we make a kite, it will be the mosthigh-flyingest kite you've ever seen. those store-bought kiteswon't stand a chance. cool! what colour is itgoing to be, papa? is it goingto be big? [ papa ]: now,

we need some long sticks,straight and strong. ah...some heavy string. it's stuck! huh? sticks. string. paper. scissors. rock.

rock? just kidding. glue. well? wow. it's awesome! it's the best! it's going to be the highest,flyingest kite ever. even higherthan that. yep, it's not bad.not bad at all.

let's takebig red out for a testflight, papa. ha, "big red", is it? yeah, we wantto fly big red. well, this brings us tothe last crucial ingredient: patience. what? we have to wait a while to makesure the glue's good and dry. then we can take big redout for a test flight. ok?

[ sister ]: but papa said wehave to wait a while longer. i know. i, i justwant to see it again. wait till everybody sees it.they're going to be so jealous. uh-huh. but let's be carefulnot to brag too much. it might make them feel bad. maybe we canshow them how to make theirown kites... after the contest. hey, brother, look.

wow! that's farmer ben's field.let's go! oh, look, the flower kite. it's so pretty. hey, brother,check it out. wow, freddy, it sure is high. and i'm only practicing.wait till the contest. hey, where's your kite? haven't youbought one yet?

we're not buying a kite, freddy. you're not buying a kite?but what about the contest? oh, we're enteringthe contest, all right. but we're making our kite. all by ourselves. well, with a littlehelp from papa. who would wantto make a kite when you can justbuy a beautiful blue butterfly like mine?

i'll bet you a quarteryour homemade kite doesn't even get off the ground. big red is going to fly. it's going to be the mosthighest, flyingest kite ever. just waitand see. see you at the contest. all set for a test flight? yay... yeah, ha-ha-ha! we have to keep running untilbig red catches the breeze.

ready? go! [ panting ] faster...papa, we,we have to go faster. try it, uh...try it again. ohh... i can't...understand it. maybe it's becausebig red is new. it just needs a whileto figure out, uh... what it's supposed to do.

one... more... time. hmm. yes... yeah, ha-ha! ohh, that's not what'ssupposed to happen. i think in allyour excitement, papa, you forgot thatevery kite needs a tail to keep it steady. and an old-timedkite-ologist like you, too.

tsk, tsk, tsk, hee-hee. big red is flying, papa! big red is-- aww... oh, maybe i forgotsomething else. i'm going to take anotherlook at those kite plans. ha-ha, looks like you owe me a quarter. told you your homemade kitewouldn't get off the ground.

there's nothing wrong with bigred. it's a good, strong kite. it'll be a high flyer, too.but it's heavy. a kite like that needs a good,stiff wind, otherwise... ohh. it's all my fault. i designed it too big. i tell you what. it's not too late to geta kite at bear-mart. but big redis our kite.

we made it. and it's a goodkite. right, papa? oh, i think we'vemade a super kite. but we need a good,strong wind for it to fly. we made big red togetherand big red is the kite we want to take to the contest. that's right. if a good, strong wind doesn'tcome, then it doesn't come. besides,

we really don't careabout winning the contest. sister is right. we just want to see big red fly. ok then, if that'swhat you want, then that's what we'll do. all or nothing for big red. hmm, hardly a breeze. oh, well. now this time, you twoare going to hold the string.

i'm taller. i can holdthe kite up higher. not enough wind. you're...telling me. ahh, please, papa. we can't give up.the wind will come. i know it will --we just have to trysome more. just one more try, ok? ok, but let's getgravity on our side.

running downhill is easier. yes! charge! huh, i feel... ha-ha, wind! oh, faster, faster! help, my box kiteis too aerodynamic! uh-oh. [ sister ]: oh... uh-oh.

hold on! ha, ha... big red wantsto go into orbit. whoa! sorry i laughed atyour kite, brother. do you think you couldshow me how to make one? no problem. right, sister? well, who won? no one did. everyone had so muchfun flying big red, we all forgot about the contest.

and you know what was justas much fun as flying big red? making big red withyou and mama and papa. all together.