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♪ somewhere deepin bear country ♪ ♪ lives the berenstainbear family ♪ ♪ they're kind of furryaround the torso ♪ ♪ they're a lot like peopleonly more so ♪ ♪ the bear fact is that ♪ ♪ they're just likeyou and me ♪ ♪ the only difference ♪ ♪ is they livein a tree ♪ ♪ the berenstain bears ♪

♪ when things go wrongas things might do ♪ ♪ the berenstain bearswill find a way through ♪ ♪ mama, papa,sister and brother ♪ ♪ they'll always be therefor each other ♪ ♪ they can besweet as honey ♪ ♪ sometimes you'll find ♪ ♪ they might bejust plain funny ♪ brother: lest you think your attic's just a place for old things... sister: its great value is in the memories it brings.

mayor honeypot:there it is. the very first mapof bear country. i found it inan old box of things in the town hall basement. sister:how old is it, mayor honeypot? (chuckling) mayor honeypot:as old as bear country itself, which is a lot older than anyoneliving here today, sister. even older than ms. grizzle?

wow! but where are the roads? and where's the mall? it looks like one big park. mayor honeypot:well, there was onlyone road way back then. mama:and there definitelywasn't a mall. no mall? yep, and that park was reallywild, unclaimed forest. that was thewhole town back then.

just a small communitymade up of only a handful of brave settlers. what's a community, mama? well, a communityis like a family made up of everyonein the whole town. and that's what this "history ofbear country" exhibit is for. these old things helpeveryone in bear country share memories of past times. and sharing those memorieshelps all the bears

of bear country feel more likeone big happy family. thank you for your wonderfulcontribution, mayor honeypot. ladies. where would youlike this, mama bear? just over thereplease, ms. grizzle. why has ms. grizzle broughtthat old shovel, mama? it was the shovel thatmy great-grandpa used to dig the first hole tobegin building the town hall. but i thought the town hallwas here since always.

professor factual:not exactly since always. but the town hall was herelong before most of us were. and my research tells methis is indeed the shovel used to help build it. professor actual factualhas kindly volunteered to research all the donations. pleased to be of help. after all, having the chance tosee the things in the exhibit and learn about themtells us all something

about our community. how it got started, and about the bearswho started it long ago. a community is like a big familymade from everyone in town! (chuckling)yes, very good, sister! everyone has been asked to lendanything they may have that is important tobear country's history. (barking) (laughing)

professor factual:well, well! it looks like evenlittle lady's dug up something to donate to the exhibit! mr. bruin.there he is. that's my great-great-grandpa, back when he was one of thevolunteer firebears. did he help the realfirebears, mr. bruin? this is long ago, brother. back when bear countryhad no real firebears.

no firebears? just volunteers. farmers, store clerks,woodsbears like your papa. at the first smell of smoke, they'd dropped whatever theywere doing, grab a bucket, and pitch in to helpput out the fire. brother:buckets? they didn't have big hosesto put out the fires? not back then.

this was all they hadin the old days. they just kept filling them upand pouring them on the fire until it was out. wow, wait till i tellall my friends! they're not gonna believe it! well then, your pals are welcometo go down to the library to see it for themselves. that's what the exhibit is for. thanks for the donations,mr. bruin.

i'm happy to contribute, papa. i can hardly wait to see what the rest ofthe town has donated. (motor rumbling) brother:are we going to donate something to the "history of bear country"exhibit, papa? papa:well, i'm sure we must havean exhibit and a half stashed away up inour treehouse attic. the hard part will be choosingwhich is the most important

to the history of bear country. do you think we have an army hator something like that? oh, there's so muchstuff up there i wouldn't besurprised if we did. (grunting) ah, i can't believe they usedto make horseshoes on this! (sighing) well, mama, there it is. all set for tomorrow.

as good as any exhibit i've seen in professor factual'sbearsonian institution. all these things give usa chance to learn what things were like whenbear country was just beginning. having a chance to share thesethings helps everyone in town feel like they're all part ofone big happy family. sister:how come there's one spot stillempty right in the middle, mama? brother:that's where our donation'sgoing to go, sis. right, papa?

our donation? and just what mightthat be, papa? an army hat or something. and just where are we going toget "an army hat or something"? in the attic! i'm sure we havesomething up there. i do know the only thing wedon't have up there is space, but i'm not so sure there'sanything of any importance well, there's onlyone way to find out.

papa:okay now, everyone,watch your step. let the attictreasure hunt begin! look at this! what did you find? my old baseball glove. is that important to the historyof bear country, papa? nope, but it sure isimportant to me. i caught a pop fly in themost important baseball game i ever went to.

was that the first baseball gameyou ever went to, papa? better than that, brother. it was the very first gamei ever went to with my one and only son. that's me! i was little, but i remember. i still have the ball. and i still have the memory. that was reallyspecial to you, papa?

one of the best days of my life. mine too. your glove's neat, but itdoesn't really tell us anything about the historyof bear country. ah, you're right, brother. we're up here trying to findsomething that they used way back in the old days. right? (gasping)

i found it! this has to beimportant for history. what did they use it forin the olden days, mama? that's my twirl-a-hoop. i was really good at itwhen i was little. but the best thing about itwas when you were a baby and had the chicken pox. the only thing that couldmake you laugh and forget you were sick was when itwirled my twirl-a-hoop for you.

(giggling) well, i used to bereally good at it. i remember... i think. well, it's getting late. the history exhibitopens tomorrow, and we still have to findsomething to donate. oh, i forgot all about this. our wedding gift fromgreat-aunt grizzabelle. remember when we werefirst married, papa?

we used to sit by the fire,drinking pots and pots of tea. dreaming about the wonderfulfamily we would have one day. sister:what were brotherand i doing then? that was beforeboth of you were born. you mean back beforethere was a mall? and before they used toput fires out with pails? well, back beforethere was a mall. but not so far back asbefore the volunteer firebears! that sounds importantfor our family, mama,

but how is your teapotimportant to the community? hmm... let's keep looking. brother:i found it, i found it! something forthe history exhibit? brother:yes! this has to beat least 100 years old. sister:no it's not! that's my bunny!

oh, well, it looks100 years old. that's because sisterloved it so much. papa:it was your firststuffed animal. mama:papa brought it to the hospitalthe day you were born. that was another one ofmy happiest days ever. i remember i was madbecause i wanted the bunny a lot more thani wanted a new sister. you... didn't want me? brother:only because i didn't know you.

once i saw you in the hospital, i said, "yep,that's my baby sister." that's my big brother. brother:hey! don't worry about it, papa. the exhibit alreadyhas lots of things. including a big holeright in the middle of it thanks to yours truly. you can put my bunnyin the exhibit, papa.

aw, thank you, sister. but the things your bunnyreminds us of are only important to our family, notthe rest of bear country. well, maybe we didn't findanything important about the historyof bear country, but we did find lots ofimportant things about the historyof the bear family. that's right. we should have our very own

"history of the bear family"exhibit in the attic. (hammering) i have to say, when itcomes to attic treasure, we sure hit the jackpot. mama:yes, sharing our memorieshelps us feel good about being a family. oh, i almost forgot. i got a call fromprofessor actual factual. you're not gonna believe this,

but it turns out that the bearfamily donated something to the history ofbear country after all! (chattering) professor factual:i'm so impressed! just for a lark, i examinedthe bone little lady found. i discovered it's a genuine, million-year-oldbearasaurus bone. so that means that theoldest item in the exhibit, and not to mentionthe most special,

is the one donated by amember of the bear family! brother: the neighbours are moving, here comes the truck. sister: they're excited but nervous, so wish them good luck. catch you later, stewart. bye, sally. hello there, you two. hi, mama. hi, papa. aw, what's got those smilesturned upside down?

school gets out tomorrow. is summer vacationgetting you two down? it's the bearie cubsdown the road. as soon as school's out,they're moving to the other side of bear country. that means sally bearie won'tbe in my class next year. and stewart beariewon't be in mine. (sighing)they're pretty sad. aw, moving cancertainly be very hard.

and even a little scary. it must be the most awful thingin the whole world. they're changing houses,and changing towns, and changing schools! not all change is bad, sister. sometimes changecan be good, you know. un-uh. i don't like things to change. i like things to stayjust the way they are.

i understand how you feel, but things can't staythe same all the time. nothing is forever. ah, change is a part of life. and sometimes that includesmoving somewhere new. i'm never going to move. i'm going to live in thetreehouse forever and ever, just like we always have. well, actually we haven'talways lived in the treehouse.

we haven't? hey, that's right! i don't remember it very well'cause i was really little, but i do rememberwe lived on a mountain. on a mountain? papa, is that true? it sure is. did i live on the mountain too? you weren't born yet.

it was years ago when brotherwas just a little cub. we lived in a hillside cavehalfway up great bear mountain. at the far edge of bear country. we have some photosof that old place. that's where you lived? papa:sure is. mama:that's us having breakfast. hey, that's ushiking up the mountain. mama:yes, it sure waspretty up there.

we were very happyin our mountain cave. there were all kinds ofneat rocks to collect. ah, and the mountain airwas as sweet as honey. every sunday after breakfast, wewent for a hike up the mountain. mmm, my favouritesunday breakfast! scrambled eggs with cedar-smokedsalmon and honey toast. ooh, that sure hit the spot! come on now, brother. if you don'tfinish your breakfast,

we won't be able to have lunch. and today we're havinga picnic lunch. here comes the airplane! (airplane noises) wee! it's almost finished. one of my better pieces,if i do say so myself. go, go! i think brother agrees.

too bad there aren't more trees. brother:come, papa, come! ooh! diamond. i'm not sure this isa diamond, brother. i think it might bea piece of quartz, but it's a real findjust the same. (eagle screeching) hi, birdie!

yay, top!yay, top! yep, we're at the top. oh, that climb sureworks up an appetite. first the appetizer:the view. just feast your eyes on that. papa: looking down into the valley, we never realized we might actually one day leave our cozy cave to live in a treehouse in the forest far below. i sure wish i could'velived on great bear mountain

with you in your cave. what? i thought you neverwanted to live anywhere other than our treehouse. but it sounds nice, and fun. it was fun living on a mountain. we were very happy there. then why did you move? yes, papa, why did we move?

because as time went by,things changed, and we outgrew our cozy cave. (whistling) huh? hmm, not much leftof the woodpile. uh-oh. oh dear. the mountain soil is justtoo thin to grow trees, mama. and not havinga lot of trees around

makes it hard fora woodsbear like me. brother:what's for dinner, mama? not quite as muchas i'd like, i'm afraid. our garden is so small,and brother's growing so big. i'd like to makethe garden larger, but it's right upagainst a rocky ledge. brother, papa and ihave something very important to talk to you about. what, mama?

we've decided thatit's time we moved from great bear mountaindown into the valley. we're going to move away? why, mama, why? because there aren't enoughtrees on the mountain for my woodworking. and our rocky mountain gardenis much smaller than i'd like it to be. and there's barely enoughroom in your bed

and your cubby for you! but what about my toys,and my books, and my rocks? don't worry. we'll put all ofour things into boxes, and we'll take them with us. but what about my friends? the deers and the rabbits? we can't put them in a boxand take them with us. no, we can't.

but you'll meetnew friends in the valley, and we can alwayscome back to visit. but i love it hereon the mountain! i know you do. we do too. but i'm sure we'llall love our new home just as muchas we love this one. mama: we had outgrown our mountain home. and our family wasabout to get even bigger

with a new baby on the way. a new baby? oh, that's me! (laughing)that's right. so we packed ourthings into boxes, and a moving truck cameto pick everything up. then we said goodbye toour friends and our cave, and we moved to the valley. what was it like when you moved?

i remember i was kind of nervousand sad to leave the mountain and all my friends, but itwas also kind of exciting. ♪ (honking) brother: and not long after that, i had a brand new baby sister. it was a big change, and it took some time to get used to, but it was a good change. even the part abouthaving a new sister. you mean "especially" that part.

i'm glad we movedto the treehouse. if we hadn't, i wouldn't bebest friends with lizzy bruin, or be in teacher jane's class, and i would never haveeven met sally bearie. and i would never have metstewart or cousin fred, and there wouldn't beany trees to climb. or any trees for my woodworking. you're right, mama. change can be hard,but it can be good too.

i think we should tell thatto sally and stewart. me too! and after i moved to the valley, i ended up with twice as manyfriends as i'd had before. i had my new friends,and my old friends too. and you can write us letters,and even come back for a visit. we'll write ifyou write us back. promise! all right!

(meowing) i think she wants to goback in the house. don't worry, moving isn'tas scary as it seems. it's really kind of exciting. we're gonna see our new house, and we're all gonna makelots of new friends. okay, sally. time to go. we're going to write you first!

no, we're going towrite you first! mama:papa and i arevery proud of you two for helping the bearie cubswith their move. i'm gonna miss stewart. and i'm going to miss sally. but i can't wait to hear about all their new friendsand their new school! when we get home, do youthink maybe brother and i could move some thingsaround in our room?

sure. but why? a little change might be nice.