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Basil's 4 X 4 - The Elephant's Memory - Papa Bear and the Porridger

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Jun 2022
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BASIL'S 4 X 4Hunting for honey is hard work so Basil the bear buys a 4 X 4 and after he has learnt to drive it he uses it to hunt for honey. When the 4 X 4 breaks down Basil follows his trail back home. On the way he sees how destructive he has been by driving carelessly over the countryside. He sees the shrubs and flowers that his 4 X 4 destroyed, the beautiful butterfly that he ran over, the anthill that he broke, the bird's nest that he upset and all the small animals that he frightened. From what he sees Basil learns an important lesson.THE ELEPHANT'S MEMORYElephant believes that he has lost his memory and the other animals set out to find the missing memory that Owl describes as being round and brown.  The missing memory is discovered being kicked around by the children on the playing field in the nearby village. The animals attempt to recover the memory and eventually skunk manages to retrieve it. When the animals present the recovered memory to Elephant he tells them that what they have brought him is a football and he remembers seeing a similar football in a photograph sent to him by his uncle Ellie who works in a circus. Asked how he can remember that when he has lost his memory Elephant gives them an amazing answer.PAPA BEAR AND THE PORRIDGEEver since that naughty little girl Goldilocks invaded their home the Bear family has been eating their porridge in the evenings instead of in the mornings.Nothing that Mama Bear does ever satisfies Papa Bear. When Mama Bear goes to weed the cabbage patch Papa Bear sees an opportunity to show his wife how the household should be run.Papa Bear's responsibilities include watching over Baby Bear, feeding the pig, taking the cow to the field to graze and preparing the porridge for their evening meal. Can Papa Bear achieve all this before Mama Bear returns?

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