Only two or three more chapters to go! I now have a big smile on my face because I know the surprise ending! Ha, ha! I know it and you don't! Ok, I'll stop taunting and write the next chapter.
Chapter 19. Bearly Home
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"Great! Now look what you did!" Twitty said once they realized that they were lost.
"Hey! It wasn't me!" Beans replied.
"Well, I guess we're stuck here until morning." Twitty sighed as he sat down.
"Look on the bright side! Now I can finish telling my story!" Beans said sitting down beside him.
"No!" Twitty said clamping his hand over Beans's mouth. "If you say one more word to me tonight...they won't even find your shadow."
At that, Twitty turned around with his back to Beans.
"Beans! I thought I said no more noise!" Twitty said when he heard heavy breathing.
"That wasn't me!"Beans said throwing up his hands.
"Don't lie! We're the only one's here!" Twitty said turning back around.
"I don't think so." Beans said in a low whisper.
When Twitty turned around he saw the one thing he hoped he wouldn't. A humongous grizzly just a few yards away was walking towards them.
"Beans. Don't move. It's dark so maybe he can't..."
"Wow! You look just like Fred at Country Bear Hall! Are you two related?" Beans shouted at the bear.
When the bear herd him, he started walking over to them growling loudly.
"Thanks a lot Beans! Now you've made him mad!" Twitty said slowly standing up.
When the bear finally saw them he stood up on his back legs and roared.
"RUN!" Twitty said jerking Beans away.
As they ran away the bear roared once more and started off full speed after them.
(I would have stopped there. But I'll cut ya some slack.)
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"Here's the river!" Larry shouted in relief.
"Good! Now can we rest?" Louis said leaning against a tree trunk.
"Yep. Hey Twitty, can I see that blanket? Twitty? Beans?" Larry said when he noticed that they were short two people.
"I'm sure there somewhere around here. Probably trying to scare us." Tawny said turning to Louis.
"Hey! Don't look at me!" Louis said in defense. " Last I herd of them, they were arguing over a movie Beans saw."
"Well, why don't we sing a nice campfire song to lighten our spirits!" Tom said.
Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam!
"Tom, how many time do I have to tell you to stop!"
And the deer and the antelope play!
At that moment Twitty and Beans came running up with the bear not far behind. Once everyone saw the bear, they started to run away as well. Tom, however, didn't notice.
Where seldom is heard,
Of a discouraging word.
And the sky's are not cloudy all day!
When the bear heard this he turned around and bolted full speed in the other direction.
"Thanks Tom! You scared the bear dude!" Twitty said giving him a friendly punch on the arm.
"What bear!" Tom said looking around nervously.
"Never mind" Twitty said shaking his head.