The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers
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The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers is a children's book featuring the Berenstain Bears.
[edit] Plot synopsis
The story begins when Sister Bear greets every stranger that she meets. At the village green, Sister talks to a stranger about getting their ball. When cautious Brother Bear discourages this, Sister begins to view all strangers as evil. Papa Bear shows articles from the newspaper such as, "Stranger Bothers Cub", "Missing Cub Found", "Chief Grizzly Questions Stranger". Mama Bear uses a barrel of apples to explain the concept of bad apples. An apple that looks bad on the outside is perfect inside. Another apple looks fine on the outside, but inside it's infested with worms. Brother goes to the town green to launch his pusher plane, where Sister picks wildflowers. Just as they are about to go home, somebody drives up with a radio-controlled plane. Brother wants to watch. Sister goes back to picking wildflowers, but before she knows it, Brother is talking to the stranger. Sister arrives on the scene and stops Brother from accepting the stranger's offer of a ride to send the plane in the air and follow it in the car. When Sister shouts, "Brother talked to a stranger! Brother talked to a stranger!" Brother thinks this was tattling, but it wasn't because tattling is telling just to be mean. In answer to, "Do you think the guy was a bad apple?" Mama says, "Probably not, but you have to be careful, just in case."
Rules for children on strangers are posted on the last page.
