1 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: Welcome, sleep tight stories. Buster Bear goes fishing. Buster Bear 2 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:38,200 Speaker 1: yawned as he lay on his comfortable bed of leaves 3 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: and watched the first early morning sunbeams creeping through the 4 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: green forest to chase out the black shadows once more. 5 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: He yawned and slowly got to his feet and shook himself. 6 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: Then he walked over to a big pine tree, stood 7 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: up on his hind legs, reached as high up on 8 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: the trunk of the tree as he could, and scratched 9 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: the bark with his great claws. After that, he yawned 10 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: until it seemed as if his jaws would crack, and 11 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: then sat down to think what he wanted for breakfast. 12 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: While he sat there, trying to make up his mind 13 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: what would taste best, he was listening to the sounds 14 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: that told of the waking of all the little people 15 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: who lived in the green forest. He heard Sammy jay 16 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: way off in the distance screaming thief, thief, and grinned. 17 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: I wonder, thought Buster, if someone has stolen Sammy's breakfast, 18 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: or if he has stolen the breakfast of somebody else, 19 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: probably he is the thief himself. He heard the chatterer 20 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: red squirrel scolding as fast as he could make his 21 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: tongue go, and working himself into a terrible rage. Must 22 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: be that chatterer got out of bed the wrong way. 23 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:29,519 Speaker 1: This morning, he thought he heard Blackie the crow cawing 24 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:33,079 Speaker 1: at the top of his lungs, and he knew by 25 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: the sound that Blackie was getting into mischief of some kind. 26 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: He heard the sweet voices of happy little singers, and 27 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: they were good to hear. But most of all he 28 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: listened to a merry, low, silvery laugh that never stopped, 29 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: but went on and on until he just felt as 30 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: if he must laugh too. It was the voice of 31 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 1: the Laughing Brook, and as Buster listened, it suddenly came 32 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: to him just what he wanted for breakfast. I'm going fishing, 33 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: said he in his deep, grumbly rumbly voice to no 34 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: one in particular. Yes, sir, I'm going fishing. I want 35 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: some fat trout for my breakfast. He shuffled along over 36 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: to the laughing Brook and straight to the little pool 37 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: of which he knew. As he drew near, he took 38 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: the greatest care not to make the teeniest, weeniest bit 39 00:03:54,520 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: of noise. Now, it just happened that early as he 40 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: was some one was before Buster Bear when he came 41 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: in sight of the little pool. Who should he see 42 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 1: but another fisherman there who had already caught a fine 43 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 1: fat trout. Who was it, Why little Joe Otter to 44 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: be sure, he was just climbing up the bank with 45 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 1: the fat trout in his mouth. Buster Bear's own mouth 46 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: watered as he saw it. Little Joe sat down on 47 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 1: the bank and prepared to enjoy his breakfast. He hadn't 48 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: seen Buster Bear, and he didn't know that he or 49 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: any one else was anywhere near. Buster Bear tiptoed up 50 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: very softly until he was right behind little Joe Otter. Woof, woof, 51 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: said he in his deepest, most grumbly rumbly voice. That's 52 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: a very fine looking trout. I wouldn't mind if I 53 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: had it myself. Little Joe Otter gave a frightened squeal, and, 54 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: without even turning to see who was speaking, dropped his 55 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 1: fish and dove headfirst into the laughing brook. Buster Bear 56 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: sprang forward and with one of his big paws, caught 57 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 1: the fat trout just as it was slipping back into 58 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: the water. Here's your trout, mister Otter, said he, as 59 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: little Joe put his head out of the water to 60 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: see who had frightened him, so come and get it, 61 00:05:56,440 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: but little Joe wouldn't. The fact is he was afraid to. 62 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: He snarled at Busterbear and called him a thief and 63 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: everything else he could think of. Buster didn't seem to mind. 64 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 1: He chuckled as if he thought it was all a 65 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: great joke, and repeated his invitation to little Joe to 66 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: come and get his fish. But little Joe just turned 67 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: his back and went off down the Laughing Brook in 68 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: a great rage. It's too bad to waste such a 69 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:39,799 Speaker 1: fine fish, said Buster thoughtfully. I wonder what I'd better 70 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: do with it, And while he was wondering, he ate 71 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: it all up. Then he started down the Laughing Brook 72 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:56,919 Speaker 1: to catch some fish for himself. Presently he came to 73 00:06:57,040 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: another little pool. He stole up to it very very softly, 74 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 1: so as not to frighten the fish. Then he sat 75 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: down close to the edge of it and didn't move. 76 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: Buster learned a long time ago that a fisherman must 77 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: be patient, unless, like little Joe Otter, he is just 78 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: as much at home in the water as the fish themselves, 79 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: and can swim fast enough to catch them by chasing 80 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: them so Buster didn't move as much as an eyelash. 81 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 1: He was so still that he looked almost like the 82 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: stump of an old tree. Perhaps that is what the 83 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: fish thought he was, for pretty soon two or three 84 00:07:56,480 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: swam riding close to where he was sitting. Now, Buster 85 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: Bear may be big and clumsy looking, but there isn't 86 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: anything that can move much quicker than one of those 87 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: big paws of his when he wants it to. One 88 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: of them moved now, and quicker than a wink had 89 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: scooped one of those foolish fish out onto the bank. 90 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: Buster's little eyes twinkled and he smacked his lips as 91 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 1: he moved on to the next little pool, for he 92 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: knew that it was of no use to stay longer 93 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: at the first one. The fish were so frightened that 94 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 1: they wouldn't come back for a long long time. At 95 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: the next little pool, the same thing happened. By this time, 96 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: Buster Bear was in fine spirits. It was fun to 97 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: catch the fish, and it was still more fun to 98 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: eat them. What finer breakfast could anyone have than fresh 99 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: caught trout? No wonder, he felt good, But it takes 100 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: more than three trout to fill Buster Bear's stomach, so 101 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 1: he kept on to the next little pool. But this 102 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 1: little pool, instead of being beautiful and clear so that 103 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: Buster could see right to the bottom of it and 104 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: tell if there were any fish, there was so muddy 105 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 1: that he couldn't see into it at all. It looked 106 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: as if someone had just stirred up all the mud 107 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: at the bottom. Huh, said Buster, Bear, it's of no 108 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: use to try to fish here. I would just waste 109 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: my time. I'll try the next pool. So he went 110 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: onto the next little pool. He found this just as 111 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: muddy as the other. Then he went onto another, and 112 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 1: this was no better. Buster sat down and scratched his head. 113 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: It was puzzling, Yes, sir, it was puzzling. He looked 114 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: this way, and he looked that way suspiciously, but there 115 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: was no one to be seen. Everything was still except 116 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: for the laughter of the laughing brook. Somehow, it seemed 117 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 1: to Buster as if the brook were laughing at him. 118 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: It's very curious, muttered Buster, very curious. Indeed, it looks 119 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: as if my fishing is spoiled for today. I don't 120 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,559 Speaker 1: understand it at all. It's lucky I caught what I did. 121 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: It looks as if someone is trying to ahah a 122 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: sudden thought had popped into his head. Then he began 123 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 1: to chuckle, and finally to laugh. I do believe that 124 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 1: scamp Joe Otter is trying to get even with me 125 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: for eating that fat trout. And then, because Buster Bear 126 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:37,839 Speaker 1: always enjoys a good joke, even when it is on himself, 127 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: he laughed until he had to hold his sides, which 128 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 1: is a whole lot better than going off in a rage, 129 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:50,959 Speaker 1: as little Joe Otter had done. You're pretty smart, mister Otter. 130 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: You're pretty smart, but there are other people who are 131 00:11:55,120 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 1: smart too, said Buster Bear, and, still buckling, he went 132 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: off to think up a plan to get the best 133 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: of little Joe Otter.