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Were going on a Bear Hunt

• By
• Michael Rosen

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Were going on a bear hunt.Were going to catch
a big one.What a beautiful day!Were not scared.
Uh-uh! Grass! Long wavy grass. We cant go over
it. We cant go under it
Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy!
Oh no! Weve got to go through it!
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Were going on a bear hunt.Were going to catch
a big one.What a beautiful day!Were not scared.
Uh-uh! A river. A deep cold river We cant go
over it. We cant go under it
Splash splosh! Splash splosh! Splash splosh!
Oh no! Weve got to go through it!
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Were going on a bear hunt.Were going to catch
a big one.What a beautiful day!Were not scared.
Uh-uh! Mud. Thick oozy mud We cant go over
it. We cant go under it
Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch!
Oh no! Weve got to go through it!
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Were going on a bear hunt.Were going to catch
a big one.What a beautiful day!Were not scared.
Uh-uh! A forest. A big dark forest We cant go
over it. We cant go under it
Stumble trip! Stumble trip! Stumble trip!
Oh no! Weve got to go through it!
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Were going on a bear hunt.Were going to catch
a big one.What a beautiful day!Were not scared.
Uh-uh! A snowstorm. A swirling whirling
snowstorm. We cant go over it. We cant go under
it
Hoooo wooo! Hoooo wooo! Hoooo wooo!
Oh no! Weve got to go through it!
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Were going on a bear hunt.Were going to catch
a big one.What a beautiful day!Were not scared.
Uh-uh! A cave. A narrow gloomy cave. We cant go
over it. We cant go under it
Tiptoe! Tiptoe! Tiptoe!
Oh no! Weve got to go through it!
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Whats that?
One shiny wet nose!
ITS A BEAR !!!!
Two big furry ears!
Two big goggly eyes!
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Quick! Back through the cave! Tiptoe! Tiptoe!
Tiptoe!
Back through the snowstorm! Hoooo woooo! Hoooo
woooo!
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Back through the forest! Stumble trip! Stumble
trip
Back through the mud! Squelch squerch! Squelch
squerch!
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Back through the river! Splash splosh! Splash
splosh!
Back through the grass! Swishy swashy! Swishy
swashy!
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Oh no! We forgot to shut the door. Back
downstairs. Shut the door. Back upstairs. Into
the bedroom. Into bed. Under the covers.
Get to our front door. Open the door. Up the
stairs.
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Were not going on a bear hunt again.