The next morning at breakfast Cassandra Bear at last asked
the question all the other bears were waiting for. "Now, did any of you figure out what my
surprise is?" she asked with a smile.
George Bear was the only one who thought he knew. "We are going fishing?" he guessed. "Wrong," laughed Cassandra, "I think I will
have to tell you. We are going on a cruise. I was given four tickets and this is a
wonderful opportunity to use them when I can take you with. I hope you all enjoy sailing." George and Jeffrey Bear both nodded but
Theodore said nothing. "Hmmm, what is
the matter, Theodore," asked Cassandra, "you look very worried." "W-w-well, I live in the desert and have
never been on a boat before. I hear one gets sea-sick and your face turns
green," Theodore answered, "is that so? I would feel very silly with a green
face" The other bears could not help
smiling and Cassandra explained, "No, Theodore, you really do not have to be
worried. The water in the lake is very calm and the boat sails along ever so
smoothly. You will enjoy the
cruise. I know you will."
Theodore and the
Boats
The bears were soon walking along on their way to the
lake. It was a perfect morning and the
sun shone from a clear blue sky. They went through the turnstile at the
entrance to the harbor and followed the crowd towards the quayside. Theodore
wanted to look at everything at once. He
saw the steps leading down to the wooden walkways where all the small boats
were moored one next to the other. Some
were very small boats and he was glad they would not be going out in one of
those. In between were some yachts with
their sails neatly wrapped up and their tall masts seemed to reach the
sky. Theodore remembered the yachts he
had seen on the river once and thought he would rather not go on a boat that
tips from side to side even if it did look steady now. He had to walk a little faster to catch up
with the others and then Cassandra pointed to the big cruise ship at the end of
the pier opposite. "“We must go over
there," she said, "that is the ship we will be sailing on."
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