The next morning was sunny and warm and Cassandra had
breakfast ready under a big tree in the back garden. The bears enjoyed sitting there and it was
quite late until they left to go down to the lake. First they ambled along the path on the river
bank and sat down on a bench to watch the boats sailing by. "These look different to the ships we had to
judge at the model club," said Jeffrey Bear, "I would feel a lot safer on these
bigger ones." They could see some of the
long bridges across the river with all the traffic rushing across them. "It is so busy out there," said Theodore with
a sigh, "I am glad I do not have to rush so much." After a while they walked on again and went
down to the lake. Theodore was
surprised to see how big it was. "This
is like the sea," he said, "there one can also not see across to the other
side." "Yes, the lake is big," Cassandra
told them, "but it freezes in winter when it is very cold. Hard to believe when you look at it now."
The Lake
Theodore said he would like to sit down and watch all the
boat traffic on the lake and they soon found a bench in a shady spot. There were cruise ships with people lining
the decks and small motor boats with just one or two people on board speeding
along. "It almost looks as if they are
flying over the top of the water," George Bear said in surprise, "the front of
the boat is up in the air." Big cargo
boats with boxes and containers came by and there was even a car or two securely
fastened on some of them. "They are going
to the big harbour further along," said Cassandra, "only the cruise ships and
smaller boats may dock here." The day passed so quickly and it was time
for the bears to slowly make their way
home before it got dark. At supper Cassandra said mysteriously, "I have a
surprise lined up for you tomorrow but first you will have to think what it
could be."
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