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HOW 7 HE BEAMS HELPED [ONE ANQTHER. 



After a little while Mrs. Bruin got on top of Mr. Bruin's shoulders, 

 and so' scrambled out of the pit." 



" JSTow, Bob, you do the same,- and I'll tell you how you may 

 then help me out." 



So Bob got out of the pit as his mother had done. 



" ^ow," said Mr. Bruin, " go to the woods and bring back a 



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stout branch of a tree." They did so, and placed the end at the 

 bottom of the pit. 



" Now hold the end tight at the top," said Mr. Bruin, " and I'll 

 try to climb up." 



So Bob and Mrs. Bruin held the branch at the top t)f the pit, and 

 Mr. Bruin, who could climb very well, managed to scramble out of 

 the pit. 



They all went home again to the forest in safety, and had a long 

 talk about men, and their tricks to catch poor bears in pits. 



