The Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Magic Crystal Caper by Stan Berenstain

Author:Stan Berenstain
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9780590944755
Publisher: Little Apple
Published: 1997-06-02T04:00:00+00:00

“Well, I’ve got a new saying for you,” said Ralph. “It goes like this: I know a couple of guys in Big Bear City that would enjoy getting some out of you.”

Billy folded his arms and leaned against the wall of his tiny office. “Look, Ralph, I can’t give you any money—at least not right now. But suppose I were to give you something that’s worth thousands, even millions. Would you wipe out my debt?”

“What could you possibly give me that would be worth millions?” said Ralph.

“Information,” said Billy. “Well, is it a deal?”

“Let’s hear the information,” said Ralph, sitting on the edge of Billy’s desk.

“Well, it’s like this,” said Billy. “I knew there was going to be trouble when Gramps arrived, so I took my time opening the door. You know, so I could get my story straight. I heard talking outside. He had the scouts with him. It sounded interesting, so I listened.”

“Get on with it, Billy,” said Ralph. “I have other appointments.”

“You know how Gran tells fortunes at the June Fete,” continued Billy. “Sees the future in her crystal ball.”

“You’re wasting my time,” said Ralph. “Gran couldn’t predict getting wet in the rain. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to see a couple of guys about a turnip.”

“No, Ralph! Wait!” cried Billy. “I’m just getting to the good part. It seems that something weird happened to Gran’s crystal ball. It fell down some steps and turned atomic or something. It actually tells the future. It told about how the lanes would be closed down. It told the exact sign I put on the door.”

“Oh?” said Ralph.

“But that’s not all. It gave the score of tonight’s game between the Yankees and the Giants. The Yankees are going to win, five to three. And there’s more. It told the winner of the Grizzly Five Hundred next Tuesday. Number six is going to win. Well, Ralph, is it a deal? Are we even?”

“Billy, you can’t be serious,” said Ralph. “You can’t really expect me to cancel a large debt in exchange for a cockamamie story about an atomic crystal ball that tells baseball scores.” Ralph tilted his straw hat to the proper angle and rose to leave. “But I’ll tell you what I will do. I’ll give you two more weeks to pay. Just because I like you. Well, ta-ta!”

“But, Ralph!” cried Billy, as Ralph left the office and slipped out the front door.

When last seen, he was walking away from Beartown Lanes, whistling, twirling his cane, and looking for all the world like the cat that swallowed the canary. Or maybe even the canary that swallowed the cat.

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