The Berenstain Bears and the G-Rex Bones by Stan & Jan Berenstain

Author:Stan & Jan Berenstain
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins

Chapter 8

Saved!

Moments later Papa and the cubs saw that the droning engine belonged to a bus—a great big tour bus kicking up dust as it raced along the highway.

“Must be headed for Las Grizzly,” said Papa. “Full of gamblers from Big Bear City.”

But as the bus neared, they could make out what was printed in big letters above the windshield: DEAD BEAR’S GULCH.

“Dead Bear’s Gulch?” said Brother. “Wow. Some tour company sure acted fast to cash in on the fossil find.”

Papa and the cubs jumped up and down and waved. The bus pulled to a stop. Behind the wheel was a bear wearing a straw hat and green jacket.

“It’s Ralph Ripoff!” said Sister. “He’s organized tours to the fossil site!”

Ralph hopped down from the bus and tilted his hat against the sun’s rays. “Well, well,” he said. “If it isn’t Papa Q. Bear and my favorite cubs. Car trouble?”

“Er … not exactly,” said Papa. “Key trouble.”

Ralph chuckled. “Locked yourselves out, did ya? Why don’t you hop on the bus and take the tour? On our way back I’ll tow your car. And I’ll only charge you half price for the tour. Of course, I’ll have to charge you the other half for the tow job. That’ll be twenty dollars each. Cash or credit?”

Grumbling, Papa paid Ralph in cash. Seated next to Brother, he was still grumbling when the bus headed off down the highway again. “Your papa’s a real dummy,” he said. “Locking us out like that.”

Ferdy leaned forward from the seat in back of them. “I disagree, Mr. Bear,” he said. “In fact, it was quite a brilliant thing to do. If you hadn’t locked us out, we’d be on our way home now, having accomplished nothing. But because you did, we’re getting a second chance to do what we set out to do: determine if the fossil site is where Ralph was seen the other day.”

Papa’s frown faded. He grinned at Brother. “Ferdy has a point,” he said. “I guess locking us out of the car was a pretty smart move, after all.”

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