Bear quotes from Franklin

Franklin

I wonder what it wants.

Maybe it thinks you're its Mom.

What happened to your bat costume?

Franklin Turtle

I put it away.

How come? I thought you wanted to be a bat.

Franklin Turtle

The only "bat" thing I can do is hang upside-down and that gives me a headache.

Why do you want to be like Bat anyway? You're already good at being Franklin.

Franklin Turtle

Gee, Henry is a special hamster.

Beaver

Very special. And I'm gonna miss my little Chubby Cheeks.

It's okay, Beaver. I'll take good care of him.

Franklin Turtle

Whoa. What happened to your room?

Henry got out of his cage last night.

Franklin Turtle

Wow. He made all this mess?

No, I did, looking for him. And I can't find him.

Beaver

Bear! That's Henry's cage.

Huh? Oh yeah.

We'd better make a trip to the pet shop and buy your hamster his own home.

Do you want to come too?

Franklin Turtle

Sure.

Beaver

Okay. I'll go get my wagon to help carry the food and supplies.

Franklin Turtle

So what are you going to call him, Bear?

Henry. Ehh... Henry II.

[Looking at the stream] Uh oh.

Hey, someone forgot to put a bridge here.

[Laughs] Who needs a bridge? [Swims across the stream]

Yes, but your feet are waterproof. I'm taking the stepping stones.

Franklin

Yeah, me too.

And this is more fun anyway.

Beaver

Why did you stop?

[Pulls something out of the water] Um... I saw this clam shell. Isn't it neat?

Beaver

[Growls in frustration]

Snail

[Riding his small raft across the stream] Good find, Bear.

Franklin

[Chuckles] Snail? What are you doing? [Picks Snail up and puts him on his shell] Save your breath, Snail. Just whistle when you need help. I'm never far away.

Snail

[Sighs] I know.

I'd like to order six chocolate sundaes.

Franklin Turtle

Oh boy!

Ooh, sundaes.

Beaver

Two in one day?

And we don't have to share!

Oh, sorry. Those are for me.

Franklin Turtle

Dad!

Thank you very much.

Franklin Turtle

And enjoy the museum.

Beaver

For two cookies, I'd better.

Beaver

You'd better throw this rusty old nail away.

It's on display.

Beaver

You put a rusty nail on display?

That's what museums have. Really old things.

You can see it on display at our museum.

Beaver

For two cookies, right?

Franklin Turtle

Sort of, but this time we're giving you a cookie.

Beaver

Huh? You're giving us cookies?

How come?

Yeah, why are you giving them to us?

Franklin Turtle

Because that's the kind of thing friends do.

Beaver

Great! We'll come every day! Just kidding.

Franklin Turtle

Do you think my tree will be big enough for a tree fort some day?

It's quite possible, Franklin. As I said, even the largest tree grows from the smallest twig.

Franklin Turtle

Bear, do you want to come to my house and help me plant my tree?

Sure.

Franklin Turtle

Then, come on. We've got to get this in the garden. It has a lot of growing to do. Bye, Mr. Heron.

See you later, Mr. Heron.

Good-bye, boys. And have a happy Earth Day.

Franklin could count by twos and tie his shoes. He could swim in the pond and play find the acorn in the woods. He knew how to play fair and how to share his homemade treats. And one day, Franklin learned something new about being kind to a friend.

Beaver

I must be getting warmer now, right?

Uh uh. Not even close.

Beaver

Not even close? Where did you hide it? On another planet?

Yeah. We've looked for that acorn in places where Squirrel wouldn't even think of.

Well, I can tell you one place you haven't thought of looking.

Where?

The place where it is!

I guess it is funny looking.

Franklin Turtle

I don't care. I like it anyway, Bear.

And I like your cookies. They don't taste very much like your ginger cookies, but they're still really good.

Franklin Turtle

Thanks, Bear.

It's all yours, Bear!

Franklin

Huh? Where are you going!?

I just remembered! I have to leave!