Sister Bear quotes from The Berenstain Bears (2003)

Sister Bear

Mama, a star is coming closer, and it's landing on my nose!

Mama Bear

[chuckles] That's a firefly. I think it likes you!

Papa Bear

I think I got the last spot.

Mama Bear

Well, you're just in time, Papa.

[when Mama, Papa, Sister and Brother try to buy the tickets] I'm sorry. All movies are sold out tonight.

Mama Bear

We have tried to get some special family time together, but this is what happens!

We've been having special family time together all night, Mama.

Sister Bear

That's right.

Mama Bear

If you keep an open mind, you just might be surprised.

Sister Bear

Keep an open mind?

Mama Bear

That means you have to wait and see what is coming before you decide whether you like it or not.

Sister Bear

All we've been seeing is nothing but trees and rocks for the last hour and a half.

Mama Bear

Be patient. Our first stop is coming up very soon.

That's what Mama said two thousand trees and rocks ago.

Sister Bear

This trip is great!

You can say that again.

Sister Bear

Okay. THIS TRIP IS GREAT! [voice echoes]

[trying to get Gran's bird to copy him] How about this? "I am a birdbrain, I am a birdbrain."

Sister Bear

[listening in the doorway] You said it, not me! [laughs]

I'm not going to the pet show with this bird.

Mama Bear

Once everything has a place to go, it is a lot easier to be sure it is put away.

Sister Bear

So we can find it when we need it.

Sister Bear

We don't need two cubs doing a cycle trick.

Good point, Sis! If you need any help with another circus act, you let me know.

I liked your bicycle act, Sister.

Sister Bear

Thanks, Lizzie. But there's only room for one cycle act in this circus, and Brother took it.

Sister, no hugs! What if my friends see?

Sister Bear

They will think you're the best big brother ever.

Thanks.

You go everywhere with your wagon, Kenny.

But you can't race without wheels.

Sister Bear

What were Brother and I doing then?

Mama Bear

That was before both of you born.

Sister Bear

You mean, back before there was a mall?

And before they used to put fires out with pails?

Mama Bear

Well, back before there was a mall!

Papa Bear

But not so far back as the volunteer fire bears!

Papa Bear

Moving can certainly be very hard.

Mama Bear

And even a little scary.

Sister Bear

It must be the most awful thing in the whole world.

Papa Bear

Too bad there aren't more trees.

Come, papa, come!

[picks up a piece of quartz on the ground] Oooh! Diamond!

Papa Bear

[laughing] I'm not sure if this is a diamond, Brother. It looks like a piece of quartz, but it's a real fine, just the same.

Papa Bear

Huh. Hmm, not much left of the wood pile! Uh-oh!

Mama Bear

Oh dear!

Papa Bear

The mountain soil's just too thin to grow trees, Mama! And not a lot of trees around makes it hard for a woods-bear like me.

What's for dinner, Mama?

Mama Bear

Not quite as much as I’d like, I’m afraid! Our garden is so small, and Brother's growing so big, I'd like to make the garden larger, but it's right up against a rocky ledge.

[sigh together]

Mama Bear

Brother, Papa and I have something very important to talk to you about.

What, Mama?

Papa Bear

We decided that it's time we moved from Great Bear Mountain down into the valley.

We're going to move away?, Why, Mama, Why?

Papa Bear

Because there aren't enough trees on the mountain for my woodworking.

Mama Bear

And our Rocky Mountain garden is much smaller than I'd like it to be.

Papa Bear

And there's barely enough room for your bed and your cubby for you.

But what about my toys, my books, and my rocks?

Mama Bear

Don't worry. We'll put all of our things into boxes and we’ll take them with us.

But what about my friends? The deer and the rabbits? We can't put them in a box and take them with us!

Papa Bear

No, we can't. But you'll meet new friends in the valley, and we can always come back to visit.

But I love it here on the mountain! [starts crying]

Mama Bear

I know you do. We do too. But I'm sure we'll all love our new home just as much as we love this one.