L Lenny
Wouldn't it be funny if Sister made the team and you didn't?
[Brother falls into a pond. Sister Lenny and Lizzy rush over to him]
L Lenny
Smooth move, Brother!
BB Brother Bear
I won't have to worry about ponds, chickens, and baseball-eating goats when I make the Cardinals!
L Lenny
You mean if you make the Cardinals.
BB Brother Bear
Why did Sister sign up for baseball tryouts anyway? Why couldn't she be good at something else? Baseball's my game, not hers.
Hey! I thought you couldn't lift your arm!
BB Brother Bear
Huh? Oh no. It's my left arm that hurts.
BB Brother Bear
Yes, it is. I should know it's my arm.
I'm going to ask Mama. She'll remember.
BB Brother Bear
Wait, wait. [sighs] Okay, I was faking.
BB Brother Bear
If you really want to know, it's because i'm afraid you're going to make the team and not me.
Do you really think I'm that good?
BB Brother Bear
You really improved this season.
Well, Mama. It feels good to have raised two star athletes!
I know what I'm going to have to listen to when Sister gets home: "Gee, Mama, Lizzie has so many Bearbie dolls. She even has Cruise Ship Bearbie with outfits. Why can't I have more Bearbies than one? And that's just Lizzie."
Hmm, talking to yourself, huh? Certainly not a very good sign. You're being silly.
[sighs] You're right. I am being silly. But Sister is playing Bearbies with Lizzy again and I know exactly what's going to happen when she gets home.
It's the same every time. She complains she doesn't have all the things her friends have. With Lizzie, it's Bearbies. With Anna, it's a phone in her bedroom. And Queenie has a TV and a phone in her room.
Hey, I don't even have a TV in my room! Hmm. But Sister does have a Bearbie and a whole lot of things her friends don't have.
I know, but she just thinks about what she doesn't have.
And I suppose it won't be as much different with Brother when he gets home from Cousin Fred's.
We'll hear all about the video games Freddy has.
Right, but he won't talk about the soccer ball or action figures he does have.
Never mind the large pile of comic books up in his room.
Nope, he won't mention those at all.
Hey! How did I end up with this job?
Listen to yourselves. All you can do is complain about what you don't have.
What about being thankful for all the things you do have?
It's called counting your blessings.
BB Brother Bear
Like what?
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