bearie

— “But, little bearies, never let / Your angry passions rise; / Your little paws were never made / To tear each other’s eyes.” When the little bears could recite this perfectly, they went to sleep with their paws around each other’s necks, resolving that they would never, never quarrel, for fear that they might sometime get to be as bad as boys and girls; and their mamma could but feel grateful that they were so docile.