Mystery in Bear Valley

For you of the woodland, struggling against extreme odds, traveling dangerous trails, fighting the many enemies of nature.

This is the job of the Guardian of the Forest, Ranger Bill, pouring rain, freezing cold, blistering heat, snow, floods, bears, rattlesnakes, mountain lions. Yes, all this in exchange for the satisfaction and pride of a job well done.

Hi there boys and girls, this is Ranger Bill. The story I'm going to tell you today has been some very, very good advice for you and for Mom and Dad. That is, if you ever intend to visit any of our wonderful national parks out here in the West, especially ones where the bears come down from the hills and feed in plain sight of the tourists. Black bears,

brown bears, cinnamon-colored bears, and once in a while, grisly bears that look all cuddly and friendly and harmless, but bears that are still wild animals, and that can... but I am getting ahead of my story. Listen now to the mystery of bear valley. I have the whole The whole thing figured out, and it cannot fail.

Just another triumph of modern science. Dad, I don't like it. I just don't like it. It's a crazy scheme to begin with, and besides, I certainly think it must be illegal. Oh, never mind that.

The important thing is that the whole scientific world will look up to me. I will be famous. But capturing wild bears, just because our name is von Bruen, doesn't mean we have to go around capturing bears, does it?

I have tried the thing on rabbits and mice, many scientists have. Now the important thing to do is to work the experiment that a really dangerous large animal. And those bears in Bear Valley National Park make ideal subjects in every way.