Story and Pictures By

Jan and Mike Berenstain

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Begin Reading

“The Good Deed Scouts

are on the job!” said Scout Sister.

“We do a good deed each and every day,”

said Scout Lizzy.

“As the Bible says,” Scout Fred

pointed out, “we should be

‘rich in good deeds.’”

“Good point, Fred,” said Scout Brother.

“Look,” said Sister.

“Mrs. Grizzle is mowing grass.

That looks hard!”

Mrs. Grizzle was the cubs’ babysitter.

“Hello, Mrs. Grizzle,” said Brother.

“May we help you?”

“Thanks!” said Mrs. Grizzle.

“Be my guest! This is hot work.

I will get us all a cool drink.”

The Good Deed Scouts pushed

the lawn mower.

They pulled dandelions.

They weeded the flower beds.

They trimmed bushes.

They got hot and tired.

Mrs. Grizzle came out with

a tray of lemonade.

They all sat down in the shade

to cool off. The lemonade

tasted great.

“Do you need more help, Mrs. Grizzle?”

asked Sister.

“Do I ever!” laughed Mrs. Grizzle.

“There’s always work to be done

around here!”

The Good Deed Scouts took out

the garbage.

They swept the

garage.

The Good Deed Scouts walked

Mrs. Grizzle’s dog, Scooter.

They gave her cat, Daisy, a bath.

Daisy did not like her bath.

She climbed up the

kitchen curtains!

Mrs. Grizzle helped the Scouts dry off.

“You Scouts worked very hard,”

said Mrs. Grizzle.

“You should get something back.”

“We don’t want anything,” said Brother.

“Good Deed Scouts do a good deed

each and every day.

Like it says in the Book of Matthew:

‘In everything, do to others

what you would want them to do to you.’”

“That’s fine,” Mrs. Grizzle said.

“But I do good deeds too.

I like to do tricks.

Would you like to see some?”

“Oh, yes!” said the Scouts.

The cubs loved her amazing tricks.

So Mrs. Grizzle

did tricks.

She pulled a

rabbit out of

a hat.

She made

a bunch of

flowers appear

out of the air.

She pulled a quarter out of Lizzy’s ear.

For her last trick, Mrs. Grizzle took

Fred’s scarf and folded it.

When she unfolded it, a dove flew out!

The Good Deed Scouts

clapped and cheered.

But Mrs. Grizzle wasn’t finished.

She got out her banjo and flute.

“Now I will play ‘Dixie’

and ‘Yankee Doodle’ at the same time.”

And she did too!

The scouts clapped

and cheered more.

It was time for the Scouts to go home.

“Just a minute,” said Mrs. Grizzle.

She cut three bunches of flowers

from her garden.

She gave the flowers to the Scouts.

“These are for your mothers,” she said.

“Thank you, Mrs. Grizzle!”

said the Scouts, waving goodbye.

Scouts Brother and Sister gave

their flowers to Mama Bear.

“Oh, they’re so pretty!” said Mama.

She put them in water

and set them on the table.

“Nice flowers!” said Papa Bear

at dinner.

“Mrs. Grizzle gave them to us,”

said Sister.

“That Mrs. Grizzle

is so thoughtful,” said Papa.

“And so are our very own

Good Deed Scouts!” said Mama Bear.

“The Lord blesses anyone

who does good!”

“In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”

—Matthew 5:16

Copyright

ZONDERKIDZ

The Berenstain Bears’™ Neighbor in Need

Copyright © 2010 by Berenstain Publishing, Inc.

Illustrations © 2010 by Berenstain Publishing, Inc.

Requests for information should be addressed to:

Zonderkidz, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Berenstain, Jan, 1923–

The Berenstain Bears’ neighbor in need / written by Jan and Mike Berenstain.

p. cm. — (I can read. Level 1)

ISBN 978-0310-72098-0 (softcover)

[1. Helpfulness—Fiction. 2. Bears—Fiction. 3. Christian life—Fiction. I. Berenstain, Michael. II. The Berenstain Bears’ Neighbor in need. III. Neighbor in need

PZ7. B44826Bin 2011

[E]—dc                              2010016486

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Table of Contents

Cover

Title Page

Begin Reading

Copyright

About the Publisher

Share Your Thoughts