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“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” —Matthew 5:9

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The Berenstain Bears® Blessed Are the Peacemakers Copyright © 2014 by Berenstain Publishing, Inc. Illustrations © 2014 by Berenstain Publishing, Inc. This book is also available as a Zondervan ebook. Visit www.zondervan/ebooks. Requests for information should be addressed to:

Zonderkidz, 3900 Sparks Dr, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Berenstain, Mike, 1951 – The Berenstain Bears blessed are the peacemakers / by Mike Berenstain. pages cm Summary: When cast members in the school play “Romeo and Grizzliet” get angry and start a fight, Brother and Sister Bear help with the peacekeeping. ISBN 978-0-310-73481-9 [1. Peace—Fiction. 2. Conduct of life—Fiction. 3. Christian life—Fiction. 4. Theater—Fiction. 5. Schools—Fiction. 6. Bears—Fiction.] I. Title. II. Title: Blessed are the peacemakers. PZ7.B44827Bf 2014 [E]—dc23 2013036837

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The Bear Country School was mostly a peaceful of place. most ofa The Bear Countrysort School was mostly the cubs got along with each other mostsort of the could peaceful of time. place.True, Mostthere of the cubsbe got minor squabbles. voices were sometimes raised. Angry words were along with each other most of the time. True, sometimes spoken. there could be minor squabbles. But most of the time, most of the cubs were calm and peaceful— except for Too-Tall Grizzly and his gang.

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Voices were sometimes raised.

Angry words were sometimes spoken.

But most of the time, most of the cubs were calm and peaceful— except for Too-Tall Grizzly and his gang.

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Too-Tall was a bit of a troublemaker. His gang was always having problems with other cubs. When they were around, there could be teasing. There could be name-calling. There could be pushing and shoving. Too-Tall’s gang has the most trouble with Ferdy Factual and his friends. Ferdy was one of the best students in the school. His friends were cubs like Cousin Fred and Trudy Brunowitz who were good students just like him. Too-Tall’s gang and Ferdy’s friends simply did not get along. Too-Tall was a bit of a troublemaker. His gang was always having problems with other cubs. When they were around, there could be teasing. There could be name-calling. There could be pushing and shoving.

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Brother and Sister Bear did not belong to either group. They liked to get along with everyone, including Too-Tall and Ferdy, and they did. Too-Tall’s gang had the most trouble with Ferdy Factual and his friends. Ferdy was one of the best students in the school. His friends were cubs like Cousin Fred and Trudy Brunowitz who were good students just like him. Too-Tall’s gang and Ferdy’s friends simply did not get along. Brother and Sister Bear did not belong to either group. They liked to get along with everyone, including Too-Tall and Ferdy, and they did.

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But one thing that everyone at the school did agree on was the AllBut School waseveryone the biggest event of the year. Anyone could one Play. thingItthat at the school did agree on was the try out for aPlay. partItand helped with scenery, sets, andcould othertry All-School waseveryone the biggest event of the year. Anyone jobs.for Alla the families camewith to the performance as other well as out partstudents’ and everyone helped scenery, sets, and jobs. other from families around Bear who just enjoyed a good All thefolks students’ cameCountry to the performance as well as other show.from around Bear Country who just enjoyed a good show. folks

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This year’s play was Romeo and Grizzliet, by William Shakesbeare. Students crowded into the auditorium for tryouts. Brother and Sister This there, year’s of play was Romeo and Grizzliet, were course. And Too-Tall’s gang by andWilliam Ferdy’sShakesbeare. friends were Students crowded into the auditorium for tryouts. Brother and Sister were there too. there, of course. And Too-Tall’s gang and Ferdy’s friends were there too.

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