| Jerra-Mary, 
              Little Bear and Keswick were three happy little bears who lived 
              with Christine and Keith in a little house near Southampton England. 
              The bears were used to having lots of adventures and had been everywhere 
              with their original owners, Emily, Robert and Charlotte and were 
              now looking forward to lots more. One day Christine and Keith decided to go 
                on a big sailing adventure in their boat and asked whether we 
                would like to come to. We sent word to Keswick who was at the 
                time living in Knightsbridge and helping Robert with his studies. A bear conference was called for. "Where 
                will we go?" asked Little Bear. "Will we see dolphins 
                and whales?" asked Jerra-Mary."Sharks and storms more 
                like!" said Keswick. But the adventurous three decided that 
                it would be good fun to go anyway. Preparations and packing started in earnest 
                and the three practice their knots and studied the atlas closely, 
                deciding what clothes and things to take.  The day of departure dawned. "Where's 
                the sunshine that we were so looking forward to?" asked Little 
                Bear. The three bears now settled down to a short 
                trip along the South Coast of England getting prepared for their 
                first sailing trip to foreign lands.
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