The Three Bears
Charlotte B. Chorpenning
Paperback
(Anchorage Pr, Dec. 1, 1949)
Play script. A charming comedy for children, with a sound philosophy, expressed in the children's own terms, by the comic antics of the lovable Bear family. Cast of 2 women, 3 men, 3 children. Two sets. Bear and folk costumes. Papa Bear and Mama Bear, in an effort to make friends with men, dress themselves in man-cub clothes, learn a friendly song, and discipline their little cub to deal gently in his relations with Goldilocks and her parents, so as to overcome the hereditary enmity between the two races. But a disgruntled young Grizzly, who has been taught to regard man as his natural enemy, nearly ruins their plans, until Little Bear is able, at considerable risk to himself, to save Goldilocks from danger, and teach Grizzly how to be friendly.This play, though not deliberately identified with Christmas, makes a charming Christmas play, since it takes place in wintry scenes, and is built around an exchange of friendly gifts.