Times were hard in the land of bedtimes stories and fairy tales.

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Mama Bear and Papa Bear just couldn’t handle it anymore, and had decided to get a divorce.

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So the little bear family had to go to court to decide who would get custody of Baby Bear.

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Now, Baby Bear was not quite a baby anymore, and the judge decided that he was old enough to make the decision for himself.

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So he asked, “Baby Bear, do you want to live with Papa Bear?”

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Baby Bear kept his head down and shook his head.

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The judge  asked, “Well, why not?”

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Baby Bear replied, “I don’t want to live with Papa Bear because Papa Bear beats me…”

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The judge concluded, “So you want to live with Mama Bear, then?”

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Baby Bear shook his head again, “No!”

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“Well, why not?” the judge asked.

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“I don’t want to live with Mama Bear, because Mama Bear beats me too…” Baby Bear said, sadly.

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The judge was becoming discouraged. So he finally asked, “Okay, Baby Bear, who would you like to live with?”

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For the first time, Baby Bear raised his head and looked the judge in the eye, as if he had been waiting for this question his whole life…

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“The Chicago Bears, because they don’t beat anybody!”