How the wind blew! It howled in the treetops, so that the branches bent and creaked and the leaves shivered and shook. It blew over the hills and the high places, howling and wailing through the rocky passes. Bear and Mrs Bear slept warm and snug and untroubled in their bed. Then Bear felt a tugging at his blanket. He opened one eye. There was Baby Bear. "There's a monster outside! I can hear it howling and wailing and I'm scared. Can I sleep in your bed?" "There's no such thing as monsters," said Bear. "What a scaredy-bear you are.