
" And so just like that, the sly bears slide their boat into the sea and set sail."

What will they do? Go home, face their mother and admit they were naughty or follow Dash's suggestion and try to find a replacement shell. Huddled - you can feel these three youngsters trembling. Fled - they are terrified of the consequences. " Afraid of their mother, who, after all was a bear, the three fled from their house down to the beach where they huddled behind their boat." Struggling to reach the 'forbidden' jar they accidentally knock their mother's precious blue shell off the shelf.

Look at the title page - the three have been longing to grab this and now there is an opportunity. There is a glorious jar of honey on the mantle. On returning from their time at the beach the three bears take advantage of the fact that their mother is away from home. Is this the familiar fairy tale? No of course not - these bears are called Dash, Charlie and Theo and they live beside the sea and love to play in the sand.
