Hospital - Storybook "The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor"

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09/20/2021 Added

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Join us in hearing about the Berenstain Bears trip to the Doctor's office.

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[00:00:18.521]The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor
[00:00:23.670]written by Stan and Jan Berenstain.
[00:00:28.237]"Tomorrow," said Mama Bear as she helped the cubs
[00:00:30.870]get ready for bed,
[00:00:32.157]"you'll be going to the doctor for a checkup."
[00:00:35.227]"Doctor?" asked Brother Bear.
[00:00:37.517]"We're not sick!"
[00:00:39.127]"And what's a checkup?" asked Sister Bear,
[00:00:42.030]a little worried.
[00:00:43.447]"It's just what it sounds like," said Mama.
[00:00:45.917]"Dr. Grizzly will check to see if you are growing
[00:00:48.830]the way healthy cubs should."
[00:00:51.677]"Will it hurt?" asked Sister, pulling the covers up close.
[00:00:56.657]"Now, now," said Papa, as he kissed her goodnight.
[00:01:00.147]"You just settle down.
[00:01:01.940]There's absolutely nothing to worry about."
[00:01:05.430]But Sister wasn't so sure.
[00:01:09.830]The next morning, after a good breakfast,
[00:01:11.880]the family got into their red roadster
[00:01:14.750]and were on their way.
[00:01:17.007]"Do you ever get checkups, mama?" Sister asked
[00:01:20.160]as they drove along the dusty dirt road.
[00:01:23.867]"Yes, I do," answered Mama.
[00:01:26.247]"I don't need checkups anymore," bragged Papa.
[00:01:28.777]"Because I...I...
[00:01:31.380]ah-choo!
[00:01:32.620]...never get sick."
[00:01:34.727]"That was quite a sneeze," said Mama.
[00:01:37.527]"It's this dusty road," said Papa,
[00:01:39.890]turning onto the main highway into Beartown.
[00:01:43.680]They pulled to a stop in front of the doctor's office.
[00:01:46.747]"Come, cubs!" said Mama.
[00:01:48.467]"We don't want to be late for our appointment."
[00:01:51.350]But Brother held back.
[00:01:52.950]He remembered something.
[00:01:55.757]"Are we going to get shots?" He asked.
[00:01:59.727]"That's up to...to...to...
[00:02:04.330]ah-choo!
[00:02:05.250]...the doctor," said Papa,
[00:02:07.540]sneezing an even bigger sneeze than before.
[00:02:11.327]"Bless you!" said Mama.
[00:02:13.257]"It's just this bright sunlight," sniffed Papa.
[00:02:16.767]"I never get sick."
[00:02:20.050]The doctor's waiting room was a busy cheerful place
[00:02:22.630]with pictures on the walls, books to look at,
[00:02:25.500]and puzzles to do.
[00:02:27.420]Brother started a puzzle.
[00:02:29.410]And Sister took a book, but didn't really look at it.
[00:02:32.890]Other bears were coming in
[00:02:34.360]and she looked around the room at them.
[00:02:36.670]There were cubs of all ages with their parents.
[00:02:41.730]Some of the smallest cubs looked a little worried.
[00:02:44.570]Sister smiled at them, so they wouldn't be afraid.
[00:02:47.840]There was a big cub with a cast on his leg.
[00:02:51.170]It had names and funny drawings all over it.
[00:02:54.870]He let Brother write his name on it for luck,
[00:02:57.350]and Sister drew a picture.
[00:02:59.930]There was even a little baby cub only a few weeks old.
[00:03:04.017]"Next!" called Dr. Grizzly.
[00:03:06.810]It was Brother's and Sister's turn.
[00:03:10.460]Dr. Grizzly was friendly, but she got right down to work.
[00:03:14.250]She had a lot of bears to take care of
[00:03:16.340]and not much time to waste.
[00:03:18.570]First, she weighed and measured the cubs.
[00:03:22.227]"Fine!" she said.
[00:03:23.237]"You've both gained weight nicely and grown taller."
[00:03:27.020]She listened to their chests with a stethoscope.
[00:03:30.120]And poked them all over to check on everything inside.
[00:03:36.460]Then Dr. Grizzly took each cub's temperature
[00:03:39.970]to see if it was normal.
[00:03:42.030]Ninety-eight point six.
[00:03:44.720]She checked their throats.
[00:03:46.960]Then she looked at their eyes, ears, and noses
[00:03:50.980]with a special little light.
[00:03:53.940]Next, she tested their hearing by whispering very softly.
[00:03:58.710]Then came the eye test.
[00:04:00.670]Brother read every letter except the very smallest.
[00:04:04.400]Sister didn't know all the letters yet,
[00:04:06.240]so she read a special chart that looked like this.
[00:04:09.657]"Very good!" said the doctor as she studied some papers
[00:04:12.870]in a folder
[00:04:14.060]Sister whispered to Brother,
[00:04:15.617]"So far, it hasn't hurt at all!"
[00:04:18.797]"Well, that pretty much takes care of it," said Dr. Grizzly,
[00:04:21.800]looking through her eyeglasses at the papers,
[00:04:24.447]"except for one thing.
[00:04:26.310]I see it's time for your booster shots."
[00:04:29.017]"I knew it!" said Brother,
[00:04:31.167]"Why do we have to have shots when we're not even sick?"
[00:04:34.310]said Sister.
[00:04:36.337]"Now, Sister," said Papa.
[00:04:38.057]"The doc...doc...doc...
[00:04:41.260]ah-choo!
[00:04:42.093]...doctor knows best."
[00:04:44.217]"Bless you," said Dr. Grizzly.
[00:04:46.237]"And that's a very good question, Sister."
[00:04:49.060]And she got the shots ready, she called out
[00:04:52.360]into the waiting room.
[00:04:53.787]"I've got a brave little cub in here
[00:04:56.040]who's going to show you all how to take a shot!"
[00:05:00.727]"Getting back to your question, Sister," said, Dr. Grizzly.
[00:05:03.957]"You see, there are some kinds of medicine that you take
[00:05:06.970]after you get sick,
[00:05:08.650]and those are very useful.
[00:05:10.760]But this kind of shot is a special medicine that keeps you
[00:05:13.990]from getting sick."
[00:05:15.937]"Will it hurt?" asked Sister.
[00:05:18.137]"Not nearly as much as biting your tongue
[00:05:20.690]or bumping your shin," the doctor explained.
[00:05:23.807]"There! All done!"
[00:05:26.470]Dr. Grizzly was right!
[00:05:28.050]And it happened so fast that Sister didn't even have time
[00:05:30.600]to say "ouch!".
[00:05:32.030]The little cubs who were watching were very impressed.
[00:05:35.310]So was Brother.
[00:05:37.590]After Brother's shot, Papa said,
[00:05:40.187]"Well, Doctor, we'll be go...go...go...
[00:05:44.520]ah-choo!
[00:05:45.650]...going now."
[00:05:47.797]"Just a minute, Papa Bear," said Dr. Grizzly.
[00:05:51.247]"Let me have a look at you."
[00:05:53.187]"But, I never get sick..." Papa started to say.
[00:05:56.797]"Hmm... temperature above normal.
[00:06:00.717]"Hmm... throat red.
[00:06:03.890]Hmm... nose all stuffed."
[00:06:07.427]"Time for your medicine, Papa!" said the cubs,
[00:06:10.430]offering him a big spoonful of the gooey pink stuff
[00:06:13.720]that Dr. Grizzly prescribed for his cold.
[00:06:16.707]"Well," said Papa, smiling weakly,
[00:06:18.897]"I hardly ever get sick!"
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