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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN by Minnie Timenti illustrated by Elizabeth Allen Copyright © by Houghton Miffl in Company. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Houghton Miffl in Company unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Address inquiries to School Permissions, Houghton Miffl in Company, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116. Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-01969-7 ISBN-10: 0-547-01969-6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RRD 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 Lowell and his family moved to a new town. On the day the family moved to their new house, Lowell looked for his stuffed bear, Ursus. “I can’t find Ursus,” Lowell said to his parents. “I think you’re too old to have a teddy bear,” said Lowell’s dad. But Lowell loved Ursus. Lowell got the bear a long time ago. Ursus was Lowell’s best buddy! “Don’t worry,” said Mom. “I’m sure we will find Ursus. He is probably in one of these boxes.” Mom Dad Lowell Lowell could not find his stuffed bear anywhere. 2 blanket Ursus nametag Ursus was under a blanket in the truck. But Ursus was still in the truck that carried all the boxes to Lowell’s new house. Ursus was under a blanket. No one knew Ursus was there. Now the truck was driving away from Lowell’s house. The next day, the truck went on a new trip. The truck was loaded with boxes and furniture to move to another house. Ursus was still in the truck. Then one of the workers s