02469cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000430011324500220015626400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032849000640036450000310042850800300045952012400048953400680172965300200179765300260181765300210184365300550186465300500191983000640196985600430203399900190207666024UtSlPG20260610134526.0mcr n260607r20211917utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aTuttle, W. C.q(Wilbur C.),d1883-196910aBearly Reasonable 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from the August, 1917 issue of Adventure magazine.  aRelease date is 2021-08-09  aRoger Frank and Sue Clark  a"Bearly Reasonable" by W. C. Tuttle is a humorous adventure novel probably written in the early 20th century. This light-hearted tale follows the misadventures of two characters, Magpie Simpkins and Ike Harper, as they embark on a comical quest involving a professor's unusual scientific inquiry into the maternal instincts of grizzly bears and the relationship between rattlesnakes and prairie dogs.   The story begins when Magpie and Ike are approached by Professor Phinney, who seeks their help in settling a debate about wildlife behaviors. They find themselves misled into a series of chaotic events when they attempt to use a sickly bear owned by a neighbor, Mighty Jones, as a stand-in for a mother grizzly, along with a badger as its supposed cub. As the pair navigates comedic challenges, including the bear's antics and unexpected encounters with their eccentric employer and his wife, the characters become embroiled in a humorous chaos that showcases Tuttle’s ability to blend adventure with witty dialogue and absurd situations. The narrative culminates in a farcical conclusion where the scientific inquiries take a backseat to sheer hilarity and mishaps in the wilderness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: The Ridgway Company, 1917  aWestern stories  aScientists -- Fiction  aBears -- Fiction  aSimpkins, Magpie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction  aHarper, Ike (Fictitious character) -- Fiction 0aProduced from the August, 1917 issue of Adventure magazine.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66024  c106846d106846