In "The Girl Who Owned A Bear," young Jane Gladys is left alone and receives a peculiar book, "Thingamajigs," from a disgruntled book agent seeking indirect revenge on her father. Astonishingly, illustrated characters—a clown, monkey, donkey, leopard, and a grizzly bear, each complaining about artistic flaws—spring to life from its pages. The bear, described in the book as liking to eat little girls, prepares to devour Jane. However, she cleverly saves herself by arguing that since the book and its contents were gifted to her, she owns the bear, and it cannot harm its owner. Convinced by her logic just as her mother arrives home, the fantastical creatures quickly retreat back into the book, leaving Jane unharmed by her quick thinking.

In "The Girl Who Owned A Bear," young Jane Gladys is left alone and receives a peculiar book, "Thingamajigs," from a disgruntled book agent seeking indirect revenge on her father. Astonishingly, illustrated characters—a clown, monkey, donkey, leopard,...

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