He and his brother were excited about the special picnic.
It was special because they would get to play with lots of other youngsters, all around their own age. There would be many different games going on, especially hide and seek, as well as a great spread of food. Mostly, they would be left to their own devices, playing in and out of the trees in the wood, without being watched by grownup people. This was how the day was spent, with them all having a great time by being free to run around shouting and playing as much as they liked. Of course, by day’s end they were all completely exhausted and were more than ready to be picked up by their parents.
At six o’clock, on the dot, all their mums and dads would arrive to take them home, where they would tuck them up in bed.
Had you been there at the time, you just might have heard the young bear ask his brother, “Does any of this remind you of a popular nursery song?”