贝贝熊系列之 The trouble with money 2

“A video game! At the mall!” Papa shouted. “You must think I'm made of money!” The cubs thought no such thing and when they pictured it, it seemed very strange.

But it was Papa who first lost patience with their carelessness about money. It happened one day when the cubs had been at a mall spending some pennies a neighbour had given them for walking her dog. That was when they saw the new video game. It was called Astro Bear and it looked very exciting.

“An allowance!” said Papa. “Yes. So they can learn to use money sensibly- to save, to plan ahead.” “Oh no!” said Papa. “They're much too young for that sort of thing. Let them enjoy themselves! They'll have to worry about money soon enough when they're grownups,” he added a sigh.

Mama was becoming concerned about the cubs’ carefree spendthrift way with money. “I think brother and sister should have a regular allowance” she said one evening when she and Papa were working on the family books.