贝贝熊系列之 The trouble with money 3

The cubs knew how really serious the situation must be. Papa had used three figures of speech and knocked over a chair. They decided right then and there to mend their careless, spendthrift ways.

“Absolutely not!” roared Papa, knocking over a chair. “They must earn their money! That's what life is about— working, earning money, saving for a rainy day!”

”Precisely, my dear,” interrupted Mama. “And that's why this might be a very good time to start Brother and Sister on a regular allowance, so they can—-“

“You must think money grows on trees!” he shouted. Another figure of speech. ”Video games, indeed!” he continued, becoming more and more upset. There was no such thing as video games when I was a cub! Why, I didn't know what money was until I was almost grown!”

Mama could see that they were puzzled and she explained:”’Made of money’ is just a figure of speech, my dears.” That's when the cubs realized that the situation was serious. Because Papa bear only used figures of speech when he was upset.