It was a lovely summer day when Hoss Cartwright arrived at the Jellystone Park. He was on vacation and was making a round trip. Suddenly he saw the perfect place to start his 1st picnic. From the car trunk Hoss got a big picnic basket. Here after he walked to his bench in Jellystone Park.
From behind a big tree watched the most infamous bear of Jellystone Park eagerly at the picnic basket van Hoss Cartwright. It was Yogi Bear.
“Look Boo Boo, a filled picnic basket. And soon it is in my hand”, said Yogi.
Boo Boo was the best friend of Yogi Bear.
“Yogi, that basket is of that man”, said Boo Boo.
Yogi said, “Now is the man with the basket glad. Soon that basket is mine.”
He ran to Hoss and grabbed the picnic basket along. The bear was so fast that Hoss couldn’t even react to the theft.. He looked amazed around him.
“Dadburnit! Who has the guts to steal my picnic basket?”, Hoss wondered himself out loud.
By co-incidence ranger Smith came by and he heard the question of Hoss.
“Excuse me sir. But I heard you just say that your picnic basket has been stolen. I do have an idea who has done that”, said the ranger.
“And who has done that, Ranger?”, asked Hoss.
“Yogi Bear. He steels every picnic basket in het park. His little friend is Boo Boo. Besides Yogi says that he is smarter than the average bear. At least he thinks that to be”, said de Ranger.
Hoss began to smile and answered, “In my stolen picnic basket are all sorts of delicious things like cake, cupcakes etc.”
“That is exactly what Yogi likes”, said Smith.
“In my car is another picnic basket with healthy food in it. I go and get it and you say to that bear that he may have my basket. I only take some double sandwiches out of it for myself, said Hoss.
Ranger Smith went to play the game along.
On a safe spot Yogi Bear and Boo Boo were enjoying all the delicious things form the picnic basket of Hoss.
“What a delicious cake. And it was worth a stolen bake”, Yogi said before he ate a big chocolate cake.
“Those cupcakes are also delicious”, said Boo Boo.
“They are a bit small bit yet too for me all”, reacted Yogi.
It didn’t last long before the stolen picnic basket was totally empty.
Yogi turned the basket upside down, looked inside it and said disappointed, “What a bad luck. All the delicious things are gone.”
Ranger Smith came driving by in his jeep and saw 2 bears with the empty basket.
“Yogi, the owner of that basket has a 2nd basket with him. Especially for you alone. Go get it”, said Smith.
Yogi didn’t let this say twice. In no time Yogi had nicked the 2nd basket van Hoss. Hoss had his own basket very tight while he ate a double sandwich.
Back with Boo Boo Yogi looked what was inside the basket.
“Bah, nothing but a healthy thing. That won’t make my stomach sing”, Yogi said indignant.
He didn’t see that ranger Smith was watching sneaky from behind a tree.
Hoss woke up in shock, looked around him and realized that he only had dreamed it. He looked at the alarm clock and saw that it was time to get up which he did then too.
Once downstairs Hoss said indignant to his oldest brother, “Adam, I am never going to watch a marathon cartoons of Yogi Bear with your son!”
Adam looked at him amazed and asked, “And why not if I may ask?”
“Because I only dreamed about that picnic basket stealing bear. That’s why!”, Hoss answered indignant.
Adam started to smile which his brother didn’t like of course.
“Why are you starting to smile now?”, Hoss wanted to know.
“Because we are going to have a picnic later on and Hop Sing is now filling up nu 2 picnic baskets”, answered Adam.
Hop Sing was the loyal Chinese cook of the Cartwright family.
“Leaver Yogi Bear then where he is: in Jellystone Park!”, Hoss said where after he went to have breakfast.
Adam’s son Mitch (6) made it even worse for his big uncle by wearing a T-shirt with a print of Yogi Bear. Though the picnic was for everyone (Adams father Ben and their younger brother Joe) a big success.