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`` And now we are off for a morning 's good fishing ! '' exclaimed Father Bear , as he pushed the raft into the middle of the stream and passed a wee fish pole to Little Bear , a middle-sized fish pole to Mother Bear , and straightway began fishing himself with his own huge pole and line . The Three Bears fished all the morning and caught nothing . At noon , without warning , there was a great splashing in the river , and Father Bear exclaimed , `` I have a bite ! '' Well , he pulled , and pulled , and pulled , and could not land his fish . There was great excitement on -LSB- Illustration : Father Bear answered sternly , `` Mother Bear is always right '' -RSB- -LSB- Illustration : Back fell Father Bear -RSB- the raft , until suddenly Father Bear almost caught the fish . Up came the line , up bobbed the fish-a huge fish , almost the biggest fish Father Bear had ever caught .