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"Let's scare bear!" says the tiny mouse. But the pint-size bully's plan backfires in this takeoff of a Japanese tale. Bullies come in all shapes and sizes.Mouse, Fox, Spider, and Snake want to scare Bear. But nothing scares bear. Except for one thing. Bear says that he's scared of manju cakes. Mouse and his friends try to scare Bear by throwing their manju cakes at him. But their plan backfires because Bear really loves manju cakes, and he eats them all up! Based upon "Scary Manju," a Japanese rakugo tale. Subjects include teasing, bullies, animals, friendship, Japanese culture, Japanese folktales,