           Z O O M
  T H E  S U P E R  B E A R

  "Hi. I'm A-J Bear. This is
the story of how my cousin be-
came super.
  "It was all an accident,
really. Unbeknownst to Zoom,
Grandpa Merlin was busy con-
juring a spell in his den.
  "When Zoom came in to watch
the telly, Grandpa was dis-
tracted and his spell went
awry, throwing Zoom across the
room.
  "Grandpa rushed over to him;
he didn't have any idea what
would happen. He didn't even
know what the spell was. When
Grandpa pulled Zoom to his
feet, Zoom woke.
  "To spare your ears, I won't
go into the details, but the
spell gave Zoom super powers.
  "Grandma made a simple cos-
tume, a blue mask and a red
cape with a big, yellow "Z" on
it.
  "He's not here right now --
I think he said he was gonna'
go find some kind of card.
  "He'd better get home soon,
though, or he'll be late for
work at the library."
