I think the purpose of the stories is not to present Papa Bear as an oaf, but to have Papa Bear model a learning process that we hope our own kids will imitate. Papa Bear acts like a kid, but he also learns from his mistake by the end of the story. By having Papa Bear be the one to make the mistake and learn from it, we have an authority symbol modelling behavior we hope our own kids will imitate, and it's presented in a way that isn't threatening to the kids (as it might seem if it was always Brother or Sister that was getting into trouble.)

CHILLICOTHE, Mo. -- The fire that killed a brother and sister from Chillicothe was so intense that it may take investigators some time to determine what caused it.

An Evergreen man went to great lengths to recover his younger sister's stolen car, even holding three of the four suspects until officers arrived.

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Hope Wagoner's half brother was the first to hit the washing machine door with a rock, helping free his sister after she became trapped inside an industrial strength washing machine, the boy's attorney said.

NBA.com -... Udoka is starting with the Blazers and he and his sister, Mfon, hold the distinction of becoming the first brother-sister pair to play in the NBA and WNBA. ...