Little Bear gets scared during a thunderstorm and goes into his parents room and tries to wake them up but they keep sleeping. He goes back to his room and falls asleep.
Little Bear would like to play in the snow. He asks Mother Bear to make him a hat, pants and coat to keep him warm. He finally decides what he needs is his fur coat.
Little Bear decides that he will stay up all night to see the sunrise.Little Bear doesn't feel well. Mother Bear tells him that he must stay in bed to feel better.
Little Bear tells his friends that Father Bear is coming home with a present for him. His friends think that Little Bear will have a mermaid at his house.
Little Bear tells Mother Bear three wishes to prolong going to bed. They are: flying on a cloud, being a Viking, and visiting a princess who has chocolate cake to share.
When Little Bear's family goes on a picnic by the lake, Little Bear meets a mermaid.Little Bear and his father surprise Mother Bear with a breakfast of Father's famous flying flapjacks.