Bernardo becomes king when King Joseph disappears in Book I. King Bernardo feels overshadowed by Knight Oqueandos popularityamong his people and other authority fi gures. In the meantime, the city of London is being terrorized by a bigbrown bear that has shown his darks eyes and scary teeth. KnightOqueando and David devise a plan to capture the beast and return itto the wild. Bernardo has plans of his own for getting rid of the bear. He believesthat the plan will show the people of London that he is more powerfulthan Knight Oqueando.