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Chapter 2
A BearŐs Necessities
Bear Brown hid
behind an evergreen tree and watched as the hunters took Mum Bear away. He
was afraid of the hunters so he stayed quiet until they left. Then Little
Bear Brown went back to Mum BearŐs den and cried himself to sleep.
The next day Bear
Brown awoke to sound of geese
honking high above the trees. As he rolled to his feet Bear Brown heard
the sound of rustling leaves on the forest floor. Peering out of Mum BearŐs
den he saw small creatures busy digging and
planting the nuts and seeds they would need for the long winter. Naturally
Bear Brown was hungry and he decided to leave the den.
Upon leaving
the den Bear Brown found himself all alone in the
forest. Bear Brown learned from Mum Bear how to find chewy roots and bulbs
by digging in the dirt. So he instinctively headed for the trees and shrubs
on the west side of the mountain and started digging. Bear Brown enjoyed
digging in the dirt because he was good at it, and he almost always found
something to eat.
Bear Brown used
his strong paws and sharp claws to find the root of a nearby poplar tree.
As he was gnawing on the root Bear Brown had memories of the other things
he learned from Mum Bear. Sometimes Mum Bear would climb trees and find
pine cones filled with nuts and seeds to eat. Mum Bear also liked roaming
on the other side of the mountain where black berries were big and juicy,
and little butterflies were filled with sweet nectar. Mum Bear was even
good at catching slippery salmon in the middle of the stream. It seemed
like all Mum Bear did was find food and eat from sun up to sun down.
Now it was up to Bear
Brown to find his own food. The poplar tree root was good, but Bear Brown
was still hungry. So he decided to make his way to the blackberry patch on
the other side of the mountain. On the way maybe he would try to climb a
tree like Mum Bear used to do so well.
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