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Bear with me

By

Yolanda DesturaSlide2

Once a upon a time there was a boy

named John, who

lived at the base of a

mountain. One

day he decided to

catch fish for dinner. He gathered his bag, water pouch, bait and fishing rod. He was ready.Slide3

The boy decided to go to the river in the

woods, south of

the mountain

. He walked

for 2

hours and then he decided to give up. On his way back, he found the river. He set his stuff aside and put together his fishing rod and bait. He waited for an hour but there was no fish that bit.

He decided to pack up. As he was about to turn

away, a huge salmon bit the bait and pulled the rod hard

. John let the line loose for a minute and then

pulled the rod. Slide4

He pulled too early and broke his rod.

It

was the

afternoon,

and he did not want to go home without catching anything

. He saw a bear sitting in the middle of the river catch a fish. The boy decided to try the bear’s way of fishing. He stood up in the river and tried to catch a fish by hand. He was not able to catch any

fish, like the bear.Slide5

The boy decided to ask the bear how to catch a fish.

He asked

, “Mr. Bear, may you please teach me how to catch a fish

?”

“Whoa!” said Mr. Bear.

John screamed and got scared. He didn’t expect the bear to talk! “Oh I’m sorry. You scared me! I was concentrating on fishing and I did not notice you,” Mr. Bear added, “So how may I help you?” He asked

again, “Mr. Bear may you please teach me how to fish?”Mr. Bear decided to teach the scared boy his way of fishing. Mr. Bear said, “I

will but you have to bear with me.”He

smiled and agreed. Slide6

Mr. Bear decided to talk the boy through the steps.

“You

must sit in

the river

and wait

for the fish to start nibbling on you.” He did as what Mr. Bear said and the fish started to nibble on him.

He tried to grab the fish but the fish squirmed away.“You tried to catch him too early! You must be patient,” Mr. Bear

said while sitting in the middle of the river, “Let me show you.”

John watched Mr. Bear as the fish

came and nibbled at his legs but he did not budge. Some of the fish left,

but

bigger fish came. Still

he

did not budge. After a very long and quiet time, he suddenly

lunged at the fish

and caught at least five!Slide7

John

was very amazed and decided to try it out

again for

himself.

He

sat in the river again and this time he waited. He did as Mr. Bear did and waited, and waited, and waited,

and waited,

and waited, and then finally

lunged at the biggest salmon

nibbling at his legs.

He

caught

the

fish!After that he

caught 7 huge salmons that day.

The boy was so

happy.

Mr. Bear gave him a bear hug.Slide8

John

appreciated Mr. Bear’s help so much.

He decided to bring

him

home and cook for

him. John said, “Mr. Bear, thank you very much for teaching me. Please come over my house and let me cook fish for you.” Mr. Bear replied, “For sure”

John and Mr. Bear headed for his home

through the woods north

of the river. As they walked home, he asked, “What do you like to have with your fish Mr. Bear?”

He replied

, “

I like

my fish raw with honey and berries

”Slide9

When they arrived home, Mr

. Bear sat in the living room and waited.

John

took out the honey, berries, salt, pepper, vinegar,

oil

and pan. He cleaned the fish, started the fire and happily cooked the fish.Slide10

Mr. Bear was getting very hungry. His stomach started to growl as the sweet smell of the cooked fish traveled throughout the house. He drooled and the drool reached the floor. He went to the bathroom to get some tissue paper to clean his drool; but he could not reach the tissue in the bathroom. He decided to wipe his drool with his fur. “I’M HUNGRY! THIS IS UNBEARABLE!” He growled.Slide11

John yelled from the kitchen, “Bear with me.”

“It’s only funny when I do it.” Mr. Bear replied.

When he finally finished cooking, they both enjoyed the salmon with honey and berries. The End.