Bear number sixty-one and his friend
Bear number sixty brings out the book
“You,” the counselor pointed at number sixty,” you were not supposed to bring the book out yet. It is the greatest storybook we have on the bus, and I will read it to you soon, but first you have to practice telling your own stories. There have been storytellers for thousands of years and the history of Africa lives on in their masterpieces. But…..” he paused for effect, “who will tell the NOW? Who will tell the future? Bears have to be able to make their own stories from the world around them. What would you do if you came upon a lonely child on the road and you didn’t carry a book with you? How would you make the child feel better if you couldn’t make her laugh with your very own hyena tale or dik-dik adventure or snake hiss scare?”
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