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<v Speaker 1>Yea, hello. My name's Josephine and this is the Animal

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<v Speaker 1>Animaltales dot uk, where you can now find stories more

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<v Speaker 1>easily by animal type. Eli is from Georgia, USA, and

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<v Speaker 1>he would like a story with a trout, a bass,

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<v Speaker 1>and a Kodiak brown bear. You can learn more about

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<v Speaker 1>these creatures in the animal facts after the story. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>are you ready? That's good, then I'll begin. The Hungry

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<v Speaker 1>Bear cub Eli awoke alone in a very cold den.

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<v Speaker 1>He had been waking up like this for days. His

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<v Speaker 1>mother had said she was going out to find food,

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<v Speaker 1>but so far she'd not come back. Eli kept hoping

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<v Speaker 1>that he would wake up to find her curled up

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<v Speaker 1>beside him, her warm body keeping him safe. But each

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<v Speaker 1>day he just woke up cold and alone again. Eli

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<v Speaker 1>was a Kodiak brown bear. He'd already survived one summer

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<v Speaker 1>with his mother, spending much of that time hiding or

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<v Speaker 1>playing while she found food. This year, now hibernation was over,

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<v Speaker 1>she was going to teach him how to be a

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<v Speaker 1>proper bear. At least that had been the plan right now,

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<v Speaker 1>though Eli's stomach was beginning to ache. He hadn't had

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<v Speaker 1>a me in a very long time. He was hungry,

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<v Speaker 1>and he needed to eat. So the young cub did

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<v Speaker 1>the one thing his mother had told him not to do.

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<v Speaker 1>He left the den outside. The air was still early, spring,

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<v Speaker 1>flowers dotted the grass, birds sung in the tree tops,

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<v Speaker 1>and Eli could hear the faint rush of water somewhere

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<v Speaker 1>down hill. It all looked so different to when he

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<v Speaker 1>and his mother had entered their den months before, and

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<v Speaker 1>because it was unfamiliar, it made him hesitate until his

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<v Speaker 1>rumbling stomach spurred him onwards, and so down the hill

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<v Speaker 1>Eli went. Eli wasn't entirely sure what he was looking

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<v Speaker 1>for as he sniffled through the undergrowth. Last year, it

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<v Speaker 1>was his mother who had selected what he ate. There

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<v Speaker 1>were plenty of plants to choose from, but which ones

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<v Speaker 1>were food. Remembered her warning him about how some plants

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<v Speaker 1>could give him a belly ache or worse. The sound

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<v Speaker 1>of water was louder now, drawing the Kodiak bear to

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<v Speaker 1>the river. Surprisingly, it was overrun with salmon. It's the

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<v Speaker 1>salmon run, Eli cried with delight. He barely remembered it

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<v Speaker 1>from last year, but his mother talked of it often.

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<v Speaker 1>When the large fish swam in their hundreds and thousands upriver.

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<v Speaker 1>There was always plenty of food during the salmon run. Eli,

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<v Speaker 1>though had never caught a salmon. That was one of

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<v Speaker 1>the skills his mother had planned to share. Helplessly, the

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<v Speaker 1>young Kodiak watched fish after fish swim past him. The

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<v Speaker 1>sounds of laughter got his attention, drawing him downstream. There

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<v Speaker 1>he saw four little bear cubs borne over the winter,

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<v Speaker 1>giggling together as they ate a selection of green shoots

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<v Speaker 1>that had been gathered for them. Hello, said Eli as

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<v Speaker 1>he approached them. I'm Eli. The other cubs were nervous

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<v Speaker 1>at first, although there were four of them to his one.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you want, asked the largest cub bravely. I'm hungry,

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<v Speaker 1>Eli admitted, where did you get those shoots? Our mum

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<v Speaker 1>collected them, said another cub. We're to eat them while

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<v Speaker 1>she fishes. May I have some, Eli asked, I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>eaten anything in days. The cubs weren't sure about this.

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<v Speaker 1>They didn't want to get into trouble, but they weren't

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<v Speaker 1>mean or selfish either. Um okay, said the biggest cub.

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<v Speaker 1>Go ahead. They pushed some of the vegetation Eli's way,

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<v Speaker 1>which he gobbled hungrily. It wasn't filling, but it would

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<v Speaker 1>help for now. A large female Kodiak bear pushed through

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<v Speaker 1>the trees. She dropped a whole salmon at her children's feet.

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<v Speaker 1>She was wet and tired from her efforts, so it

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<v Speaker 1>took a moment for her to realize that she had

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<v Speaker 1>gained an extra cub. Who are you, she demanded, as

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<v Speaker 1>her own cubs pounced on the fish. He's Eli, said

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<v Speaker 1>one of the cubs. Before Eli could reply, he wants food.

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<v Speaker 1>I already have enough mouths to feed, she snapped at Eli.

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<v Speaker 1>Kindly get your own mother to feed you. I can't.

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<v Speaker 1>Eli tried to explain, but the adult bear wasn't listening.

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<v Speaker 1>Go on, get, she said, before I lose my patience.

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<v Speaker 1>Eli wasn't about to mess with such a large bear,

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<v Speaker 1>so he fled. He ran through the tree and stumbled

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<v Speaker 1>It was only then that he realized he was lost.

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<v Speaker 1>He didn't recall ever being in this part of the

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<v Speaker 1>woods before. He was hungry alone, and now he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>even know how to get back to the den. What

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<v Speaker 1>if his mother returned and he wasn't there, she'd be

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<v Speaker 1>awfully worried. Not knowing what else to do, Eli walked on.

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<v Speaker 1>This led the young Kodiak bear to the edge of

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<v Speaker 1>a small lake. There wasn't another bear in sight, although

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<v Speaker 1>a flash of silver caught his eye. There was a

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<v Speaker 1>fish just below the water's surface, a small fish, but

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<v Speaker 1>a fish nonetheless. Trying to remember what his mother had

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<v Speaker 1>done last year, Eli positioned himself above the fish mouth open. Then,

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<v Speaker 1>when he felt the timing was right, he pluck unged

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<v Speaker 1>forward with a splash. But all Eli got was a

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<v Speaker 1>wet face and water up his nose. Nearby, two fish

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<v Speaker 1>were watching Eli's performance. That bear has no idea what

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<v Speaker 1>he's doing, said Tetra the trout. Even the humans have

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<v Speaker 1>more grace than that, agreed Bobby the bass. Oh, look

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<v Speaker 1>at the soggy, poor thing, said Tetra. He's chewing on

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<v Speaker 1>a stick now. He must be really hungry. At least

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<v Speaker 1>it means he's not eating us, said Bobby. Oh, we

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<v Speaker 1>should help him. Tetra insisted Bobby the bass wasn't keen,

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<v Speaker 1>but didn't want to disappoint his friend. Well, okay, he muttered,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm not getting too close. Eli was spitting out

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<v Speaker 1>pieces of stick when he saw the fish swim up

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<v Speaker 1>having trouble, Tetra asked gently a little. Eli sniffled, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>hungry and lost, and I don't know where my mother is.

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<v Speaker 1>Tetra felt a pang of sympathy for the large predator.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe we can help, she said, causing Bobby to splutter

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<v Speaker 1>bubbles of protest for starters. No more eating sticks. He

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't very nice, admitted Eli, but it was the only

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<v Speaker 1>thing I've managed to catch all day. Why don't you

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<v Speaker 1>try some berries, suggested Tetra, directing Eli's gaze with a

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<v Speaker 1>flick of a fin. I've seen bears eat those before, really,

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<v Speaker 1>said Eli, hopefully delicately, He tried one. When the juice

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<v Speaker 1>hit his tongue, his eyes lit up with pleasure. He

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<v Speaker 1>was soon wolfing the berries down, mouthful after mouthful. Come on, Tetra,

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<v Speaker 1>let's go now, Bobby hissed to his friend. We shouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>be helping a bear, but he's just a cub. Tetra replied,

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<v Speaker 1>the right thing to do is to help. Bobby wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>happy about it, but he didn't swim away either. What

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<v Speaker 1>happened to your mum, Tetra asked the Kodiak youngster. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not sure, Eli replied, with a mouthful of berries. She

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<v Speaker 1>went out looking for food, but hasn't come home. And

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<v Speaker 1>where is home? Tetra pressed, Up a hill, That's all

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<v Speaker 1>I know, Eli replied, I don't know how to get back.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know where it is? Believe me, Bear, laughed

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<v Speaker 1>the trout. Neither Bobby nor myself have ever been up

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<v Speaker 1>a hill. But I'll tell you what. Why don't you

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<v Speaker 1>hang around here for a while. Bobby and I can

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<v Speaker 1>keep an eye on you. If you can't go back

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<v Speaker 1>to your home, you may as well enjoy hours o

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<v Speaker 1>k agreed Eli. I'll do that. We'll come and see

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<v Speaker 1>you later, big Feller, said Tetra, Much to Bobby's relief.

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<v Speaker 1>The two fish swam away. Eli stared across the lake.

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<v Speaker 1>It wasn't such a bad place. He couldn't see all

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<v Speaker 1>of it from this spot, but what he could see

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<v Speaker 1>he liked, and what he really liked were the berries

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<v Speaker 1>he'd been introduced to, and luckily for him, there were plenty.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't believe were baby sitting a bear, grumbled Bobby

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<v Speaker 1>the bass. What will the other fish say? They don't

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<v Speaker 1>need to know about it, said Tetra firmly. We'll just

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<v Speaker 1>help the little guy until he's big enough to take

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<v Speaker 1>care of himself, then send him on his way. That's all.

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<v Speaker 1>The edge of the lake was uneven, with lots of

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<v Speaker 1>tiny inlets screened by dense trees and bushes. The trout

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<v Speaker 1>and the bass rarely came to this particular part of

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<v Speaker 1>the lake, so we surprised to see a second bear,

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<v Speaker 1>this one much bigger, lying with one foot in the water.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it doing, asked Bobby. It's very still, answered Tetra.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it alive, wondered the trout. Quietly. They swam closer

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<v Speaker 1>to investigate the bear, it seemed had become entangled in

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<v Speaker 1>a mess of fishing line and netting left beneath the

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<v Speaker 1>water by a human fisherman. What a mess, said Tetra.

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<v Speaker 1>The poor thing must have exhausted itself trying to escape. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going near it, insisted the bass. I've already

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<v Speaker 1>been closer than i'd like to a bear to day,

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<v Speaker 1>but Bobby smiled, Tetra, what have I told you about

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<v Speaker 1>doing the right thing? Grumbling, Bobby followed his friend closer.

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<v Speaker 1>Still not too far away. Eli was wiping his sticky

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<v Speaker 1>one of the most dangerous shapes on the island, approaching,

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<v Speaker 1>a large male Kodiak bear. He wasn't even fully grown,

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<v Speaker 1>but he was still much bigger than Eli. What's this,

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<v Speaker 1>the bear, laughed, A little bear all on its ownsome

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<v Speaker 1>All Eli wanted to do was run away, but he

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't be fast enough to escape this brute. I was

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<v Speaker 1>just eating, he muttered quietly. I can see, said the

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<v Speaker 1>bigger bear. You're eating my berries. Your berries, Eli gulped.

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<v Speaker 1>But I didn't know. How could you, chuckled the bigger

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<v Speaker 1>bear menacingly. I've only just decided that they're mine, But

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<v Speaker 1>now I have I can accuse you of stealing. But

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<v Speaker 1>that's not fair, complained Eli. I don't care whether you

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<v Speaker 1>think it's fair or not, said the other bear. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>bigger than you, and on this island, the biggest bear rules.

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<v Speaker 1>He rose up onto his hind legs, letting out a

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<v Speaker 1>grumbling roar. Eli shrank back, terrified at what the bear

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<v Speaker 1>would do, until an even bigger bear rose up behind it.

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<v Speaker 1>This bear was female, and she roared loud enough to

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<v Speaker 1>shake the leaves on the trees. Taken by surprise, the

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<v Speaker 1>male bear squealed in fry, taking an awkward tumble into

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<v Speaker 1>the lake. There, he splashed and stumbled before finding his

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<v Speaker 1>footing and running away with a whimper peeking through his paws.

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<v Speaker 1>Eli's first thought was that this new bear was even scarier,

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<v Speaker 1>but when he got a proper look at her, all

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<v Speaker 1>that changed. You're not scary, Eli said, You're my mum.

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<v Speaker 1>Eli's mother scooped him up into a bear hug, sending

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<v Speaker 1>them both rolling through the grass. I thought i'd never

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<v Speaker 1>see you again, she cried. I'm sorry, mother, Eli said,

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<v Speaker 1>burying his face in her fur. I got hungry and

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know where you'd gone. Don't be sorry, said

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<v Speaker 1>his mother. It's not your fault. I was lucky enough

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<v Speaker 1>to get some unexpected help. That would be us, said

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<v Speaker 1>Bobby the bass from the lake. We found your missing mum,

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<v Speaker 1>Tetra added. And it looks as if it was just

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<v Speaker 1>in time, too, said Bobby. Oh my little cub, said

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<v Speaker 1>Eli's mum, you're so scrawny and sticky. We introduced him

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<v Speaker 1>to berries, said the trout guiltily, but Eli hesitated, glancing

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<v Speaker 1>over at his new friends. Ooh, berries, said Eli's mum,

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<v Speaker 1>with a lick of her lips. She'd not eaten for

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<v Speaker 1>days either, and so a mother and her cub ate

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<v Speaker 1>berries until they were fit to burst. Then, saying goodbye

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<v Speaker 1>to the new lake dwelling friends, Eli's mother led them

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<v Speaker 1>back to the den. You did well, she said to

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<v Speaker 1>him as they walked. Do you think so, asked Eli,

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<v Speaker 1>I do, she smiled. One day, You're going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a truly great Kodiak bear. Animal fact, the name bass

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<v Speaker 1>can refer to a lot of different fish, but the

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<v Speaker 1>bass in our story is likely a large mouth bass,

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<v Speaker 1>also known as a wide mouth bass, bucket mouth bass,

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<v Speaker 1>and growlers. Trout can also mean lots of different fish.

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<v Speaker 1>In our story, the trout is likely a steelhead. They're predators,

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<v Speaker 1>feeding on insects, small fish, and crustaceans. Kodiak brown bears

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<v Speaker 1>are larger than their mainland cousins. They're closer in size

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<v Speaker 1>to polar bears and can be up to twice as

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<v Speaker 1>large as a Californian Grizzly young bears leave their mothers

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