Wednesday, September 14, 2011

A Story

Once upon a time...many stories start just like that, with those exact words. So, to continue...
There was a young bear cub (baby bear), who got lost in the forest. A young girl found him wandering, and thought he was very cute, so took him home. The girl's parents, particularly her father, was very unusual in how he viewed the world, and decided to let his daughter keep the bear cub.
The bear cub became very attached to the young girl, and really liked living in a nice warm house. He and the young girl had many interesting adventures over the course of several years, but as all living things usually do, the bear and the girl began to grow up. Even though the girl loved the bear, the girl's parents became concerned that one day the bear might become dangerous and hurt someone. So the father arranged to give the bear to a zoo, where he would be cared for, but he would have to live in a cage. The girl was heart-broken at first, but in the way of young girls, she discovered other interests, including boys, and soon forgot all about the bear.
In the meantime, the bear was very unhappy living in the zoo, and became rather depressed. He soon lost interest in his surroundings, and in life. But one day, lo and behold, the zookeeper who brought him his food, was called away, before he had properly locked the cage door, by an emergency at the monkey cage. It seems a young boy, who had been taunting (teasing in a not very nice way) a monkey, got too close to the cage, and so the monkey got a grip on his hair, and wasn't letting go.
Well the bear, finally taking some interest in what was happening around him, took advantage of the situation, and escaped. He wandered in the woods, doing his best to avoid people for many months. One day, he saw his opportunity to sneak in a man's backdoor, while he was taking out the garbage.
And that my friends, is how Albert first came to be hiding under my bed. Lucky for me, I have the gift of the silver tongue (the ability of persuasion), which helped Albert to decide not to eat me and take over my apartment.
Anyroad, there's your story. So goodnight to ya'.

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