Why Bear Has Stubby Tail?*
July 17th, 2010 | Author: kim
Bears are such big animals, but do you ever wonder why they have stubby tails?
Well, there was an old belief that bears used to have long beautiful tails and they always show it off. Now, everybody gets irritated when the bear starts to brag about his tail and that includes the fox who has a long tail himself.
So, one day, the fox decided to put an end to the bear’s bragging. He offered to help some animals carry some fish for them and he made sure the bear sees him. Well, the bear really loves fish, so when he saw the fox carrying a whole bunch of them in a bamboo pole, he asked how he got them.
The fox happily told him that he needed to sit down, make a hole on the ice and put his long beautiful tail into it, and that he should wait until a fish tugs then it’s time to stand up. So, the bear, excited to get plenty of fish, did exactly what the fox said.
But as he was waiting for the fish to tug his tail, he dozed of. The fox smiled as he noticed the water getting hard around the bear’s tail. He suddenly yelled.. ‘Bear! Bear!’
The bear woke up and immediately stood up leaving his long beautiful tail behind.
*adapted
pictures taken from the internet
so the lesson is, don't brag about what you have and be humble? hehehe..
A beautiful simple tale that is fascinating. Kids will love to hear this story. Thanks for the story. God bless you always.
Poor bear…it happened to him because he liked to brag, right?