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The Three Amigos

The Three Amigos

Once upon a time there were three Black bears and their names were Billy, Scotty and Roundy. They were bears that helped other bears escape from danger and do other things. One time they helped a big bear catch a moose by fighting it till it fell down. But the big bear did not want the moose because it had bugs in the meat. So the three bears took it and ate the meat. They also gave some of it to other Black bears that were hungry.

But they did not have enough to give all the hungry bears, so they went and got two more to give to them and their families. They made these families real happy.

After that they helped two bear women get their wood for the winter so they wouldn't freeze. But they had a hard time because they did not have a boat. So they asked a person by the name of Doug Horn if they could borrow his boat, and he said yes. Then it was easy to get wood for the ladies. They got about 36 boat loads of wood. And then they had to split them up for the two ladies. Those three Black bear amigos lived very happily doing these things.

The end!!!!

Henry S. Manumik

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