Brody T. Bear lived in TeddyBear Land. He was a young bear, almost 8 teddy years old. He loved going to cub school and learning about all the amazing things in the world. He was such a curious bear that he sometimes got into trouble. He liked helping his brother and sister bears gather honey.
One day while walking through the Berry Forest Brody saw a lovely butterfly. She had blue and orange colors on her wings that fluttered gently as she danced from plant to plant. Brody was fascinated. He followed her through the woods, so distracted by her beauty that he didn't notice a big hole a few feet ahead of him.
The next thing he knew, he was falling down a dark tunel and he landed in a pile of dirt. Oh no, he thought. What am I going to do? There didn't appear to be a way out. The hole was too deep for him to climb out of. Brody was scared. Soon it would be dark out and no one would be able to find him. Brody cried out 'Help, help!' but all he could hear was his echo. Maybe I can dig my way out, he thought. After about an hour it didn't seem like he was making any progress. Brody was tired and hungry. He ate the little bit of honey he'd collected earlier but it wasn't enough to satisfy the stomach of a growing bear.
Brody began to cry. He looked up at the sky as it was quickly becoming a darkened shade of blue. Then he thoughts he saw something orange flickering in the shadows. It looked like the butterfly he had seen earlier. 'Help!' Brody cried again waving his paws. She fluttered down slowly. Her voice was soft and kind. 'Are you trapped down here little bear?' 'Yes!' Brody replied. 'I'm so glad you found me. Do you think you could help me out?' 'Well, I myself cannot rescue you but I can fly to where your family is and tell them what has happened,' she said. 'Oh thank you, thank you Butterfly!' Brody exclaimed.
So the butterfly found his Mama and Papa Bear who were worried sick back in their cave. They gathered some of the strongest bears in TeddyBear Land and they went to the hole where Brody had fallen. They threw a rope down to pull him out. When Brody was safe at the top, he saw the butterfly again. 'Oh Butterfly, you have saved the day!' The butterfly smiled. 'Just promise me that next time you will pay more attention to the path in front of you okay Brody Bear? Keep looking straight ahead and you will never fall down again,' said the wise butterfly. 'Oh yes, Butterfly, I promise,' Brody said with a teddy bear grin.
written in 2004
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