Why the Bear has a Stumpy Tail
One winter's day the bear met a fox, who came strolling along with a string of fish he had stolen."Hi! stop a minute!
Where did you get those from?" demanded the bear.
Well bear, I've been out fishing and I caught them," said the fox.
So now the bear wanted to learn to fish and he asked the fox how to do it.
"Oh, it is quite easy," answered the fox,. You have to go on top of the ice, and cut a hole.
Then you stick your tail down through it, and hold it there as long as you can. Then the fish bite. The longer you hold it there, the more fish you'll get. That is when you pull out your tail,
Well, the bear did as the fox said, and though he felt very cold, and his tail got stiff he kept it a long, long time down in the hole, till at last it was frozen and stuck in the ice. Then he tried to pull it out with a strong pull and his tail snapped off!
To this day, this is why bears have stumpy tails.
The End
