How the Jackrabbit Killed the Bear

Pull up now on yee X chairs and fill yur mugs with hot Cocoa and let 'ole Ace tell yah a tale. You kin wonder all yah want if this story is true, but since i don't know the end I can't say myself...

Once a while back was a cluster of Jack rabbits live'n in the sage brush at the foothils of the shine'n mountians. Thar waz a passle of'em fuzzy and furry and full of life! They scraped and jumped and fed on the fine greens that grow down by the river bank. They paid no attention to anything and went headlong playing in the sunshine like they hadn't a care in the world!

The problem was they wer'nt all that keen on watch'n out for trouble and one day.... as the clouds went dark...

A terrible sound came bust'n through the brush and a BLACK BEAR full of hunger swiped his big paw down and Jack rabbit MURDER was the rule! *Oh- it was terrible!

One Jack rabbit went running wild like his heart was on fire!

When he came to a stop he was alone... and the fear he had felt setted into a shakeing he couldn't stop! *HE thought that his guts had turned to fiddle strings!

His rabbit friends had met such a horrible fate gave him the "willies!"

*"What shall I do now!" he said out loud...

(From above him in a tree came a voice)

*WHOoooo- Rabbit- I saw with my excellent owl eyes what happened. I don't know what you will do.. but if it was me I'd watch, and look at the situation. I'd use my eyesight to keep watch for that BEAR!

(From below the Rabbit a head poked out of a tunnel as a badger heard the voices and he spoke)

You Owls do have excellent eyes and I don't... but I have a nose and I can dig holes for safety. I don't know Rabbit what you will do but I would dig a safe hole and smell if that BEAR was close...

(*The grass moved a little and out of it crawled a snake! Hssssss!)

*That Bear never watches where he's going! One time he allmost stepped on me. I had to stay still or he would have seen me. I don't know what you are going to do Rabbit as I think you are dead MEAT!

By this time the Jack Rabbit was a little tired of these animals brag'n

on their skills, and not helping him out! In fact it made him a little mad that the snake didn't think he had the grit to face the Bear and win...

*But what they said was true! He had to be honest, and didn;t know why, but the truth these animals spoke made sence, and that gave him some peace!

Jack Rabbit went back home and had a good sleep. It was true he feared the Bear, but he didn't have to be a victum. These animals all had a plan and a *plan was all he needed!

In the morning.. he woke and instead of jumping out of his bed he stoped and listened to the sounds on the wind.... he tried to make sence out of what he heard, and then got up slow to look around..

As he looked, he stoped and watched and far off he saw some movement. from a safe distance he saw a shadow turn into the big BEAR!

(OWL *If I was you I would use my eyes)

He crept closer and saw the bear climb a tall hill then he remember'd what the snake said-

(Snake- I'd stay motionless so the bear cannot see you)

Day by Day the Jack Rabbit followed the routine of the Bear..

He watched him climb the hill, find berries and roam the pine hills for prey. Jack rabbit knew he had no defence and could not win a fight with the Bear.. He had to use his resources, and find his own skills for survival. One day he saw the Bear on the hunt, and something moved in the bushes and the Bear had discovered another colony of Rabbits!

Jack Rabbit was stunned to find himself silently watching a Bear that watched these carefree animals, if he was going to save lives he had to act fast!

Jack Rabbit climed the hill and found a hole to hide in...

(Badger-*If it was me I'd find a hole and wait, and *smell for the bear)

Jack Rabbit lay still- and watched with his eyes!

*Sure enough... up the trail came the BEAR! The Bear stopped right at the hole and looked up to the berries on the bush...

(*NOW!)

Jack Rabbit jumped up and ran around the bear as fast as he could! He kicked up dirt and dust and made a big show!

Bear was startled and turned around and swung out his big paw...GRRRRRR!

*then.... Jack rabbit turned and ran right under the legs of the BEAR!

*The BEAR stuck his head between his legs and tried to catch the fast rabbit and LOST HIS FOOTING AND TUMBLED BACKWARD LIKE A BIG BALL!

The hill was very steep and the bear got so much speed that he beganto bounce down the hill to the cliff! The bear went flying out over the cliff and fell to his death!

SQUISH!

Jack Rabbit went down to the river, and the other rabbits were playing... He said- "You guys ought to set up a watch, you never know when a Bear might come by.."

They laughed mockingly and replied-

"Get out of here Jack, there are no BEARS IN THESE WOODS!"

Jack got a funny feeling, like he used to think that as well... But knew better now<G>

?Duane Wheeler