The Tale of Two Grizzly Bears

Once upon a time in a far off forest, there lived two grizzly bears. The older one, Fido, was the biggest, meanest brown grizzly bear you have ever seen. He was the king of the forest and all of the animals feared him. The other one, Corky, was a medium sized bear who was friends with every creature in the forest. The grizzly bears spent their days roaming through the forest and Fido would command Corky to do things for him. See, Corky was cursed; he had to obey Fido no matter what. Fido would command Corky to do things like catch his fish, walk first to nock down the grass, and fight his battles as well. Corky tried and tried to break the spell, but he couldn’t. The harder he tried to break it, the more Fido commanded him. Fido liked the fact that Corky was under a spell and had to follow his every command, that’s why he made Corky’s life harder and harder every time he tried to break the curse.
One day, Fido commanded Corky to cross an old rotten log to get to the other side of the river where the trout were swimming. Corky begged and begged not to take the walk on the death bridge; however, Fido wouldn’t listen and commanded him to cross the rotten log. Well, the woodpecker in the sky overheard this command and rounded up all of the creatures in the forest. They all ran up to the log, right in front of Corky’s paws and built a barricade. Corky tried to push through them; he had to follow the command. But the animals would not let him pass. Fido commanded the animals to move at once, but they stood their ground like trees with roots in the ground. Once again Corky tried to break through the wall, but once again the animals wouldn’t move. All of a sudden, lightening and thundering filled the pitch-black sky. Scared half to death, the creatures continued to hold their ground. Fido commanded Corky to cross the log again and to everyone’s surprise Corky shouted no, I will not cross that log. With the help of the creatures, Corky broke the curse. The sky cleared up and the animals all gave a cheer as they chased Fido out of the forest; he was banished forever. Corky and the creatures of the forest lived happily ever after!