Journal #2

A long time ago, when animals had not been tainted by humans and ran rampant, there were a bear and a rabbit that were enemies. The bear and the rabbit had never gotten along, for the bear had eaten the rabbit's whole family. The rabbit was very scared of the bear, but at the same time, he was very angry at the fate of his family. One day, the bear needed somewhere to go, because humans had come and had driven him away from his home. The bear was afraid of humans, because humans had done to the bear what the bear had done to the rabbit. The bear quickly ran away, with the fear that the humans would follow and hunt him. The humans followed for a short time, but the bear soon had lost them. The bear had nowhere to go, because he knew if he went back to his house, the humans would be there waiting for him and would capture him like they had the rest of his family. The bear went to many people to try to find a place to stay, but since many of the animals were scared of him and his reputation of eating animals, many of the animals would not even answer his knock on their door. The bear finally made it to the rabbit's house. The bear was very slow to get there, because he had eaten the rabbit's family. The bear felt bad about it, but he knew that he had nowhere else to turn to. The rabbit answered his door, and when the bear very repentantly asked to stay with the rabbit, the rabbit immediately wanted to say no. He thought back to his family, and while he was thinking, he recalled his mother saying that he should always help others if he could, for that is what made a rabbit good. The rabbit consented and let the bear in. The bear almost did not fit, but the bear and the rabbit worked together to widen and deepen the rabbit's hole. They both eventually made it into the house, and they lived happily ever after in harmony as friends.