But, before he could even get up, the little door almost flew off its hinges! There, bigger than the doorway, stood the biggest, THE BIGGEST . . .
Uh, uhm . . . what was it?! It was too big to see all of it!
Grandma's mouth fell open, and she had to push it shut with one paw. She had just started to say, "This apple pie is what I used to make for Grandpa, because it's his, or was, his very most favorite," but all she got out was "This appl . . ." and the door burst open!
[Picture of Mr. Neigh!'s kick on Mrs. Brown Bear's nose]
And, that's when Miss Riding Wolffe remembered something very important that she had promised to tell her momma, Mr. Neigh!, and Grandma, but she had forgotten it. And, I must tell you about that before I tell you what the crash at Grandma's door was all about!
You see, one of the things Miss Riding Wolffe loves to do is chase butterflies. If you ever ran after one, you know how much fun it is! And, Miss Riding Wolffe chased them for hours, sometimes.
[Picture of Mrs. Brown Bear at Grandma's house]
On one day, in fact, just yesterday, she had chased a very beautiful blue one, with bright red designs and golden edges around the wings, right into a mother bear's Winter home! Of course, down in the lower valley, Winter weather is warm, so butterflies still fly when bears sleep in the higher mountains. So it was, while chasing the beautiful butterfly, that it flew rather high up a particular mountain side, and right over Mrs. Brown Bear's cozy Winter house!
[ Picture of the butterfly with red designs in wings, and gold edges]
Red Riding Wolfe ran smack into the leaf-covered den, waking Mrs. Brown Bear from a very good dream, and a long Winter's sleep!
The bear, which has long, dark brown fur, very long, sharp claws, a funny, stubby tail, very sharp, long teeth, and beady black eyes that are very shiny, jumped up and ROARED at Miss Riding Wolffe; "What are you DOING In MY HOUSE?!" I was in the midst of a great dream about eating the best berries, and having the best salmon lunch I've ever had! Now, you spoiled my dream! I'm going to have to tell your mother, young lady!"
As the angry, huge Mrs. Brown Bear said this in a most angry voice, Red Riding Wolffe thought to herself, "Well, I'm glad I interrupted "That" dream! Just to think, this old bear eats my salmon friends! Out loud, she said, "But, I was just having fun!
"You woke me up!" shouted the huge Mrs. Brown Bear. "Now, go tell your momma, grandma, and Mr. Neigh! that you bothered me! Maybe your family can teach you some manners! Now! GO! HOME!"
Well, she went home alright, but momma was outside, gathering food for supper, and new, soft fur for their Winter beds, and Little Red Riding Wolffe forgot to tell her about the accident with Mrs. Brown Bear. Now, it looked like she was in BIG TROUBLE, because right there at Grandma's door stood Mrs. Brown Bear! And, was she angry!
[Picture of Grandma telling Mrs. Brown Bear
"I want to speak to Little Miss Red Riding Wolffe, NOW!" demanded the angry, huge bear, in her most demanding, booming voice. I told her to speak to her mother about waking me from my Winter's nap, and she didn't!
Little Riding Wolffe sat very quiet and still, scared witless by the terrible, loud bear.
In her haste, Mrs. Brown Bear missed seeing Mr. Neigh!, who she feared especially after she got angry at him one year for just speaking with her cubs, and he chased her clean off the meadow, when she tried to bite him! He had turned around, and had put both hind hooves firmly into her side, knocking her for a loop, and the wind out of her lungs!
But, Grandma knew what the problem was, because, when Blue Jay came to tell her of company coming, he also told her about Riding Wolffe's troubles with Mrs. Brown Bear! He'd seen the whole thing, yesterday, because he was trying to catch a nap up on a limb just above Mrs. Brown Bear's house, when Riding Wolffe's laughter chasing the butterfly had wakened him.
Now, Grandma said, "Mrs. Brown Bear (Grandmas can be very LOUD and clear when they need to be!), I happen to have a better story than you, or my granddaughter, have to tell! And YOU! (She was VERY LOUD now!), YOU have one big apology to make to my little child, right here!"
Well, if there's one thing Mrs. Brown Bear hates most, it's saying "I'm sorry," especially to a little child, so Mrs. Brown Bear didn't wait to hear Grandma's side, from Blue Jay's eye-witness account! Instead, she just got angrier! She still hadn't seen Mr. Neigh!, so when he backed up to the door, and planted both his hind hooves, with all his might, right onto her nose, she fell over!
Shaking her huge, brown furry head to clear the surprise, she saw Mr. Neigh!, and ran for dear life! He was right behind her, tired as he was! Like the first time he had chased her, she lost sight of where she was headed, trying to watch behind her for any of his quick kicks, and all of a sudden, Grandma and Miss Riding Wolffe heard her screams of terror and pain! She had run smack into a thick berry patch, with a nest of now very angry hornets, whose house Mrs. Brown Bear had completely demolished!
Of course, they were all over her! For some strange reason, she seemed to not appreciate their clinging and stinging her! As she ran back through the forest toward her Winter house, she could be heard yelling, "OWWWW! AWWWW! . . . OWWWeeee! . . . . OUUCCHHH!!, as each hornet stung her.
Well, sweet children, we have laughed, and sang, and cried a little, with dear Miss Red Riding Wolffe, and even maybe we've been a bit scared. I hope you've had fun . . . at least the same as I have had sharing this great little story about Little Miss Red Riding Wolffe!
I love each of you - Yes!, each precious one.
Daddy, and Grandpa
[Picture of Mrs. Brown Bear at Grandma's house, by the ancient, tall tree]
THE END
[Portrait of Miss Red Riding Wolffe with Cinthia Joy, Melissa Joy, And Eriel, Mr. Neigh!, and Grandma]
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