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Megan loved bears more than anything else
Do you love bears?
in the whole world. She had a Polar Bear, a
Grizzly Bear, a Panda Bear and even a Koala Bear.
She had other animals, too, but it was only the
bears that got to sleep in Megan’s bed at night.

Each night before bed, she gathered the
bears around her and tucked them in. Before she

closed her eyes, she told each of the bears to
behave. And, normally they did. But one summer
night, the Polar Bear couldn’t sleep.

“It’s too hot in here,” he told the other bears.
“I wish I were in the North Pole right now.”

“Where is the North Pole?” asked Panda.

“I’ll take you there if you want to go,” said
Polar.

Panda did want to go and so did Grizzly and
Koala, too.

So, the four bears slid down the bedpost and
headed off North. When they arrived in the North
Pole, Polar showed the other bears around. Koala did

not feel very comfortable.“It’s too cold!” said Koala. “I What do you think why Megan
could never live here.” loved bears more than anything?
“We Polar Bears have two kinds of fur,” Polar said, “Some that is woolly

and keeps us warm and some that is spiky and keeps us dry. And even though we are as
white as the snow, we have thick black skin that keeps us comfortable.”

“It was nice to meet your friends and family,”
said Koala, “But I wish I were somewhere warmer.” tucked them : comfortably accommodated
behave : act in a dignified way
So, the bears headed South, all the way down headed : move towards any direction
to Australia. Koala showed her friends around.

“Is there something to drink?” asked Grizzly. “It’s hot here and I’m thirsty.”

“Koala bears eat eucalyptus,” said Koala. “We get all the water we need from the
leaves.” Koala shared some eucalyptus with her bear friends and they all got sleepy. But just
before they were about to have a nap, Grizzly’s tummy began to roar.

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