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“I’m still hungry,” Grizzly said, “I wish I were in the mountains by a nice cold stream. So,

the bears headed West, all the way to Canada. Grizzly showed
exhausted : extremely tired
his friends all of the wonderful things to eat, like fish, grapes
and even the garbage left by nearby campers. Panda was
exhausted from all the travelling.

“I wish I were home where life is a whole lot slower,”
said Panda.

So, the four bears headed East to China. As they
were travelling, Panda looked very worried.

“Aren’t you happy to be going home for a visit?”
Polar asked Panda.

“I am but I’m afraid there won”t be any Pandas
left,” explained Panda.

When they arrived in China, there were only a

few other Panda Bears around. Panda and his
friends had to share one small bamboo stick.
“Where is everybody?” asked Koala.

“Is this all there is to eat?” asked Grizzly.

“I’m afraid, bears like me have almost gone extinct,” said Panda, “And most of the
bamboo trees have been cut down so there isn’t much to eat.”

The bears were tired so they decided to head back to Megan’s house. All the way home,
the bears were very quiet. They had enjoyed their trip around the world but they felt sad

that there were only a few Panda Bears left. When they had snuggled back in bed with
Megan, Panda lifted up his head and smiled.
“I’m so thankful to have other bear friends like you,” Panda said, “Friends don’t have to

be Panda Bears. Other kinds of bears are just as nice.”
The bears smiled and hugged each other and then closed their eyes and went to sleep. A

moment later Koala sat up again.
“I have a secret to tell you,” she said, “I’m not really a bear at all. I wish I were a bear

but actually I’m a marsupial. I hope you’ll love me just the same.”
None of the bears said a word. They were already fast asleep. But, just when Koala

thought her secret was still a secret she heard a tiny voice.
“I love you just the same as all the other bears, Koala,” Megan said. “And, sometimes I

wish I were a bear, too.”

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