Haida Legend How The Black Bear Turned Black Written and Illustrated by Douglas, Grade 4IT Ý ÝÝÝÝ The bright sunlight was shining on the glittering snow near the cave where the Great White Bear slept. As the summer came the white bear was awakened by the outrageous noise of a squirrel.
ÝÝÝ ìThat squirrel has awakened me five times since I've been here,î said the bear.
ÝÝÝ ìThat's enough. I'm going to silence that annoying squirrel.î
ÝÝÝ The squirrel started bugging him again. The bear tore down the tree the squirrel was in. The squirrel fell out of the tree. The bear stepped on him and the squirrel started squealing. The squirrel was extremely angry. He built a fire under the bear. The bear started burning and the squirrel started running. It started to rain and the fire went out. The Great White Bear was all black and that is how the black bear came to be.