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In the beginning of time
people and animals lived together on the earth and there was no
difference between them. Bear, human, raven, fox, even snow and ice, all
had spirit, all had soul. The air was pure and clear as crystal. Words
held a magic. A word spoken in a chance, a wish or a whisper would hold a
magic that would shape the world.
Into this world they were born, in the dark months, when the cold and
the wind turned water to stone. So small. She held them close to keep
them warm in the blue ice cave that was their world.
But Raven tricked her. She stole away one child, carried him high into
the darkness of winter, over the frozen sea. The bear wept when she
found that her cub had gone. Herice tears formed scars on her cheeks.
She held her one child safer and closer and waited for the sun to rise.
But she never forgot.
�...her ice tears formed scars on her cheeks...� ISN �T IT BEAUTIFUL?! Isn�t English beautiful?!? THIS IS FOR Ljuba from Russia!!!
Oh Maple, I love your sense of humour! I pointed at the style of writing and the melody of that sentence... not the real meaning... BTW: in your eyes, is the mother bear still beautiful despite of her scars? :-) We all have scars, some are visible, some are invisible... Sorry to take up the space on the forum but I had to share this book with you. I love legends, I am fond of bears, I love watercolours and I am keen on listening to the writers reading their own books... http://www.jackiemorris.co.uk/icebear.htm more info about the book
Nika, i love legends too and dream to learn to watercolor. Have got tons of books but no time. Hopefully, will find some one day. Beautiful story, beautiful bear :), this kind of stories you want to learn by heart, I don �t know why.
