Carroll and Brooks readers - a reader for the fifth grade . sthe man to kill it. He trudged for two days throughbogs, and climbed through glens and ravines, beforehe came on the scent of a bear, and a bears scent, youmay know, is strong, and quite unmistakable. Finally he discovered some tracks in the moss, likethose of a barefooted man, or, I should rather say, per-haps, a man-footed bear. The Prince was just turn-ing the corner of a projecting rock, when he saw ahuge, shaggy beast standing on its hind legs, examin-ing in a leisurely manner the inside of a hollow tree,while a swarm of bees we
Carroll and Brooks readers - a reader for the fifth grade . sthe man to kill it. He trudged for two days throughbogs, and climbed through glens and ravines, beforehe came on the scent of a bear, and a bears scent, youmay know, is strong, and quite unmistakable. Finally he discovered some tracks in the moss, likethose of a barefooted man, or, I should rather say, per-haps, a man-footed bear. The Prince was just turn-ing the corner of a projecting rock, when he saw ahuge, shaggy beast standing on its hind legs, examin-ing in a leisurely manner the inside of a hollow tree,while a swarm of bees were busily buzzing aboutits ears. It was just hauling out a handful of honey, andwas smiling with a horrible mirth, when His RoyalHighness sent a bullet right into its breast, where itsheart must have been, if it had one. But, instead offalling down flat, as it ought to have done, out of re-spect to the Prince, it coolly turned its back, and gavea disgusted nod over its shoulder as it trudged awaythrough the underbrush. THE BEAR THAT HAD A BANK ACCOUNT 265. The attendants went through the woods and beatthe bushes in all directions, but Mr. Bruin was no moreto be seen that afternoon. It was as if he had sunk intothe earth; not a trace of him was to be found by eitherdogs or men. From that time forth the rumor spread abroad thatthis Gausdale Bruin (for that was the name by whichhe became known) was enchanted. It was said thathe shook off bullets as a duck does water; that he hadthe evil eye, and could bring misfortune to whomso-ever he looked upon. The peasants dreaded to meethim, and ceased to hunt him. His size was describedas something enormous, his teeth, his claws, and hiseyes, as being frightful beyond any human idea. 266 A READER FOR THE FIFTH GRADE In the meanwhile Mr. Bruin had it all his own wayin the mountains, killed a young bull or a fat heiferfor his dinner every day or two, chased in pure sporta herd of sheep over a precipice; and as for Lars Moesbay mare Stella, he
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