Week 6 Storytelling: The Man and the Bear

              Once there live a man and his family who lived in a small city on the west coast of North America. The man was about middle aged, probably mid forties. He was tall for an American, standing over most of his peers, his hair showed signs of turning grey from stress and he had hideous large framed bifocals that outlined his eyes. He did not speak much, but his presence spoke much about him. His face was scarred with ancient war injuries and his facial expression gave a sense of emptiness. Still he was always protective of his family and his heritage. The man was in northern Oklahoma on his way meet with a realtor who was showing him some properties in a very desirable neighborhood. The man was moving to Norman, OK from the West coast for his new job in the oil fields to better support his family. 
              While he was on his way to the third property the man stopped by a pristine lake and decided this is where he would like to live! He went over to an old picnic area to take a nap in his tent. While he was sleeping the ground beneath him shook; the earth melted beneath him and he slid into the lake. Unable to swim he called for help!

Brown Bear, Ursus arctos in Norway

              Nearby the water with his family was a large and strong bear. He had the strength of twenty men, but was shorter then the average bear. Unable to swim himself the bear said, “Hold on I will use my wits to save you." The bear thought and thought about how to save this drowning man, when it suddenly became clear. He stood behind a tall  and ancient tree and roared back on his two back feet. Using all of his might the bear slammed against the tree until it fell into the water next to the drowning man. the Bear clamored out onto the fallen tree’s gargantuan trunk and rescued the man from his sure demise. 
             Grateful the man thanked the large bear. Saved from drowning the man found himself quite tired and decided that before he continued he was going to rest for a while. The man was severely tired from his struggle to survive, but could not get to sleep because the bear's family was making too much noise as they were playing Frisbee. Angry at the bear's family and with his desire to live in this beautiful area, he devised a plan to rid the place of the bears and move his family from the west coast to this new location.
            Once the Bears fell asleep for the night the man decided to capture the bears and use them as bait and food for the winter. He also though of how wonderful the bears warm skins
would feel as they kept his family warm throughout the winter!

The Man and the Monkeys & The Ingratitude of Man: 
For this story I decided to combine two of the stories I read in the Unit Tibetan Folk Tales. This story of The  Man and the Monkeys which I really based the storytelling on is describe below. You can see other descriptions from this story here. This story starts out with a man entering into the Garden of Eden. A beautiful place he eats some food and decides to take a nap in a tree. While sleeping he turns over and falls into the lake below. A monkey nearby sees the man struggling and tries to rescue him. Unable to do so he say if only I were taller and stronger I could help you. For many days the Money lifted stones to become strong until he was strong enough to help the man. He helps the man, but it was not soon after until the man begins to think the monkeys are too loud and decides they should all die so he can live in a peaceful place. So he shakes the trees they are sleeping in and they all fall to their death. The End.