Bear Snores On
By Karma Wilson
** Song **
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In a cave in the woods, in his deep, dark lair,
Narrator #2
Through the long, cold winter sleeps a great brown bear.
Narrator #1
Cuddled in a heap,
Narrator #2
With his eyes shut tight,
Narrator #1
He sleeps through the day,
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He sleeps through the night.
Narrator #1
The cold winds howl….. and the night sounds growl.
Narrator #2
But the bear snores on.
** Song **
Narrator #1
An itty-bitty mouse, pitter-pat, tip-toe,
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Creep-crawls in the cave from the fluff-cold snow.
Narrator #1
Mouse squeaks, “Too damp,
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“Too dank, too dark.”
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So he lights wee twigs
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With a small, hot spark.
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The coals pip-pop and the wind doesn’t stop.
Narrator #2
But the bear snores on.
** Song **
Narrator #1
Two glowing eyes sneak-peek in the den.
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Mouse cries, “Who’s there?” and a hare hops in.
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“Ho, Mouse!” says Hare.
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“Long time, no see!”
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So they pop white corn.
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And they brew black tea.
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Mouse sips wee slurps.
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Hare burps big BURPS!
Narrator #1
But the bear snores on.
** Song **
Narrator #2
A badger scuttles by, sniff-snuffs at the air.
Narrator #1
“I smell yummy-yums! Perhaps we can share?”
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“I’ve brought honey-nuts,” Badger says with a grin.
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“Let’s divvy them up, cozy down….and dig in!”
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Narrator #2
And they nibble and they munch with a CHEW….
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CHOMP….
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CRUNCH!
Narrator #1
But the bear snores on.
** Song **
Narrator #2
A gopher and a mole tunnel up through the floor.
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Then a wren and a raven flutter in through the door!
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Mole mutters, “What a night!”
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“What a storm!” twitters Wren.
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And everybody clutters in the great bear’s den.
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They tweet and they titter. They chat and they chitter.
Narrator #2
But the bear snores on.
** Song **
Narrator #1
In a cave in the woods, a slumbering bear
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Sleeps through the party in his very own lair.
Narrator #1
Hare stokes the fire. Mouse seasons stew.
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Then a small pepper fleck makes the bear….
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Aaaaaaaahh, Aaaaaaaahh, CHOOOOOOOO!!!!!
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And the bear WAKES UP!!
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Bear gnarls
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And he snarls.
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Bear roars
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And he rumbles!
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Bear jumps
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And he stomps.
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Bear growls
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And he grumbles!
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“You’ve snuck in my lair and you’ve all had fun!
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But me? I was sleeping and….. I have had none!”
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And he wimpers and he moans,
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He wails and he groans…
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And the bear blubbers on!
**Song **
Narrator #1
Mouse squeaks, “Don’t fret. Don’t fuss. Look, see?”
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Narrator #2
“We can pop more corn! We can brew more tea!”
Narrator #1
Bear gulps.
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Bear gobbles.
Narrator #1
He sighs with delight.
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Then he spins tall tales
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Through the blustery night.
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When the sun peeks up on a crisp, clear dawn,
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Bear can’t sleep….
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But his friends snore on.
**Song**
THE END
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