the fat, crazy bear climbed over the garden wall......

with a modicum of stealth.....
impressive......for a big, fat bear...:}

he had developed ways of maneuvering and manipulating the others....
they would give up their porridge on a daily basis,
in order to ingratiate him......
in order to 'honour him' even....

theirs was not to question....
for he was, after all, the KING of the ANIMALS......

he had stolen that title from the lion years before....
(or so he thought!)

nonetheless........
the 'lion ess' was a clever female.....

FOR she, knowingly, allowed the homely and clumsy bear......
to enjoy his 'moment in the sun'......

she knew,
 better than the others,

that his 'recklessness'......
and his glutinous indulgence in the 'COMMUNITY porridge'......
would ULTIMATELY
END BADLY.....

this was a GIVEN.....

the BEARS DESERVED TO EAT !!!
NOT FAIR.......
NOT NICE....

and yet, they allowed him to devour their only source of sustenance......

but the lioness made certain that
 'milk and honey'
 were delivered to
each and every one of their dens.....
on a daily basis.......

condiments of hope.......

a new day was dawning over the garden wall......