Fat Bear 😈 and His Active Friends 👯
Once upon a time, there was a fat bear who lived in a beautiful jungle (forest) of Jim Corbett. His daily routine for the day was to eat and sleep, which is why he became fat. Fat Bear didn’t like to exercise or do any physical activities, including playing with his friends.
In the morning, he wakes up, eats the honey and fruits given by his parents and friends, and then goes to sleep again.
Fat Bear: What a beautiful day today! Maa Paa, give me some food.
Fat Bear parent: Oh, my little boy, you got to wake up. Have some honey and fruits.
Fat Bear: It’s so yummy; I am loving it. Now I am full and want to go to sleep.
Fat Bear Friends Came: Hey, let’s get up and play near the pond and have some honey and bananas 😊
Fat Bear: I don't want to play; I am feeling sleepy.
Fat Bear Friends: You are so boring; come, we will enjoy you a lot. You can sleep under the banyan tree, getting fresh air.
Fat Bear: Ok, let's go, but I want to sleep there.
Fat Bear and his friends went to the jungle and started exploring, playing, and having fun. After a few hours, everyone felt hungry. They saw a big tree full of berries. Except the Fat Bear, everyone started climbing and throwing stones at the berries. They managed to collect a good number of berries and started enjoying the meal altogether. Considering fat bear doesn’t like to climb trees or make an effort, his friends shared the berries with him.
Fat Bear: I want more berries; I am loving it 💖
Fat Bear Friends: If you want more, you have to play with us and also help us to get the berries from the tree.
Fat Bear: No, no I want to sleep; I don't want to play or climb the trees.
Suddenly a big lion came, and all the bears started panicking and running/climbing for their lives, except the fat bear. The lion saw a fat bear sitting under the banyan tree and started approaching him. All the friends of Fat Bear ran away, leaving him behind. Now fat bear realises the importance of having a healthy life. He got scared and started crying.
Fat Bear: Oh God, kindly help me! Save my life. Now, I realise the importance of being active, healthy, and helping each other. God! Please save me from this lion 👽
In the meantime, Fat Bear's friend (the most active one) ran very fast and informed his parents about the situation.
Fat Bear Friend to his parents: Dear uncle and aunt, help Fat Bear! He is in the middle of the jungle, sitting under a banyan tree, and the lion is going to kill him.
With the support of his Fat Bear friends, his parents reached the spot quickly and started fighting with the king of the jungle, the Lion (Shera). When Lion saw so many bears around him having stones and sticks in hands, he understood the power of unity and ran away, leaving the fat bear unhurt.
Finally, with the help of friends and family, the fat bear was saved from a lion attack. Everyone came back to their house happily. From that day on, Fat Bear understood the importance of being healthy and changed his routine from lazy to active.
Moral of the Story: Be healthy, active, and always help people who are in danger. A healthy life leads to a wealthy life (having lots of good friends and well-wishers) 👦
A story by Ranjit Nair