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For although she had a bear's body, she still 

 had a loving human heart. 



She would never see him again ! 



Even if she met him, the child would be 

 frightened if she tried to hug him. 



Nobody wants a hug from a bear! 



So the years went by, and poor Callisto lived 

 hidden in the forest. 



THE WHITE BEAR 

 II 



THESE years had changed Areas from a little 

 boy to a young man. 



Like his mother, he was very fond of hunt- 

 ing. 



One day he followed a deer into the forest. 



All at once, he found himself in front of a 

 great white bear. 



He lifted his spear to pierce its heart. 



But the eyes of the bear looked at him so 

 sadly and so lovingly, that he did not strike the 

 blow. 



Just then Jupiter appeared, and snatched the 

 spear from his hand. 



