As I watched from the edge of the woods, the 

 grizzly once hugged the log between fore paws, 

 stood it on end in the water, and then tried to 

 climb it. His weight caused it to tip him over. The 

 log escaped from the bear and started to float 

 away, but he was after it with a rush. 



Another time he lay across it and splashed about 

 like a boy on a pole trying to learn to swim. Get- 

 ting too far forward, he rolled under the log. 

 Struggling on his back, he grasped it between all 

 four feet. Then he took it beneath one forearm and 

 suddenly ducked it into deep water. It shot out 

 into the middle of the stream with the bear splash- 

 ing wildly in pursuit. At last he succeeded in se- 

 curing a good hold with his teeth and was tugging 

 the log toward the bank when he saw a stick float- 

 ing down stream. As he turned to seize it, his wave 

 pushed the stick farther away and at the same 

 time gave the log a start down stream. Turning 

 from the stick, he hurried to seize the log. Push- 

 ing it end on against the rocky bank, and press- 

 ing against it with one fore paw, he looked over 

 his shoulder as though intending to seize the 

 stick. But this was out of reach, hurrying down 

 stream. 



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