The Green Bear

This is a story I came up with once when I was practicing rhyming. I like to repeat it to Melody and although it always changes I want to save the gist of it here so my baby remembers how wonderful it is to be herself.


Once upon time, there was a green bear, 

Who loved to look at his pretty green hair,

Until one day he didn't know what to think

when he saw a beautiful bear that was pink!


"Oh wow! What a lovely pelt! 

I wish I looked like you instead of myself!

It's just not fair! Why am I green?!"

He grumbled and growled and felt very mean


"You know," said pink bear, "I once thought like that too, 

I saw a brown bear and then I felt blue.

I went to see the Great Bear of the mountain

and I felt so much better when I found them


They're full of glee

and pink like me

You need to go and see!"


Off the green bear went stomping along

hoping the Great Bear could right what was wrong.

Green bear climbed up up up,

He went "huff huff huff"


to a big beautiful cave at the top, 

feeling brave and tired he sat down with a flop,

and growled "Helloooooooo? Great Beaaaaaaaar?

Aaaaaaaare you in thereeeeee?!"


He started to feel shy and nervous and small,

since all of the Great Bears things were so tall

"Hello?! I'm green bear, I came to meet you!

Could you help me change to a rosy pink hue..."


"GROOOOOWLLLL GRRR HAHA HEHE "CHANGE" MY HAT!

WHY WOULD YOU EVER WANT TO DO THAT?!"


All of a sudden the Great Bear was there,

their rumbles and grumbles shaking the air,

Green bear was stunned! in awe! amazed!

And it wasn't just Great Bear's voice that had him feeling dazed


Their coat seemed to be a million hues

they were pink and green and yellow and blue!

When they moved you could see red and orange too!

Green bear stared and stared, and so would you!


In fact they were every color that you have ever thought,

and they were some colors that you have not,

"I LOVE MY GREEN HAIR,

IT'S THE COLOR OF LEAVES,

WHEN I SEE IT ON YOU IT FILLS ME WITH GLEEEEEEE!!!"


Oh how they did talk, and dance, and play, and hug,

They drank some warm honey tea from a mug,

Then Green bear went home so carefree

"Now, I know how great it is to be me!"


A year later the pink and green bear

had a cub with beautiful pink and green hair

Little cub cried "why am I both colors?! It's just not fair!

I am pink over here and green over there!"


Green bear said "There once was a time I did not like to be green

It made me feel different, and a little bit mean,

then I met a wonderful friend

you remind me of them


They're full glee

they're green like me

You need to go and see!"


For Melody and Great Bear, 

I love you

"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is." 1 John 3:2

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