CHARACTERS
 THE
BEAR
The Bear, by nature, is never inclined to waste energy, but usually, when
it decides to do something, it does it well. It is fully aware that, in
woods and forests, survival depends on keeping a good lookout. So, in spite
of its habitual laziness, it is always on the alert. In our story, a young
bear with its head in the clouds, lets its imagination run wild while along
with a hare while observing a lesson about a special kind of conifer. In
the end, the youngster risks getting lost, and realizes that, regardless
of the situation, a bear must always be fully alert.
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 THE
BEE
Bees work tirelessly all day long to transform nectar from flowers into honey, and as we know, each bee carries out the job it is assigned with meticulous
efficiency. In our story, a bee called Ron Ron is convinced that the guards at the hive are lazy
"ne’er-do-wells." And so, it decides to go into business for itself.
However,it soon realizes that, while it’s out collecting pollen, hornets and flies are eating its supply of
honey. All this will make our bee realize that, not only are we all important for each other, but
that we must also never judge others too harshly.
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 THE
CAT
Cats are extremely independent, and
it's sometimes said that they are too selfish to be loyal. On occasion,
however, those we tend not to trust can be full of agreeable surprises.
For the case in question, a cat pays a pig ten fish for some medicinal honey,
but then, when it finds out the honey was supposed to be used to help heal a sick dog, immediately
relinquishes all rights to its purchase, personally taking the
honey to the patient.
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 THE
DOG
Dogs
are persevering, faithful, eager to please, and have been known as “man’s
best friend” for millennia. On a farm, an old guard dog doesn’t want the
other animals to notice he’s getting old. What can he do to keep his reputation
alive? He has no choice, but to accept his situation gracefully, and
place his experience at the disposal of the strength and courage of a younger
dog named Fido.
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 THE
GOAT
Goats,
much like sheep, always stay together and only a sudden explosion or some
other accident can break them up. They live a community existence
and, on their own, it would probably be difficult for them to survive.
Much can be learned from their community spirit… as a group of pigs discovered.
The pigs were always arguing among themselves about who should do what chore,
and neglected to do anything. So, when winter came, they didn’t have enough
supplies to last until spring. Fortunately, the goats, who had more supplies
than they needed, came to their rescue…
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 THE
MONKEY
We
know for sure that the monkey’s ability to imitate is very developed, that
it is very curious, and that it loves to observe the world it lives in.
One day, after watching a bear stuffing itself with food that it would need
for hibernation, a monkey tried to do the same thing, but ended up with
a terrible bellyache. There can be little doubt that from that day on, the
monkey was more careful in choosing its role model.
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 THE
FOX
More
often than not, the fox is presented in fairytales as the paragon of craftiness….
In fact, once upon a time when a bear caught many fish one morning, there
was a fox lurking in the same neighborhood. The fox decides not to
let such a succulent treat slip through its fingers, and, after sabotaging
a rope bridge so that it would support its weight only, it steals the fish.
But just as it was crossing the bridge, convinced it had outwitted the enraged
bear, the rope span then gives way. The fox had calculated that the sabotaged
ropes would bear its weight, but had forgotten the added weight of the fish.
The moral of the story is that knowhow and craftiness are often ineffectual
in the face of greed and the lust for possession….
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