Bears are back in New England!
A bear was sighted in North Kingstown, Rhode Island only a few days ago. And there have been bears sighted on Cape Cod too. (Which is interesting, because they’d either have to clamber over one of the two bridges to the Cape, or ride on top of a vehicle to get there. Or swim. Or ride a floating log across the Cape Cod Canal. Or commandeer someone’s Humvee. Nothing’s impossible.)
Well, it’s like the Middle Ages around here. The bear here in Rhode Island knocked over a chicken coop and made off with one of the chickens!
Our stuffed polar bear, Carbuncle, has his own thoughts on the subject. (Carbuncle, you might recall, won the Financial Times crossword puzzle contest about a year ago. This is a picture of him wandering the neighborhood last winter):
First of all: Carbuncle is glad that the bears are back. He’s less lonely now.
Second: Carbuncle wonders what kind of bears are back. Polar bears? Probably not. Ah well. Less competition for those tasty seals:
Also: will this mean less pick-a-nick baskets for Carbuncle to steal from friends and neighbors?
I direct you to the following cartoon for more information:
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