"The Dog and the Bear with Cactus Paws" an Evolution of a Story Tale

This story was created by 3rd and 4th Graders at Coal Creek Canyon K-8 School. When you're done watching Eric's version, you can read mine below.

"The Dog and the Bear with Cactus Paws" video

As told by Paul Vincent Rodriguez

Once upon a time there was a dog and a bear who were friends. The bear had a nervous habit of patting the dog on the back which was kind of annoying. The dog lived in a house with a human family which made his life easier than the bear’s. One day the bear wandered in to the human’s yard. The man got his cactus gun and shot the bear on his paws making him run away. The dog ran after his friend the bear and found him in the woods. The bear was so glad to see the dog that he tried to pat him on the back. The dog ran away because he was afraid of getting hurt by the cactus stuck in the bear’s paws. He ran by a Jello tree and got an idea of how he could help the bear. He spray-painted a picture of his back on the Jello tree then ran back to get the bear. The bear was again happy to see him and tried to pat him on the back but the dog moved each time the bear tried. Each move the dog made away from the bear made the bear more and more frustrated and moved him closer and closer to the Jello tree. The bear swatted harder at the dogs back and moved quicker in the dog’s direction each time he missed with his pat – which was quickly becoming more like a slap or a swat. The dog knew it was really going to hurt if the bear connected with one of these. Finally the dog reached the Jello tree with his back painted on it. He sat in front of the tree and waited for the bear to catch up. While he waited he looked deep into the Jello and noticed that it had fruit in it. He liked Jello with fruit in it. Especially oranges and cherries which were both in this tree. He was starting to get hungry when heard the bear approach. He sat still until the last moment when the bear's paw flew toward him. He jumped out of the way just in time and the bear's paw, and the cactus, stuck in the Jello tree. The cactus was so stuck that it stayed in the tree when the bear pulled his paw back. The bear was free from the cactus. This, of course, earned the dog a nice, big pat on the back.