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The story of Grizzly Adams is big, powerful, beautiful.

They called me magic.

And me and my borough number seven been traips and these slopes and valleys for a long spell.

So I know the story from the beginning.

My friend Adams was accused of a crime he didn't commit.

So he escaped into the mountains, leaving behind the only life that he ever knew.

Now that wilderness out there ain't no place for a green horn.

And his chances of surviving were mighty slim.

Or at no time at all for he was beaten down, bragged, nearly star-heart.

Well, how about then he come upon a Grizzly Bear cub all alone and helpless.

Adams knew that little critter couldn't survive without his help, so he started right down that cliff, risking his own life to save it.

Now that cub took to Adams right off.

And that was when he discovered he had a special kind of way with animals.

They just come right up to him like he was a natural part of the wilderness.

But that bear cub, he was extra special.

As he grody became the best friend Adams ever had and together they became a legend.

There's a world where we don't have to run away.

There's a time for our own living free and holy in majesty.

Take me home.

Take me home.

Every year after the winter has thought out the mountains and springtime has a chance to come and warm things up.

That's when Mother Nature's sorter hooks her head out and brings new life back to the wilderness.

This is a time to when the animals that Adams has been tended to during the winter are mended, ready to be released back to the forest.

Your leg looks like it healed just fine.

Why don't you try it out for me? Nice and easy.

That's the last of the sick ones, man.

Howdy Jack, I didn't expect to see you.

Well, I wasn't expecting to be here.

The way my bones have been acting up, I thought I'd better come over and talk to you.

About your bones? No! About the storm.

I'll tell you, the way my lumbagal's been talking, we're going to have us a tidal wave, hurricane and tornado all rolled into one.

Most we're going to have Jackus some showers or two.

James Adams, we're going to have us our regular frog floating trash moving storm with some snow and sleep.

Throw it in for good measure. You take my word for it.

You sure you just didn't stop by to sleep inside? No!

I was warned outside and I stay outside. I just wanted to come over and warn you.

Well, as long as you're number seven in here, how about staying for dinner?

Food? Well, of course food.

That was good, Adams. I'm a black student, man.

Jack is starting to blow pretty good out there. Just sleeping inside just this once wouldn't hurt, would it?

James Adams? I'm going to forget you ever said this.

Now Ben, there goes a mountain man truly more stubborn than a mule. Get enough to eat.

It's all right, Ben.

I guess I should lock her up real good, Ben, but I got a funny feeling this a certain mountain man can be using this before the night's out.

Now I generally think, kind of say I told you so, but if I was then this would have been a right sweet time to do it.

You see, nature decided to pick that very night. Just kicked up a ruckus.

No, no, no, no.

The

It's alright, Ben.

It's warm and nice and safe in here.

Well I thought you'd be showing up.

I just thought I'd come in and check on you and the animals.

You alright?

Yeah, we're fine.

As long as you're here, why don't you stay and spell?

Well, if you and the critters here would feel safer if I was inside.

I'd be glad to.

Well, you know, what if I was to bring in number seven?

No, it ain't that I'm worried about the critter.

It isn't that well.

With me in here and him out there, he's going to be braing all night and keeping everybody

awake.

What do you think?

I think it's a good idea.

There's nothing to be afraid of, Joshua.

Mary Lou and Dannell, just old mad Jack.

He's going to be spending the night with us.

There you are.

Whoop.

Man, half a number seven.

No, whoa.

Now number seven, I don't want to be in there any worse than you do.

If there comes a time when we all got to use our good common consent.

Now, come on, number seven.

Well, what if you and your tribe had tried to talk some sand sin to this critter?

Thank you, man.

And number seven will be taken to you too before this night.

Now, get on in here.

Oh, come on.

We're going here, too.

Ah, get back to that.

Oh, man.

That plastic get over there.

Oh, man.

Get back there.

With a storm out and outside and them critters are holling on the inside.

I got a ninkling of what old man Noah must have went through in that arch of his.

See that poor old fella, he had to put up with it for 40 days and 40 nights.

Man, don't you be scared.

I never heard a no storm that hurt no bear.

You're going to be all right.

Where?

Dana?

You tried to dig yourself a place to hide?

Hey, Lou.

Now, this kind of weather out here is good for you, sir.

Joshua?

Storms like this that bring out the best in man, sir.

Peace.

See, and how scared them critters looked, I did what Noah probably would have done if he'd

been in my moccasins, which was to try to comfort them as best I could.

Not it.

It ain't that I'm worried about you.

And I don't want you to think this is going to be happening regularly.

Besides, you and me, we'll be be able to.

We're storms in this.

Keep it.

We're storms.

Hello, Adam.

Do you understand, Jack?

Well, I would have said it.

Well, now, I know what you're thinking, but it ain't true.

You see, I just took that blanket because I didn't want it to get all wet over there on the floor.

Now, I know a storm like this ain't easy for a rain horn like you to take, but...

Well, now, uh...

And then he needs...

Anybody needs...

You just let old man get no...

That one up here, sir.

No!

No!

No!

No!

No!

No!

Just sit by, everyone.

He's nothing to be scared of.

Oh, she's drunk.

The next morning, Adam's cabin looked like a ship that had been caught up in a hurricane

and bashed up on a reef.

Then little critters come out of the cabin like shipwreck sailors hitting dry land again.

They laughed up that bright sunshine like it was sweet molasses,

because they knew that old mother nature was a smiling down on them.

Looks as bad on the outside as it does on the inside.

Hmm.

It's going to take a lot of back, breaking work to put it all in shape again.

Well, I guess we ought to get started on it.

Hehehe.

Well, it looks like somebody already has.

Hmm.

Well, don't just stand there halfway out.

Come all the way out. It's beautiful out here.

Hmm.

Come on.

Hmm.

First, I gotta get in, man. I gotta get out.

What's the matter with you, anyway?

No.

Ben.

You got him in. Maybe you can get him out.

Hmm.

Now, can I sit? Come out.

Come out.

Once.

I'll have you.

Ha ha ha ha.

Oh, oh, oh.

That number seven is the most cantankerous thing.

When you want him to move, he won't.

When you don't want him to move, he does.

Well, I guess if we're going to get this place cleaned up, we best get at it.

There's enough work here for all.

One thing about this mountain there, though.

A few hours of this sunshine and it'll look like nothing ever happened.

If that don't beat off.

What's that, Jack?

Ben.

You mentioned the word worked and off he goes, just as pretty as you please.

Jack, while critters don't care too much about roofs and chimneys,

what you see out here? This is their home.

The man's not the button and truder out here.

Oh, oh, oh.

The old home's due, Ben.

So I have as much fun in it as you can.

I guess it didn't sit too well with me when Adams told me I wasn't in truder here in these mountains.

But then when I gave it a thought or two, I guess maybe he was right.

The wild critters was put here and this is their home.

And this is where they belong.

And they're the happiest, most comfortable in there in the place they was born to.

Now you take Ben.

Why, they don't go by that he don't start it off with a visit to his favorite rabbit tree.

A bear's claws are his tools.

Save us a knife is to a man and it's important that he keeps him sharp.

He uses them for things like burrow on earth, grutin' for grubs or just any number of things.

And they're in a greater play here in this whole world than a roll in a tall, cool grass.

When Ben saw that bear cub, he figured he got separated from his mama during the storm,

so seeing that the cub was all right, Ben went off and searching the mama.

But Ben wasn't the only one interested in that cub.

I'm not sure.

Before that cougar made a move, he was going to be darn certain that the mama that cub wasn't any words about,

but she wasn't. Ben's keen nose told him that that cougar wasn't too far away.

That cougar was about to make his move and the little cub was a ball and force mama like a calf at Brandon time.

It was lucky for the little fellow that Big Ben happened along when he did.

Cougars is smart animals. Smart enough to mose the off when a bear tells them to skedaddle.

This cougar was no exception. Ben watched that cougar until he was satisfied that he had skedaddled good and proper.

When he turned to look at the cub, he was already running off and Ben figured this time he'd tag along just to see that he didn't get into any more trouble.

Ben was taken care of that little bear cub. I was taken care of Adams again as usual,

teaching him how to fix the roof on his cabin after that storm.

You know, all that getting rained on last night sure didn't do my lumbago any good. I just threw him up.

Well, we're real lucky that son so bright. It's going to bake your bones real nice.

We got enough work here to work this stiffness out in no time.

That's what I like about you Adams. You're always on the bright side of things.

I ever tell you about the time I made up for that tornado down in Oklahoma,

Illinois. I guess you already heard that. I'm about the time I spotted that prairie fire in campus. Tell me something. Did you hear it from me or did you hear it from one of my many admirers?

Well, for memories, right? I think it was, uh, I think it was you. Yeah. Yeah, it was you that told me.

Yeah. See, I ever tell you about the time I had to outrun that slice flood up in the Tetons. I tell you that he was a wall of water coming down.

Oh.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Where in the coma?

It's good of you to come over here and help.

I'll be laughing.

Bush.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Um, Ben figured that cub was out of harm's way so he decided to enjoy.

Well, just being a bear.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Ben was prepared for just about anything except for what he saw. Yep. There was no doubt that the cub has found his momma.

And then old Ben, well, he was just about as happy as that cub.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

I would tell you about the time I was down the Oklahoma Territory. They were, they were, they was these buffalards.

Well, if you've heard it, you don't have to get mad at me. Just tell me so.

What happened?

Oh, the coming me was just a jaw and it's all.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Oh.

Hey.

Oh,

Hey,

Oh,

Hey.

I suspect there's one critter that's got a bigger curiosity than a little bear.

And that's a big bear.

So when Ben heard that strange sound he had to go and see what was causing it.

It was an old Indian shaman or medicine man who had come up here to sit on the ledge and

meditate.

You see, what happened was the old man's tribe had figured the shaman had lost his special

power.

So they sort of sent him away and got a younger fella to take his place.

Well that didn't leave the old shaman much he could do but come up here to sit and try

to figure it all out.

That music sounded real nice to Ben.

He didn't know any of the words but the tune was sort of catchy.

That song was such a toe-tapper Ben just couldn't sit there no more without joining

him.

Now of course the shaman had no way of knowing that Ben had just come for the entertainment,

not for supper.

So I guess you might could say he was just a hare on the scared side.

Of course Ben didn't have no thought of hurting the shaman.

He just figured this was part of the show.

All the shaman could do was just lay there and wait for Ben to make his next move.

Ben was wondering what happened to the music.

Looked to him like the shaman had fell asleep.

He kind of thought he ought to wake him up.

The shaman just couldn't believe all this were really happening to him.

To him it was a vision, something like a dream.

And this weren't really a bad all.

It was a great spirit come to take him off to the happy hunt grounds.

Yes sir, it was just like his granddaddy had said.

Someday the great spirit will come for you.

When he comes you gotta be ready to follow him anywhere he takes you.

Now when Ben set out for parts unknown the shaman wasn't going to be left behind.

Now it just so happens that the three warriors out scouting was a tribal council who'd set

the shaman out to passenger so to speak.

They was worried about the shaman so they'd come out to see if he was all right.

Oh yeah, take me tight.

Oh yeah, take me tight I hit my heart joint.

He clouds me on he hills will go away.

He hills.

Oh yeah.

Hey, oh.

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tribal council figured anyone that could sit and visit with a bear was still have a heap

of medicine left in him and they welcomed the old shaman back to the tribe with open arms.

While Adams and the coma were trying to put the wrecked cabin back together a little

critter friend of Adams a field mouse come a dog.

You and I are going to have to come to some kind of an agreement.

I keep throwing my time and I'll fight them while I'm off a finger or foot.

How about if I just put you in my pocket.

How's that sound?

I'm not bad enough that's what you're thinking and I'll thank you to remember that.

I'm not going to do anything.

That's what I get for baby in your last night making your life easy.

I better get that axe.

It's risky.

But come back here you wind caled and it did spectra.

Stop.

Leave right in our eyes.

Here you are.

Let's.

Oh, oh.

Hey, how do you feel this one thing I catch?

Then I'm into feet.

Now, give me that sock.

Come here.

Nacomo were so intent on getting that tree down

that he didn't see me coming.

Jack!

Jack, look out!

Oh!

Hey, how do you get in there so you can't walk in

and get me out of here?

No, I'm strong.

One of you stop that little thief.

He's got one of my good socks.

Do you realize how painful it is to wear moccasins

with no socks?

Make your bunions swell up.

Don't get it.

Just a perfectly good sock.

Just flat out.

Stone.

You can't.

Well, I had new eye docs, Marty.

Oh!

The West was beginning to fill with settlers,

and bend for one was starting to think that every one of them

come right through his valley.

Don't you think you're going to get in there?

No, I'm not.

I'm not going to get in there.

I'm not going to get in there.

I'm not going to get in there.

I'm not going to get in there.

Don't you think we have enough, Lavina?

It's enough huckleberries to turn into one.

Just one more basket, Jonas,

and I'll make it the pie when we can't tonight.

Now, Ben had seen enough wagons in his time

not to be overly curious about this one.

But there was something in this particular wagon

fascinating and he was drawn to it like a chicken to a dune bug.

There are so many interesting things and smells in that wagon that Ben just couldn't

resist sticking his nose and the rest of him in there.

Why, he'd never seen so many interesting things.

Then you have enough now.

Let's get rolling again.

We'll never make the river by nightfall.

No, no right, Jonas.

I vow you're the most impatient man.

I promise you, we're going to still be there by the time we arrive.

Very reassuring, Lavinia.

Now let's go.

Them settlers didn't have a peppercorn of an idea that they had picked themselves up an

extra passenger.

Now Ben had an empty notion of going all the way to Oregon with those folks, but there

was just so darn many interesting things inside that wagon that he couldn't pull himself

away.

About that time the lady started to smell something.

Ben poked his head out just to see what all the commotion was about.

And that's when Dumplin and Noodles got wind of them.

What happened?

Hello

Hello,

All right, before the wagon!

Old Ben's first ride in the wagon weren't no fun to do.

He was used in his own for a feat to get where he was going.

Old Ben never did think he looked good in half.

He had a little crazy pullback!

Old Ben!

In the first place they made the river before dark.

Old Ben was used to show them too that they can't get along without it.

All right, it's looking good. Looking good.

You about ready, Jack? We're ready when you are!

Okoma?

Okay, he's way, Jack!

All right, number 7.

He's not you, isn't he?

Keep her coming!

He quit on me!

Right now!

Ish!

Hold it, Jack!

It's calling an E. All right, Nacoma?

You left an off pole!

Are you ready, Jack?

Thank you.

All right, Jack, I say he'd give her a heave!

All right, lift the car! Heave!

Adam!

Adam!

Adam!

I think you might have gone just as might too per.

Oh, oh!

Jack!

Jack!

Jack!

Number 7.

I hear tell the weather's awful nice up in the Yukon territory this time of year.

Maybe you and me better just kind of head up in that direction.

Well, me and number 7 was thinking about a trip to a more hospitable country.

Van had found himself a place that had to be a whole lot like heaven to a bear.

Lots of good things to nibble on.

And of course, after a heavy meal like that, it's only natural that a bear would get a little bit drowsy.

There was enough noise in this matter to wake the dead, and Ben could see he weren't going to get an old piece at all.

One thing about the forest, though, there's lots of it.

So Ben figured if he couldn't get some quiet in this matter, he'd try it down by the stream.

Now, most times, Ben enjoys babies, particularly Goslings, but he wasn't much enjoying them now.

He was seeking peace and quiet, but they thought he was just passing the time of day with him.

Ben figured his friends was just going to keep on a pattern, so he decided to head back to the cabin for his little snooze.

How'd you put Adams?

I considered a 200-pound beam fella. It doesn't feel too bad.

The glomer? How's your arm?

Give me a take.

Well, I know it's probably felt better, but...

You know, I probably owe you two fellas an apology.

But it weren't entirely my fault, you know.

You might say, number seven had a foot in it.

It's all right, number seven.

You weren't making fun of you.

Well, no, you was doing the best you could, weren't you?

Well, if that don't be all.

Now, there's a critter that really knows how to live.

You could be any critter in the whole world you wanted to be.

Why would you choose to be?

I don't know. I never really thought about it.

But I'd always admire that big buck horned deer.

We runs across them fields, hardly ever touches a ground.

A bucked deer.

That's good.

Of course I admire the beaver, too.

The way he sits his mind is doing something, enjoys his work.

The otter's nice, though.

I don't think I've ever seen a critter have so much fun doing nothing.

I should've known better than ask you a question like that.

Why? It wouldn't bother you, none, if you was just a little old,

bitty field mouse somewhere.

I reckon so.

Field mouse has got a purpose, too.

How about you, Nacoma? What'd you like to be?

D'Eftagia.

Amigo.

How about you, Jack?

Well, now, no offense to you.

But me?

I'd want to be a bear.

And a grizzly bear at that.

You think Ben's got the kind of life that suits you, huh?

Kind of like that suits you.

Imagine being able to walk through the woods, not fearing a thing,

nothing to be wary of.

Just eat, sleep all day, lolling around in the sun.

That's a life for me.

Ben, how's she like to trade moccasins with old Jack for a day, too?

Hmm.

Hmm.

Well, is that answer your question?

Keep inside the forest, here's a door into another land.

Here is our life and home.

We are staying,

here forever in the beauty of this place, although we keep on hoping.

Maybe there's a world where we don't have to run.

Maybe there's a time when we'll call our own,

living free in harmony and majesty.

Take me home, take me home.

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