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

They called me magic.

And me and my burrow 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 harmony and majesty.

Take me home.

Take me home.

These are the mountains that have been my home for many years.

A special breed of men which folks rightly call mountain men, live in these high places.

I'm proud to be one of them because we know how to live with the mountains and the trees and with the critters of the wilderness.

Sometimes a stranger comes to the mountains and that can raise problems for the animals and mountain men alike.

And somehow my friend James Adams, Greenhorn that he was, could figure out how to handle these problems.

Thank you Ben. I shouldn't need this wood to keep warm this winter.

Thanks a lot easier if I had me a nice thick fur coat like nature gave you.

The coma. The tani. You come to help me chop wood for the winter?

By the taniies. He now, by Leila. He, my, Wa'lua.

So you're preparing to become a brave tau tani.

The wilderness test is a great moment in your life. You couldn't have a finer teacher than the coma.

Good luck tau tani.

Do it, golly. Do it, golly.

The day being so peaceful and older, there was no way any of us could know that not too many miles away things was about to happen to change all that.

I guess you could say it all started when, well, when number seven insisted on behaving like the stubborn burrow that he was.

And number seven, the whole idea of being a pack burrow is to move things from here to over there. Now we spent enough time here and let's get it over there.

Now come on.

Now, seven, I know that fiskey little family is cute and all. But if there's any visitor to be done, it's going to be me.

Now the way the old mighty had this thing figured out is that the human being, that's me, has a bigger brain.

So it's supposed to tell the animal that's you what to do.

Now, come on.

You just come when you're in, you come. I never seen such a king-tanker.

Oh, oh, seven. Seven. There's a feller down there with a rifle. Could be a bounty hunter.

Now why don't you and me just kind of mosey down there and see what he's up to.

Huh?

Well, I'll be dead gone.

Now, number seven, this is the whole other matter. We've got to get down to that cabin and warn Adams.

Now you'll move for Adams, won't you?

Oh, oh, oh, come on.

Hey, Adams. There's trouble on the mountain, I just run into another bounty hunter and he's got to be gunning for you.

The words you see him. That won't find me.

Well, how do you know it's a bounty hunter?

Well, cuz I seen him. And I seen the way he handled that gun.

Now, I'm telling you, this is another professional.

Where is he now?

Well, I don't know. I lost track of him. But you can bet he's out there somewhere, so you just get up into them hills and lay low for a while.

You know, I think he got bounty hunters on the brain. Could be just a hunter out here.

Maybe even a trapper. Somebody new to the area that's just lost, so maybe he needs a little help.

I've got all my wood stacked. All the chores are done.

There's no reason why I can't go up there and check in on this stranger.

Now, wait just a minute. You're gonna go out and look for a bounty hunter?

Yeah. What do you can't do that the minute you show your head out there? He's gonna take it off.

Don't argue with me. I'm going out.

No stopping. No search.

Well, all right. Number seven in me is gonna go along and show you the way.

Now, when we find him, you let me do all the talking and all with you.

Got to deal.

Come on, man.

Meanwhile, Nakoma and Tatani were deep in the woods.

Nakoma was mighty pleased the way Tatani built the lean-to with his own cuttles.

Afterwards, Tatani went to work and fixed his self a feast trap.

Only thing was Tatani being young had to learn that doing things fast,

he disimportant as doing them good.

So, Nakoma said, this is not secure enough. A strong wind would blow it down.

I forgot to lice the supporting poles to Tatani said.

Do you think there are fish in my trap yet?

If there are, the others will eat them.

My trap has broken loose.

The current is strong. I will tie it tighter next time.

When I let's see, he was standing right about in here somewhere.

Now, you better call him back.

With that bounty hunter wandering around these woods with a rifle,

he's liable to get himself hurt.

Ben usually knows where he's going.

I got a feeling he's just going off to visit some of his old animal friends.

Somehow, Adam's feeling the bad man was right.

Ben had come across a black bear and, being a polite sword,

he said howdy to a bear tongue.

And that bear just howdy right back at him.

Ah!

Yep, that's the bounty hunter all right.

That was the real plan we can surprise him.

Right back, number seven.

That's the fella you saw.

Will you eat no fella? You're a female lady.

Howdy.

Not too often we get a lady traipsing around these parts.

Probably not.

Are you alone? Is there someone with you?

Yes, I'm alone. I'm not traipsing. I'm tracking animals.

Are you tracking her hunting?

Well, I'd hardly be hunting without a gun.

But you've got a gun, isn't it?

I'd like to introduce myself.

My name's James Adams. This is my good friend Jack.

Mad Jack, they call him.

Well, it seems I found a gentleman in the wilderness.

I'm Mrs. Kate Larson.

It's nice to meet you, ma'am.

Our cabin's just on the other side of the ridge.

We'd be more than happy to have you come over and have some coffee and food with us if you'd like.

Oh, well, that's very kind of you.

However, I have ample provisions and I do have things to take care of out here.

Well, it's none of my business, but these mountains can be a little unkind of people to know and know them.

He's right, lady.

These mountains are just a natural for a woman.

Just ain't natural for a woman.

I've been in the wilderness since the day I was born.

My father was an army officer, and he was stationed at wilderness outpost from Fort Laramie to Fort Union.

My late husband, Major Larson, was a cavalry scout.

And he took me on trips through mountains that were just as wild as these.

Now, if you gentlemen have no objections, I'll be about my business.

What might that be?

I don't think her business is any of our concerns, Jack.

Well, we... what about the animals?

Miss Larson did say she wasn't trapping, so I think we can take the lady's word for it.

Thank you, Mr. Adams.

I think you're wrong about her, Jack.

If that female was a bounty hunter, we'd know how to handle her.

But as it is, we don't even know why she's up here.

Well, that's her business.

Well, I'm telling you something, Adams.

A woman in the wilderness means trouble.

Now, you just mark my word, and she's gonna mess something up.

Then I'll have to straighten it all out like I do with you, and the Coleman, and even BAM.

Well, then we don't have nothing to worry about.

Now, you don't think she's got a gun?

Well, I know she has, and let me tell you this.

A woman with a gun is as unpredictable as a sour grizzly with two cubs.

Big as that forest was, it was suddenly getting mighty small, least ways for BAM.

He was still sniffing around, looking for other newcomers, and it worked long before he found one.

Only this newcomer hadn't come with any friendly purpose in mind.

The man was only saying hello, but the way that woman was acting, it looked like goodbye for BAM.

Did you hear that, Jack?

Yeah.

That's Ben.

I wonder if he ran into.

Come on.

Bear, this is your lucky day.

I'm not looking for a grizzly, I'm looking for a black bear.

Go on about your business now like a good old boy, I've got nothing against you.

You're mostly friendly, or maybe you're sick.

Ben?

Ben, can you hear me?

Where are you?

Mrs. Larson, are you all right?

Yes, I'm just fine, thanks, I'm just puzzled by this grizzly here. And who's Ben?

Well, this grizzly's Ben, named after Benjamin Franklin.

Oh, I didn't recognize him without his glasses.

Well, his eyes aren't as good as a hawk, but he's got the keenest nose in these mountains.

I've never seen a man in a grizzly bear so friendly before.

Everybody's friendly up here, including the animals.

What's wrong?

Oh, nothing, Jack. Mrs. Larson, Ben, are just getting acquainted.

Since we don't call Ben, Mr. Franklin, how about not calling me Mrs. Larson?

I'm Kate.

Nice to meet you, Kate.

How do you do?

Ben, can you say hi to Kate?

Hello, Ben.

Mr. Jack, may I call you Jack?

Hello, I'm Kate.

Howdy, Miss Kate.

Howdy, Jack. Where does Ben live?

Well, Ben lives most of the time with me up the cabin.

Adams, you are the most unusual individual I've ever met.

I've never heard of a grizzly living with a human being before.

How did you tame him?

Well, I didn't tame Ben. Ben and I have been friends for a long time.

Well, do you have other animal friends?

Oh, sure. We got... there's Joshua, the raccoon, and there's Mary Lou and Dannel.

They're skunks.

Skunks?

Yeah, but they're... they're real friendly skunks. Got a hawk, too.

A hawk?

Big, beautiful red tail.

Oh, I'd love to meet them.

If your offer for food is still open, I... I'll do the cooking.

I'll accept.

All right, I'll get my horse and... and we'll be off.

Adams.

Now, that... there is a...

a contrary woman.

Her first, she says she won't have anything to do with our vitals, and now she says she'll cook them for us.

Now, I tell you a woman like that, it means nothing but trouble.

I'll bet you that's what she's gonna fix for our vitals.

So your friend Adams knows all about bears?

Well, that's just about perfect.

I need a man like that to help me find that black bear, and he's going to do just exactly that.

All right, Adams, we're ready.

I figured that woman would give us lessons in trouble.

Meanwhile, the coma was given lessons, too.

Shh!

This time, the Otters will not have our dinner.

I smell smoke.

It's burning!

The time has started to fire, all right?

I know.

Only now it has spread to the lead, too.

The coma knew he had to work fast and furious to beat out that fire before them flames spread to the forest.

What the time he helped him eat managed to get the job done, but not a minute too soon.

You built your fire too close to the lead, too.

The sparks must have set it on fire.

You should remember that fire is one of the most dangerous things in the wilderness.

We all have to be careful.

I'm afraid I was thinking only of the fish.

The fish are still in the stream, but now you have to build a new ring, too.

Kate, without a doubt, the best blueberry pie I've ever eaten in my life.

What do you think, Jack?

Well, we're bad.

It weren't bad.

Will you breeze through their pile like you, since Hungary's a winter wolf?

Or did you learn how to cook like that?

Well, my mother passed away when I was very young, and my father raised me at the frontier porch.

Or he was stationed.

You know what army rations are like.

Mostly salt pork, beef jerky, heart attack.

So out of self-preservation, I learned how to cook using the herbs, wild fruits and berries.

Oh, um, I baked some wild raspberry tarts.

Would you like one?

Uh-oh, one. How many did you bake?

Oh, well, uh, I baked a dozen. Is that enough for you?

Oh, I wasn't thinking of myself. I was thinking of the animals.

Oh, well, how generous of you to think of the animals first.

Don't you think so, Adams?

Oh, yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am.

Why, there's no one more devoted to critters and old Jack.

Well, you should see the way he looks after number seven.

It's almost become like a mountain legend.

Oh, well, here you go, Ben.

That should satisfy your sweet tooth.

Here you go.

Don't be too generous with them.

That, uh, that isn't good for his digestion.

Oh, thank you.

Oh.

Uh, could I just take a couple for number seven?

We would want him to get dried out like that. The heart attack, you know.

Oh, here you are, Jack.

Thank you.

I'll, uh, just go give these to number seven.

Uh-huh. Uh, would you like one?

Oh, no, thanks. I'm full.

Oh, yes.

Oh, no.

Look what I got for us.

Well, I got some for you, too.

Heh, they are good.

Kate, there's something that's been puzzling me.

How come your pa's not traveling with you?

My father died in an accident, uh, a few months ago.

I'm sorry to hear that.

You lost your mom, your pa.

And your husband, that's quite a burden for you to be carrying.

Is there anything I can do?

Well, thank you. There may be.

You see, I'm gathering information on a book I'm writing about animals in the wilderness.

As a matter of fact, I've been following this beautiful black bear.

But I lost track of her near where we first met.

There's a lot of bears in these mountains, Kate.

You think you could recognize that black bear again?

Yes. I'll show you how.

This is the paw print of the bear.

I found the original print in some hardened mud.

And I made this cast out of plaster of Paris.

Well, that was a real good idea.

It's a black bear, sure enough.

Look at here.

There's a tear right across the middle of the pad.

Mm-hmm.

I don't think this bear's going to be too hard to follow.

We didn't know it at the time, but that black bear,

a poking around the woods looking for honeycombs,

was in for a heap of trouble from that stranger lady.

Just after dawn the next morning, while we was all still asleep,

Kate left the cabin.

She was awoken on cat's feet, you might say,

because for what she was intended to do,

she didn't need no company, at least of all ours.

And she made sure she didn't have any.

She had managed to slip past us,

even though all of us, as special for me,

is very light sleepers.

I think she's going to be a little bit more

than a little baby.

Kate was looking for that black bear,

and maybe some of those little animals she seemed sensitive,

because soon as they seen her, they turned tail and run.

Something's scaring these animals.

Let's go and see it.

She found some tracks.

Bear tracks, and she didn't waste no time

comparing those paw prints to the plaster cast she had showed Adams.

No doubt about it.

Kate Larson had picked up the trail.

Well, it's the same bear, all right.

The paw prints match up perfectly.

All right, bear.

Enjoy whatever time you have left,

because this is the last day you walk the earth.

Are you going to wash up?

No, washed up last night to force up.

That ought to do me for a month.

Where's the female lady?

She's still inside of sleeping?

No.

She and the horse are both gone.

They could be upstream taking a bath.

Take a bath?

What forward would she want to do that?

You know, she could be out checking in on that bear.

Now to go up and see if I can help her.

Ben, you want to come along?

Why did anybody want to be looking at the bear this time of morning?

Yeah.

It is kind of early, ain't it?

Well, one thing that Army life did for Kate was to teach her to get up

and get started early.

Army life.

I have to tell you about the time I was scotting for the U.S.

V. cavalry.

They sent in this young feller for me to shape up.

Little bitty feller he was.

Always on the move, jumping around,

quick as a cat.

I said to him, what's your name, son?

He looked me and he says Christopher.

Christopher Carson, he says.

I said, well, you can't be a scotting for the U.S.

They army and have a name like Christopher.

I said, I said, you're always jumping around like kitten and everything.

I'm going to call you Kit.

Kit Carson, I call him.

Him.

After a good night's sleep,

Nicoma and Tatani was all ready to start the day off with a good meal of fish.

Look, Nicoma, my trap's been pulled from the stream.

The wolf is a little bit too old.

The wolves have had our breakfast, Nicoma.

You shouldn't have left it in the water.

What else could I have done?

You could have hung it in a tree.

Remember that.

It's a hard lesson to learn, but a valuable one.

We'll need something to eat.

Go find some choke cherries and you can make ash cakes.

Because that black bear had crossed the stream,

Kate lost the track.

Well, but I'm still young.

Whoa.

Morning, Kate.

Oh, well, good morning, Mr. Adams.

And how are you, Ben Franklin?

Sure is a beautiful day for flying kites, huh?

Yes, it is.

How come you left without asking us to help you track?

Oh, well, you were all sleeping so soundly this morning, especially Mr. Jack.

But I just didn't have the heart to disturb any of you.

Besides, I wanted to see how my bear starts out its day.

It entered the stream here and vanished.

Well, maybe Ben and I can help you pick up a trail.

Well, what would have been?

Spooks my bear.

Well, I think Ben's keen sense of smell.

I help his find that bear.

We'll just have old Ben stay down winter.

Don't get a sniff of him.

Isn't that right, Ben?

Do you hear that, Kate?

Hear how Ben kept his voice, Ben?

Now, if you're out here to learn about bears, Ben's here to help you.

All right, if you say so, Mr. Adams.

Now, Josh, just because that female Kate baked all him,

we're at us very tarts and hit him around doesn't mean that she's got him in her bedroom.

You already had one plateful, which you didn't give me none of.

Look what you did.

Not at all messed up.

Got to get it straightened around her.

She'll think I was into her.

Personal belongings.

Colonel J. E. Bridgestone.

U.S. Army.

Oh, Jeff Bridgestone.

So that's who her daddy was.

I got to tell Adams about this.

While Adams and Ben was helping Kate look for that black bear,

Adams was also teaching Kate some of the facts of life in the forest.

Seeing two skunks looking like they was about to attack a wolf,

puzzled Kate some.

Adams, has there ever been a time when a skunk would attack a wolf?

Well, sure.

To protect his home.

Will that wolf over there?

Well, he's his friend, he's been a Josh.

Well, despite what you say, some day someone's going to write a book on

why your so-called peaceful animals still have the natural instinct to fight,

just like soldiers.

Kate, there's certain things you have to learn about animals.

No fight to protect their homes and their territory.

It makes good sense to them.

Oh, come now, Adams.

You're just romanticizing, saying that animals behave rationally.

They're just what they are, dumb beasts the way they all might intend to be.

Oh, no offense to you, Ben.

You're an exception, a remarkable exception.

As a matter of fact, I bet there's not another bear in the forest like you.

Adams wasn't the only one having trouble doling out lessons.

To Tony was so intent on finding them joke berries to redeem himself or setting that fire,

he didn't want where he was going or where he'd been.

It was just a matter of time before he realized he was lost.

He come to know something about the

fact that he was not a joke.

He was just a matter of time before he realized he was lost.

He come to know something else.

How big that forest was and how easy it is to lose your way and if and you don't pay close attention.

Since to Tony was gone a lot longer than he should have been,

Nicole would knew something was wrong, so he went out to find him.

To Tony had forgotten all about marking his trails, so all he did was wander around in circles.

Knowing he was lost, he was getting more scared where they were step he took.

Being an expert tracker, Nicole picked up to Tony's trail.

It was easy to follow since like to Tony it was a golden around in circles.

To Tony had just about given up hope of ever finding Nicole went all of a sudden there he was.

There wasn't a happier face in the forest.

Hey Coma, I lost my way.

I know. I see how you could have found it.

In what direction did you leave the camp?

North.

When you can't see the sun, nature leaves signs to help you from getting lost.

The bark always grows thicker on the south side of the tree.

If you see an anne tail, look for an entrance.

The a two always faces south.

I should have marked my trail. Then I could have found my way back.

Look, Nacoma, a cougar cub.

Do you think it needs help?

No, its mother won't be far away.

Wow.

See, there she comes to care for her young now.

My brother Adams will tell you that animals are like people.

And the mother cougar feels the same way about her young as your mother feels about you.

The wilderness is strange. And yet, in many ways it is not strange at all.

That is true to Tony.

You still have much to learn, but in time you will come to know the wilderness as well as I do.

To Tony had learned a lot of valuable lessons from Nacoma,

but in another part of the forest, Kate Larson still had to learn the biggest lesson of her life.

Kate, there is your bear.

Oh, well, it sure looks like the one I am after.

And, um, Adams, thank you for taking me this far, but I think Ben is spooking my bear,

and I think its important that I observe it in his natural habitat without any disturbing elements.

Well, you could be a little bit more careful.

I think it is important that I observe it in his natural habitat without any disturbing elements.

Well, you could be right, Kate. Well, I will tell you what.

That wolf we saw back there, she just had a litter of pups.

Her den is not too far from here. Ben and I will go pay her a visit.

And if you need anything, just give us a holler and we will catch up with you.

Well, thank you. That is very kind of you.

Come on, Ben.

Oh, come on, Ben.

All right, there. My father was old and careless, but I am ready for you.

And now there is no one here to save you.

Look how big you are getting. Yes.

I am not going to be able to hold you much longer. Where is your mama?

She out with your brothers and sisters?

You going to tell her I came by to see her?

Adams! Adams! Up this way, Jack.

I got to talk to you.

You run for? There are no raspberries up here.

I know that, but the female what baked them is here.

What's wrong? I don't know. I got something important to tell you.

What? Well, I got a feeling that something terrible is going to happen if we don't do something about it.

You go play.

Now, Jack just slowed down. Take a nice deep breath and let's start from the beginning.

All right. There I was. A tidying up the cabin.

Well, not exactly. You see, what happened, Joshua got into her goods and he was looking for some more of them.

Raspberry tarts and he tore it all up.

Well, that don't sound so terrible.

Wait a minute. I was straightening it all up because I didn't want her to think it was me.

And I was rolling up this army blanket and there was a name tag in it.

And then you know what I said? It said Colonel J. E. Bridgestone.

Well, that's her pop.

You remember the story that was going around the settlement about the fellow that came up here into the woods and got himself killed?

Well, I knew it weren't no accident.

Now, you told me that the Colonel would come up here and fire down that bear and missed and the bear got him before he could reload.

That's it? Exactly. It's self-saying bear.

No, wait a second.

Kate's mom's dead and her husband died and now her paw is dead.

And now her paw is dead. The probably the only way she could get rid of that grief churn around inside of her was to come up here and try and kill that bear that kills her paw.

She's got to be half out of her head with revenge. We got to get going. Come on.

My father never had a son to avenge his death, but I'm just as good as any man with a gun.

Come on, bear. Charge me.

Come on, you killed a charge me like you did my father. He was slow and he missed, but I won't.

Come back. I don't want to shoot you in the back. It's got to be face to face. Don't you understand?

So you are a coward.

Like I said before, a woman with a gun is trouble.

You're moving fast, but you're moving fast.

But you're not going to lose me this time.

But this one meant business. And somehow all the critters knew it and scattered before her path like tumbleweeds in her tornado.

I swear to you, bear, wherever you go, I'll find you.

Thank you.

Have you noticed how the critters are running for cover?

She probably got that gun loaded and they're scaring the daylights out of her.

She's not too far behind that bear, but at least we're gaining on her.

I can guess where that old bear's headed, Jack. Right for his den. I'm going to take a shortcut.

Kate was running after that bear for all she was worth. And like Adam's figured, the bear was heading for his den all right with Kate and her gun not far behind.

Come on bear, make a move. I'm your judge, jury, and executioner and I find you guilty of murder in the first degree with no recommendation for mercy.

Come on bear. I'm going to give you one last sporting chance. Come on, rush me now.

Then it's either you or me. Come on bear. Come on.

Kate, no, don't shoot.

Stand right there, Adam. I don't want to hurt you. It's this bear I'm after.

What this bear for due to you?

It killed my father. I'm here to use this on the bear, not on a human being, so don't force me.

This is Kate.

Jack, just because I'm a woman doesn't mean I don't know how to handle his gun.

My father taught me how to shoot when I was ten years old.

Adam, I like Ben. I don't want to hurt him or any of you. Ben, stay right where you are.

Now Kate, you said something to me one time that humans act in rational ways. They use their brain.

Well, let me reason this thing out with you before you do something you're going to regret.

It's going past the talking stage. Well, you haven't, not yet.

Kate, I want you to ask yourself something. This is a piece of a bear.

There had to be some reason for him to attack your father. Something we don't know about maybe.

Or maybe something you know and you're hiding from us.

I'm not trying to hide anything.

I heard about your father down at the settlement. Now, where it is, he shouted a bear and missed.

That's enough to make any bear charge. No, Jack. I think it's more than that.

Kate being a rational woman, maybe she can help us figure this thing out. You'll learn the truth.

Or maybe she's afraid. I'm not afraid of anything.

Now, I know about army kernals. I've scouted for hundreds of them. I know how they hunt.

They like to pull down a bear and nail its hide to the wall or make a rug out of it.

Now, that ain't my idea of a hero. My father wasn't like that. He was a brave and courageous man. You ask anyone.

I'm not asking anyone, Kate. I'm asking you. Why was your paw hunting this bear?

Because he loved to hunt. I won't stand here and listen to you two civilians ruin the reputation of a dead soldier.

Now, he was a fine man. He was a fine man and officer.

Maybe your dad wasn't a hero just this one time in his life. See that bear cub?

That bear is a female. That's right. She is a female. And she's a mother.

Did you know that? No. Not until now. Any man that calls himself a sport and hunter wouldn't shoot a female critter.

My father wouldn't do that. He didn't know. Are you sure? You didn't know it. He wasn't that sort of man.

Could have be that black bear, the mother, was just trying to protect her cub. And your father threatened him.

Use that cub as bait to trap the bear? He wouldn't. He wouldn't.

Kate, I know you love your father. But killing this bear is not going to bring him back.

It's only going to leave this cub in orphan. Is that what revenge is all about?

I don't want revenge. I want justice. What kind of justice, Kate? Isn't it possible that on that hunting trip your father made one mistake.

And that's what cost him his life. No. I don't know.

I know you think your father was a great man. And you wanted him to die a hero. He was a great man.

Sure he was, Kate. But isn't it true that he was so intent in proving his skill as a hunter?

And he wanted to bring that bear skin back so bad to show off that he used this little cub to bait his mother.

No. Is that the truth, Kate? Is that the truth? Kate, tell me. Isn't it true?

All right. When my father's guide brought his body down, he told me what happened.

You're right. He did use the cub as bait. And the guy didn't stop him.

He wouldn't listen. My father wouldn't listen to him. When he was out in the wilderness and hunting, he just became a different man.

And it cost him his life.

I'm sorry, Kate. All that bear was trying to do was just to protect its cub.

Just like a human parent would have done. Just like your father would have done if you were in danger.

And that's just the way it is.

Thanks to Adams, that bear family was safe from harm now, and Kate was safe too.

Safe from the hate that had been eaten her up for so long.

Y'all back, Kate?

Already go. Jack's giving me enough supplies to get me all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.

Kate, what are you going to be doing now?

Well, before when I told you I was going to be writing about animals, I was just pretending.

But I've learned so much here from you that I'm going to be serious about it.

Well, just what sort of stories you're going to be writing about? Like animal stories?

Nope. No fiction. I'm going to write the truth.

My father had friends on newspapers in Washington.

Maybe they'll print my article so people can come to, well, understand the wilderness.

Well, that sounds good to me. Folks need to know all they can about animals.

I hope the men in Congress will read my articles.

Maybe I can persuade them to take a good look at the wilderness the way you see it.

And maybe they'll preserve it as a place where people can come to enjoy the animals, not hunt them.

Well, if you can do that, Kate, I'll thank you right kindly.

Oh.

I know the animals will too.

Bye, Jack.

Bye.

Bye, Ben.

Thank you, Ed.

Bye, Kate, and good luck.

Come on, boy. Let's get going.

Bye.

Totani, we're all very proud of you.

Soon you can become a brain.

I've carved this buffalo for you, so you remember your days of testing.

It's for you, Totani.

When you want to complete your education about the wilderness, you come see old magic.

And I'll teach you the mountain man ways.

Why, I've crossed it. I see glaciers, I've crossed.

Totani, hold on.

Totani and Nakoma have to go.

Now that Totani's passed this test, he's earned the right to be president of tribal council meetings.

That's where Nakoma's going to take him.

Good luck, Totani.

Totani?

Dio Agali. Dio Agali.

Hey, I got something for you.

I, uh, think it's just a bunch of paper.

It's open enough and see.

You didn't peek, did you?

No.

Look at that.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

Look at that.

It's a wilderness story by Kate Larson.

Well, now ain't that just like a green heart?

It spends two minutes in the wilderness and goes home and writes a whole book about it.

She wants me to read her manuscripts and help her make some corrections.

Wait, wait, look at that.

Dedicated to my friend, James Adams, who taught me respect for all creatures of the wilderness.

And listen to this band and to my friend Ben, the kindest and gentlest of them all.

Isn't that nice?

That seems like Kate learned something, too.

Love can overcome hate and help you respect all living things.

Isn't that right, Ben?

Huh?

Deep inside the forest is a door into another land.

Here is our life and home.

We are staying,

here forever in the beauty of this place alone.

They keep on hoping

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

There's a time we'll call our own

Living free in harmony and majesty

Take me home

Take me home