Thrifty Squirrel
	
Once, Bear ruled the forest. He made the other animals bring him food. Bear didn't like nuts. He gave Squirrel six fat acorn nuts. Squirrel hid them in a hollow tree. 

Mother Nature was watching over the forest and animals she protected. She did not like Bear's selfish behavior. Mother Nature made Bear sleep in his cave all winter with nothing to eat. She hoped this would teach Bear a lesson.

That winter, Squirrel was very hungry. One day, he found the six acorns he had hidden in a hollow tree. Squirrel ate two and saved the rest for later. "Next year," he thought, "I will store lots of nuts so I will not be hungry."

When Bear woke up in the spring, he was skinny and hungry. Bear finally understood how badly he had treated his friends.









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