https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp Interpretation of a story by Kayla Lebhaft en-us 2017-11-19 02:03:29 UTC 2023-04-15 13:22:12 UTC hello@padlet.com kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424143 The bear yelled out, “Do not be afraid.  I will not harm you.  I only want to warm myself a little.”  My mother felt sorry for the bear and told him to lie down by the fire place.  She then called for my sister and I to come out and told us that he meant us no harm.  We got a broom and swept the snow from the bears fur, and he settled comfortably in front of the fire.]]> 2017-11-19 02:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424143 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424144 However, it was a huge black bear whose head was higher than the door.  I screamed and jumped back, our puppies barked and the guinea pig hid.]]> 2017-11-19 02:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424144 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424145 One night as we were sitting together in our cottage, there was a knock at the door.  My mother said, “Quick, Rose Red, open the door, it must be a traveler who is seeking shelter.”  I ran to the door thinking it would be a poor man on the other side. ]]> 2017-11-19 02:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424145 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424147 In the winter, my sister always lights the fire in the fireplace.  At night, our mother loves to read to us. ]]> 2017-11-19 02:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424147 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424149 Every morning, I bring flowers of a rose from each tree to my mother’s bedside. ]]> 2017-11-19 02:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424149 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424150 We loved to make our mom happy, so we help keep our cottage very neat. ]]> 2017-11-19 02:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424150 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424151 My sister and I vowed to never leave each other or our mother as long as we lived.  We agreed that what one had must be shared with the other.  My sister and I had many adventures together running through the forest. We played with the cute, brown bunnies and loved to watch the blue birds sing in the trees.]]> 2017-11-19 02:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424151 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424152 My sister and I were always happy, but very different.  I liked to run through the fields picking flowers and playing with the animals, but Snow White preferred to stay at home with our mother and help her do housework or read.]]> 2017-11-19 02:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424152 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424153 Our cottage was very small, but in the middle of a beautiful garden with two rose trees, one white and the other red.]]> 2017-11-19 02:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424153 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424154 This is a story of my childhood.  I am Rose Red, and I live in a small cottage with my mom and younger sister, Snow White.]]> 2017-11-19 02:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208424154 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208425964 Pretty soon, we became great friends with the bear.  We loved to play on top of him and roll around in his fur.  The bear started coming every night at bedtime until early spring.  When spring came the bear said, “Now I must go away, and cannot come back for the whole summer”.  ]]> 2017-11-19 02:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208425964 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426048 He also told Snow White that he had to go into the forest and guard his treasures from the wicked dwarfs because they pry and steal.  The girls were sorry for him having to leave because they would miss him.  As he left, Snow White caught a glimpse of gold shinning through the bears thick coat.]]> 2017-11-19 02:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426048 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426154 Several days later, our mom sent us out to collect firewood.]]> 2017-11-19 03:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426154 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426168 We came across an old dwarf with a wrinkled face and very long beard.  His beard was caught in a tree and he was jumping around trying to free himself.  The dwarf yelled at us, “Why are you standing there, you need to come help me”.  I asked him what he was doing at the tree.]]> 2017-11-19 03:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426168 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426190 His answer was he was trying to get wood for cooking.  However, the wood was too smooth and his beard got caught tight.  My sister and I tried very hard, but could not get his beard free.  I offered to go get help, but he called me a “senseless goose and asked why I could not think of something better to help him.”]]> 2017-11-19 03:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426190 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426216 At that moment, my sister pulled out her scissors and cut his beard.  This made the dwarf very mad and he yelled,”bad luck to you both” and ran off into the woods.]]> 2017-11-19 03:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426216 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426406 Several days later, our mother sent us to town to buy needles, thread and material.]]> 2017-11-19 03:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426406 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426416 On the road, we noticed a huge bird flying around and around our heads.  Soon we heard a loud pitiful cry.  We ran over and realized that the bird had the old dwarf in his talons and planned to carry him off.  We grabbed the dwarf quickly and pulled so hard that the bird finally released him.]]> 2017-11-19 03:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426416 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426427 Instead of being grateful, he screamed, “Could you not have done it more carefully? You are helpless clumsy creatures.”.  We were now used to his ungratefulness so we went on our way to town.]]> 2017-11-19 03:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426427 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426445 Of course on our way home, we saw the dwarf again with his precious stones dumped out on the ground.]]> 2017-11-19 03:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426445 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426669 All of a sudden a black bear came running towards us from the forest.  The dwarf screamed, “Mr. Bear, spare me, I will give you all of my treasures. Come, take these two wicked girls and eat them.”]]> 2017-11-19 03:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426669 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426691 The bear reached out with his paw and struck the dwarf, who fell to the ground dead.  We ran away frightened, but the bear called out to us to wait on him.  We recognized his voice.  When he reached us, his bear skin fell off, and there was a handsome man all clothed in gold.]]> 2017-11-19 03:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426691 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426704 “I am the son of a King, and that wicked dwarf stole my treasures.  I have had to be a savage bear in the forest until his death freed me.  He now has his well deserved punishment.”]]> 2017-11-19 03:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426704 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426725 Within two years, he was married to my beautiful sister]]> 2017-11-19 03:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426725 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426874  and I married his brother.]]> 2017-11-19 03:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426874 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426917  we were very blessed and rich.]]> 2017-11-19 03:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426917 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426940 Our mother lived in the castle with us for many years]]> 2017-11-19 03:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426940 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426969 and we still brought her beautiful red and white roses every morning.]]> 2017-11-19 03:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208426969 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208427002 Because his father was the King,]]> 2017-11-19 03:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208427002 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208427447 We have many pets, including two cute puppies, three fish, and one guinea pig.]]> 2017-11-19 03:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208427447 kayla_lebhaft https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208428022 More memories of us at our new home.]]> 2017-11-19 03:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kayla_lebhaft/zhapczitrghp/wish/208428022