Bear Cub Lucas Wants to Play the Violin. Heli Künnapas

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      “A bear cub playing the violin?” sneered Henry the wolf cub.

      “But your paws are so chubby!” the fox cub Reilly let out a barking laugh.

      The bunnies Jasper and Julia rolled on their back, wiggling their paws in the air in a hysterical laughing fit, making sure everyone saw how ridiculous this idea seemed to them. Moose Paula simply turned her back and begun to chomp juicy leaves from a nearby tree. She didn’t bother to join the cackling chorus, but she had nothing to say to the bear cub about his a crazy idea all the same.

      By then, Lucas had lost all desire to play. He began to head back home.

      “C’mon, don’t take offence,” the bunny Jasper bounced next to him. “Can’t you see that if you tell us such a grand joke, we simply can’t stop laughing? Come along, let’s play!”

      “I… I promised mom I’ll be home early today,” the bear cub mumbled a quick lie. He couldn’t bear to hear his friends’ laughter any longer. At the same time, he began to wonder whether the whole thing really was a crazy idea after all. Lucas didn’t want his friends to see his sadness over the disappearing dream, so he ex-cused himself with a little lie. Bunny Jasper shrugged and bounded back to the rest of the friends who were still making fun of the bear cub’s dream.

      The bear cub walked away from the playground. The closer he got to his home, the slower and heavier his steps became. Didn’t mama say he could become who-ever he wanted to? But mothers love their kids and are sometimes afraid to tell them the cold hard truth. Had mama bear lied to Lucas? Was his dream truly im-possible to fulfill?