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00:00Johnny Appleseed and the Bears.

00:29Written by David Novak, illustrated by David Wenzel.

00:38One sunny day in early October, Johnny Appleseed hiked up to a wide mountain meadow.

00:45He carried a sack full of bright red apples, fresh picked from one of his apple orchards.

00:51Today was his day for cutting out seeds.

00:54Later, he would plant the seeds for the people he visited.

00:58When the seeds grew into trees, the people would have fresh apples to eat.

01:05Johnny leaned against a sun-warmed rock in the middle of that bright meadow.

01:10He took out his paring knife and began slicing open apples.

01:14Then he took out the seeds.

01:16The trees were ablaze with autumn colors and the air was fresh and cool.

01:21This was just the sort of place Johnny considered to be heaven on earth.

01:26So as he worked, he made up a song.

01:29How happy I am to sit in the sun with bright autumn colors and a cool autumn breeze.

01:36I'm doing the work that needs to be done with apples I've grown from my own apple trees.

01:45Johnny thought he heard something growl.

01:48He listened.

01:52Everything was quiet, so Johnny went back to work.

02:01There it was again, a growling grrr.

02:04Johnny looked up.

02:06At the edge of the woods, he could see a dark shadow.

02:09Out of that shadow stuck a black shiny nose.

02:12Attached to that nose was a big black bear.

02:16Johnny knew a thing or two about bears.

02:19Johnny knew that bears sleep in the winter and don't wake up until spring.

02:23Johnny knew that autumn is the time when bears are always eating to get ready for the long

02:28winter sleep.

02:30Johnny also knew that bears will eat anything.

02:33They might even eat Johnny Appleseed.

02:38Papa Bear started coming toward him.

02:41But Johnny didn't panic.

02:43He said, Papa Bear, how would you like an apple?

02:47Apples are sweet and sugary.

02:49They taste better than any scrawny old Johnny Appleseed.

02:53Johnny reached into his sack, sliced open an apple, and took out the seeds.

02:58Then he tossed the rest of the apple to Papa Bear.

03:04Papa Bear picked up that apple and munched on it.

03:08Then he nodded as if to say, thank you kindly.

03:11Johnny said, don't mention it, friend.

03:14I'm glad to be of service.

03:19Papa Bear turned around and walked off into the woods.

03:26Everything was quiet, so Johnny went back to work.

03:30Suddenly, he heard two growls.

03:37There were two black bears, Papa Bear and Mama Bear.

03:41Well, Johnny had plenty of apples.

03:44He reached into his sack, sliced some open, and took out the seeds.

03:48Then he tossed the apples to the bears.

03:54Papa Bear and Mama Bear ate the apples, nodded to Johnny, and walked away.

04:00Everything was quiet, so Johnny went back to work.

04:04Three growls.

04:10There was Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear.

04:15Once again, Johnny reached into his sack, sliced open some apples, and took out the seeds.

04:21Then he tossed the apples to the bears.

04:24Once again, the bears ate the apples, nodded to Johnny, and walked away.

04:29Things weren't very quiet after that.

04:34Along came Papa Bear, Mama Bear, Baby Bear, Grandpa Bear, Grandma Bear, Aunt Bear,

04:41Uncle Bear, and Cousin Bear.

04:42And more bears were still coming.

04:48Soon, all of the bears on that mountain came into the meadow for a big bear picnic.

04:54Over and over again, Johnny reached into his sack, sliced open some apples,

05:00and took out the seeds.

05:01Then he tossed the apples to the bears.

05:04He was afraid he might run out of apples, but he kept finding more and more apples in his sack.

05:13Finally, all the bears were full.

05:16They stretched out in that meadow and looked at Johnny with big, shining black eyes.

05:21I wonder what they want now, thought Johnny.

05:27Then he understood.

05:29Those bears had to wear the same furry suit of clothes all the time.

05:34They were bound to itch.

05:36So Johnny stepped among the bears, giving them scratches.

05:40And the bears stretched and yawned.

05:42One by one, they fell asleep.

05:49Everything was quiet.

05:51Johnny Appleseed stood in the middle of that meadow, watching those dozing bears.

05:57He watched for a long time.

05:59Then he thought,

06:01I have to travel on, and I'm not likely to be back this way again.

06:05I wonder who will be here next year to feed the bears and scratch their backs.

06:10I plant my apple seeds for the people to eat, but I suppose I can spare a few for the bears.

06:16So Johnny stepped among the bears once more.

06:19This time, he planted seeds, one for each bear.

06:24Finally, he picked up his sack and tiptoed away.

06:31That was a long time ago, and Johnny Appleseed has long since left this world.

06:36But his apple trees are still here.

06:39There is a mountain meadow in the north of the city.

06:43There is a mountain meadow in the northern Appalachian range,

06:48with a wild apple orchard growing in it.

06:50If you go there in the autumn, you're likely to find a black bear or two,

06:55munching on apples and rubbing up against those trees.

06:59For after all these years, Johnny Appleseed still feeds the bears and scratches their backs.

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Johnny Appleseed and the Bears - Autumn Read Aloud Books for Children - Bedtime Stories for Kids

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