The journey was taking hours and as they got further, the birds and squirrels weren't able to keep up. The volcano slowly started to get steeper and steeper. Approaching the top, it became so steep neither of the bears could go on. They started to doubt themselves after several attempts to move further. They both had attempted this journey before when a fire had started a hundred years previously. Unlike before, Marty refused to give up and an idea occurred to him. There was one thing they hadn’t tried before. Griz and Marty dropped the sticks from their mouth, closed their eyes, and started to speak to the sky spirits in hopes they would answer their prayer. They sat and waited for awhile but with more hope than before. A snap of a branch was heard near by. “What was that in the bushes?¨ asked Griz. Before the other could respond a glowing orange fox appeared before them in silence. Neither one of the bears felt alarmed but yet a comforting feeling overwhelmed them. The fire immediately started to trail to the fox’s tail and after it was fully absorbed, he then started his journey to the top of the volcano. The bears watched in astonishment while the mysterious glow of his tail slowly
The journey was taking hours and as they got further, the birds and squirrels weren't able to keep up. The volcano slowly started to get steeper and steeper. Approaching the top, it became so steep neither of the bears could go on. They started to doubt themselves after several attempts to move further. They both had attempted this journey before when a fire had started a hundred years previously. Unlike before, Marty refused to give up and an idea occurred to him. There was one thing they hadn’t tried before. Griz and Marty dropped the sticks from their mouth, closed their eyes, and started to speak to the sky spirits in hopes they would answer their prayer. They sat and waited for awhile but with more hope than before. A snap of a branch was heard near by. “What was that in the bushes?¨ asked Griz. Before the other could respond a glowing orange fox appeared before them in silence. Neither one of the bears felt alarmed but yet a comforting feeling overwhelmed them. The fire immediately started to trail to the fox’s tail and after it was fully absorbed, he then started his journey to the top of the volcano. The bears watched in astonishment while the mysterious glow of his tail slowly