Nelly The Bear: A Short Story

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One spring morning, Nelly the bear woke up from her hibernation. She was very hungry, so she set out to look for some berries. She knew that there was a beautiful berry patch not so far from her den.
On her way there, she ran into her old friends Laurie the fox and Hugo the honey badger. “Well, if it isn’t Laurie and Hugo, my dearest old friends,” she said. “I’m going to get some berries from the old berry patch down by the pond,” said Nelly.
“Oh no, Nelly, you can’t go there!” exclaimed Laurie.
“Yeah, the construction workers are building a park there,” said Hugo.
“No, they can’t destroy our berry patch!” exclaimed Nelly. “Wait, I have a plan,” she said in a sneaky voice. “Hugo, go gather our furry friends. Laurie, go collect as much fruit

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