Personal Narrative-Ted Bear The Pyromaniac

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Ted Bear the Pyromaniac
You might have seen me on my old television show Bear Grills back in my glory days. Now that I have left the public life, I can finally follow my dream of becoming a park ranger for the most pristine forest in North America, Rocky Mountain National Park. So I did just that and have been wandering the superb mountain range for the last four years. Recently I have found out how much better things are when they are cooked. I use To eat everything raw, including bugs, fruit or anything I could get my hands on ,when out in the wild. After this strange knowledge came to my understanding I began to cook everything over a camping fire. Isn't fire beautiful, the way it glows and shines even in the darkest areas of the night? It was then I discovered my passion for fire! Anything put through fire must be better right? So I decided then and there that I would do my best to cook everything! Not even Smokey the bear could stop me from cooking the whole forest down! I had to figure out how to do it though. I through a lot of hard work I set out to begin my quest, in which I walked for the space of three days. It was then saw a campfire and was immediately overtaken with the urge to go and bask in its beauty. A campfire that was unattended was easily approachable and darn near impossible to approach. I did so very eagerly, and cautiously for I knew nothing concerning the owner of this fire. It mattered not I finally told myself as I watched the fire dance on the ashes of that wood. I sat down and for a matter of hours I watched the fire burn and then turn cold as its life faded. About five hours after the Royal blazing had come to an end I snapped out of my trance, only to find
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