Koda ran on and on and on through the hills. He couldn't bare to look back at the horrid scene of the humans attacking him and his mother and her yell. The sky was dark and he ran on and on. Finally he came to a huge cave. He entered cautiously and came across five pieces of salmon. Hungry he shredded though them in four seconds. He was too hungry to care about indigestion or hiccups.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of heavy feet. He was in a cave belonging to another bear, he was so desperate with hunger he didn't think of it. He hid behind a huge rock at the far end of the cave when an big ,enormous bear entered and sat down. He looked at the salmon.
"Some fox, probably," he grumbled.
At the point, Koda accidentally let slip a burp which got the bear's attention. It got back to its feet and investigated the noise, Koda curling himself into a ball shaking. He suddenly felt a wet nose in contact with his fur and he turned to see the bear sniffing.
"Well, what have we here?" he said in a surprisingly gentle voice and he seemed to be smiling.
"Please don't eat me!" cried Koda. "I'm sorry I trespassed! I'm sorry I ate your food! I was lost and -"
"Whoah there, whoah there," chuckled the bear as he stroked Koda's back. "What sort of bear eats a bear?"
He sat down and revealed his large belly. "This is a salmon belly, not a cub belly."
Koda began laugh at this pretty much funny bear.
"That's better," said the bear. "So what's your name, little guy? My name is Tug."
"My name is Koda," said the cub. "I live in a cave with my mom and then out of nowhere today, a human came in and attacked us. My mom told me to keep running and when I turned, she wasn't moving. So I ran and ran until I found your cave."
He began to sob.
Tug was rather moved by this story.
"It's okay, kid," he said picking him up and cuddling him. "Tug is here now. You can live here with me."
"Is that okay with you?" asked Koda.
"Of course it is," said Tug. "What's mine is yours."
"I'm sorry I ate the salmon," said Koda. "I didn't know they were yours."
"Don't worry," chuckled Tug. "I've eaten enough already. Let's get you settled and to sleep. And don't worry. You will be safe as long as you live with me."
Koda was soon snuggled into Tug's side that drifted him back and fore like his mother. He was sad to lose his mother but he had a feeling his life has taken a positive turn with this amazing bear.