In 1929、a winter day with heavy snow、every house in suburban area of New York was all lit up. There was a family which made the most laughter. Let’s take a look at this family. In the house、a man with a good appearance was talking happily with a golden-haired woman.
「Maria、which traveling resort do you like to go? I think Quebec is a good choice. How do you think about it?」 said the man.
「Hum、it’s a good idea、Bruce. Now I have to prepare something we need、and you go to tell Ivy about this. She will be very excited,」 said Maria.
One the second day、Bruce and Maria took their daughter、Ivy、to the resort at Canada by their own car. They were in a famous skiing field of Canada. There was a big field standing there and lots of people were skiing. Green forests surrounded the whole field. The sunshine, falling down on the snow, warmed people. At the destination、Ivy、a five-year-old and naughty girl ran out from the car and yelled,
」Wow、there is snow falling down in my hands、Daddy! Could I play with snow?」 「You have to wear your snow boots first,」 said Maria with a smile.
Ivy wore her beautiful pink snow boots then Bruce held her hand and walked to the skiing store.
「May I help you?」 said store clerk.
「I want to rent three sleighs、two for adult one for child.」 said Bruce.
The store clerk took three sleighs to him. They were going to begin their trip.
「Can you teach me how to ski、daddy?” said Ivy.
「Of cause, my little angel.」 Bruce held his daughter’s hands and started to ski slowly. Ten minutes later、Ivy could ski easily without her father’s help.
「You did a good job, Ivy.」 said Maria.
Bruce let Ivy ski herself and went to buy coffee with Maria.
At the same time、they heard a big scream and saw many people around got together something.
「A little girl fell down and her head collided with the ground. Much blood flew from her body. Where is her mother and father?” said a stranger.
Bruce and Maria walked out of the store and ran towards the crowd. They saw Ivy lies on snow with blood all over her body. Maria screamed at first and then held her daughter in her arms. Bruce gave a call to the police and asked them for help.
「Don’t worry, my baby. You will be okay,」 said Maria.
After an ambulance arrived、the doctor took Ivy into the ambulance. Bruce and Maria drove their car and followed the ambulance. When they got to the hospital、doctors took Ivy into an operation room immediately. One hour ago、the doctor told Bruce that his daughter suffered from Leukemia. Leukemia is a serious disease that may cause the sufferer to death. To cure this disease and make the operation go smoothly、it was necessary to perform the operation in a hurry. However、it took a huge amount of money for the operation.
Bruce drove to the bank and wanted to see how much dollar he has. He pressed down the computer』 button; 102.39 revealed on the screen. Bruce was worried and upset because he didn’t have the ability to let his daughter to do an operation. At the same time、he thought of his best friend Frank、who might help him. Bruce called Frank
「Can you give me a hand?,」
「What happened、Bruce?,” said Frank.
Then Bruce told everything to Frank.
「I feel sorry about it、but I don’t have lots of money. I heard a legend about golden-fur bear. If you hunt the bear、maybe you can sell it in order to get cash、”said Frank.
「That’s a good idea, but can you come with me?,” said Bruce.
「Sure.」 said Frank with a big smile.
Therefore、Bruce told Maria about this, and Maria was very happy because of the hope to save her daughter. To pay for the operation、they decided to go to hunt the golden bear with Frank. Three days later、Bruce、Maria and Frank drove at their destination, the western forest in America.
Entering the forest、they took the tools for hunting and began to find the golden bear with the guidance of Frank、who was a veteran of hunting.
「It’s a little bit of difficult to find the golden bear because it is winter. Golden bears will stay at their cave to hibernation. Only those bears which have a new born baby will go out to search for food to feed babies,」 said Frank.
「Hum….、I think I’ll still try to find it to get its precious fur. It’s the only way for me and Maria to get money quickly,」 said Bruce with a stern look.
「Okay、shall we start our work、Frank? I just want to find the golden bear right now and sell its fur to get money! Don’t waste my time!!! My daughter now is in a dangerous condition、do you know that?! Wawa….Ivy…. why the God gave you such sorrowful present…..Wawa,」 yelled and cried Maria in deep despair.
「Don’t cry、honey. Frank just wanted to tell us what he knows. Let’s go hunt the bear. Don’t cry my honey、let’s go right away,」 said Bruce heartbroken、embracing Maria. He winked at Frank.
「Now、we go this road which is a short cut to the habitats of bears.」 said Frank with courage.
Then they began finding bears with their thick coats、boosts and heavy tools. On the way to bears』 caves、all they can see were dead white scenes. The maple trees were covered with thick snow and without any leaves. The ground was also covered with heavy snow. The only sound they could hear was the sound of owls. It made this hunting journey even more horrible and colder. After a long walk for around eight hours、Maria felt very tired and couldn’t bear this hard walk.
「Could we stop to take a break? My feet ached badly,」 said her.
「 Okay、although there is only about two- hour walk to golden bear’s cave、I think we should camp here tonight to restore our energy. Tomorrow we will go home with golden fur.」 said Frank.
In the evening、they had a simple meal and made a camp fire to warm up.
「Thanks for your guidance、Frank, my friend. Without you、Maria and I will panic and do nothing for my daughter.」 said Bruce with full thank to Frank.
「That’s my only way to help you、Bruce. It’s no big deal.」 said Frank with a smile. 「Thank you、Frank、and I’m very sorry for my attitude toward you this morning.
I shouldn’t be rude to you just because of my sadness. Please forgive me,」 said Maria with deep apology.
「Never mind、my dear. I know now you’re very worried about your daughter. As a mother、this kind of behavior is normal and common. Now take a sweet sleep for tomorrow’s task, Maria and Bruce,」 said Frank.
But at night、Bruce went out off their camp.
「I just want to get the golden fur right now. It’s the best moment to hunt bears.』』 Bruce told to himself. Bruce walked on the way to bears』 cave. Two hours later、he stood across a big cave. He hid behind a group of rocks to observe whether there was bear living in it or not. For a while、there was a big bear with shining golden fur which lit up the ground in the dark. The golden bear was going around as if it was looking for something. Suddenly、a little cub walked out from the cave, following the bigger one. Bruce was so excited that there were two bears with beautiful valuable fur. He wanted to hunt two of them to get more money than he expected. The two bears were like mother and child. The bigger one hugged her baby and played with it happily. At the sight of it、Bruce thought of his lovely daughter、Ivy、who was very sick and in grave danger. He thought about the happy time when he and Maria took Ivy to go skiing in Canada. He didn’t expect that Ivy would get the serious disease、leukemia. It took away her childhood and hurt Bruce and Maria’s heart. He just took up his gun and aimed at the bigger bear. But when he saw the little bear following its mother cutely and need her care、Bruce hesitated. He really wanted to make his daughter be cured. He expected to see Ivy play and stand healthily before him. The little bear hugged its mother firmly for a long time. The image of sick Ivy appeared in Bruce’s mind.
「Bang-」A sound of gun shot cracked the silent daybreak.
The bears roared. Bruce didn’t aim right at the bigger bear. Now Bruce tried to shot one of them to go back quickly to meet his friend and wife. The bigger bear took her baby running into the farther part of the forest、and Bruce was chasing up after her. They finally ran at the crag. Bruce thought it’s a good time to hunt them. But to his surprise、the mother bear hugged her baby tightly and jumped down over the steep cliff.
「NO-my golden fur-,」yelled Bruce.
With the enormous disappointment、Frank, Bruce and Maria went back home with their tired body. After they drove at the hospital where Ivy stayed for treatment、Maria rushed into the sickroom to see her daughter. Nurses and a doctor were coldly around the sickbed. At the sight of Ivy’s body covered with a white cloth、Maria could not help but cry loudly to the sky.
