Tigedy Meets Blue Bear

2 to 5 years old
11:36 minutes
Tigedy the snow tiger sees a blue bear taking wood from the wood pile while staying at his friend Teddy Bear's house. Who is this bear? Why is he taking their wood? Listen along as Tigedy meets Blue Bear.

Vocabulary words are in red: captured, sneaking, leap, nervous, confront, introduce.

*There is a brief reference to Tigedy having escaped from a truck driven by men who had captured him.

One day there was a white tiger named Tigedy. Tigedy was a very good tiger and he grew up in a far away land. But he came to live in the United States in California near Teddy Bear and Spotty Spot.

Today Tigedy was living near Teddy Bear's house and Tigedy saw a person outside the window. Tigedy was curious. What's that person doing out there? Tigey went outside and peaked around the corner. It was another bear. A little blue bear. It had snowed recently and there was snow was covering the ground. The little blue bear had a sled. The little blue bear was dragging the sled over to Teddy Bear's wood pile. Tigedy thought "That's our wood pile." What's that blue bear doing over there? He thought he should ask Teddy Bear about it but Teddy Bear had gone to the market to buy bread and cabbage. So instead Tigedy watched the blue bear.

Tigedy didn't want anyone to know he was staying at Teddy Bear's house because he had recently escaped from a truck that was driven by men who had captured him. He had gotten away when the truck had a crash. So he watched the blue bear. The blue bear went to the wood pile and started piling wood right onto his sleigh. Tigedy thought "What is he going to do?" Then the blue bear grabbed the two ropes attached to the sled and began to pull and pull and pull. He started to drag the wood away into the woods.

Tigedy thought "He's taking the wood we need to keep ourselves warm!" He didn't know this blue bear so he followed him. But he didn't want the blue bear to see him so he climbed up into the trees and he went sneaking, sneaking along through the branches. From one tree to another Tigedy would leap. He would be on one tree, then he would go out on a branch. There would be another tree with its branch and he'd leap onto the next branch. Then he'd sneak, sneak and leap onto the next branch. Blue Bear had no idea Tigedy was up there and he dragged those logs on his sled. Soon the blue bear came to another little house in the woods. Tigedy watched him. The blue bear took the logs off his sled and into the little house. Soon there was a fire blazing in the fireplace and smoke coming out of the chimney. "He's burning our wood! What's going on?" Tigedy thought to himself.

Tigedy snuck away from the house and went back to Teddy Bear's house. When he got back Teddy Bear was there because he had returned from the market.

Tigedy said "Teddy Bear someone came and stole our wood today".

Teddy Bear said "Why would somebody steal wood from us? Who was it?"

Tigedy said "I don't know why he did it but it was a little blue bear."

"Oh Tigedy I know that little blue bear. Last week he came and helped me shovel all the snow from around the house. He also brought me bread that he had baked. Little Blue Bear knows how to make bread. In exchange for his help and the bread he gave me I told him he could take all the wood he needed from my wood pile. He is my friend."

Tigedy said "Oh I was so nervous about that. I saw him taking the wood but I didn't want to confront him about it. I am still in hiding and I don't want anyone to find me."

Teddy Bear said "It's ok. Don't worry. Blue Bear is allowed to take all the wood he needs. In fact why don't you and I have some of the bread he brought last week?"

Tigedy said "That sounds like a good idea." So Teddy Bear and Tigedy went inside. Teddy Bear took a great, big knife and he cut the bread into thick pieces. Then he put them in the toaster. When they came out all nice and hot and toasted he put butter on them and honey which bears love.

Teddy Bear said "Here Tigedy, take a bite." Tigedy took a bite and thought that Blue Bear sure knows how to make delicious bread.

Tigedy decided next time that Blue Bear came to pick up wood he would introduce himself and not sneak around about it. Sure enough, the very next day the blue bear came back for more wood. Tigedy jumped out of the house and said "Hello my name is Tigedy!" The blue bear was startled and jumped behind the wood pile.

Blue Bear said "Please don't hurt me!"

Tigedy said "I'm not going to hurt you. I am a friendly tiger."

The blue bear said "Phew, you scared me. Are you really friendly?"

Tigedy said "Yes."

So the blue bear came out and they shook paws together.

Tigedy said "You were afraid of me when you first saw me."

Blue Bear said "Yes."

"Well I was actually concerned about you the first time I saw you. I even followed you when you took wood. But now I know that it's ok for you to do that."

The blue bear said "Yes it is."

"well it is very nice to meet you."

Then the blue bear took a bag from his back and took out a big loaf of bread.

"Here I brought this in return for more of this wood."

He gave it to Tigedy.

"Thank you. The bread you make is delicious."

Blue Bear got very smiley about that. He liked being complimented on his bread. Then Tigedy went inside. The blue bear took the wood. That is the end of that story how Tigedy and Blue Bear met each other and became friends.