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At first, the bear would go to the hut where her son lived with the wood
fairies. She wanted to look at her son as he slept in his little bed. After some
days the bear could not go near the hut. Men and dogs wanted to kill her. So

she went far away and hid herself in a thick forest.

Days, weeks, months came and went away. The seasons changed. The bear

lived alone and lonely.

One winter night she dreamt

of Arcus. She longed to see
him again. She decided to

go and see him in spring.
Spring came. The bear made
the long journey to see

her son. One evening, the
bear was wandering in a

wood. Suddenly, she saw a
handsome young hunter. He
was going to shoot an arrow

at a bird sitting on a branch.
It was Arcus, her son.

The arrow missed its mark. The bird flew away. Suddenly, Arcus felt that
someone was watching him. He turned and saw a huge black bear staring at

him. He was afraid the bear would kill him. So he put an arrow in his bow to
kill it. The bear was silent. It could not move.

Then something happened which united mother and son forever. Jupiter,
the father of Arcus, looked down from his palace. He was shocked at what
he saw. His son was going to kill his mother, Callisto. Jupiter swept down,

snatched Callisto, the huge black bear and flung her into the night skies.

lonely : sad and alone united : joined together
longed : wished for something very snatched : took something quickly

much flung : threw somebody or

wandering : moving slowly around something with great force
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