Author: ElSayed Ibrahim

Illustrator: Husam AlTohami

Why did white bear leave ?

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Ice falls on my head

Ice slaps me on the face

Ice covers everything around

Will all my life turn into white?

The fox is white, the owl is white and they both chase a white hare.White , White, White

I am fed up with white.

I’m leaving. I’ll go and find a colorful place.

Oh! a green forest! How beautiful is the color green!

Why are the animals staring at the color of my

fur in such a strange way?

I think they don’t like it. Well, I don’t like my

white fur too.

I know what to do. I’ll change my color.

Oh! How lovely these yellow Tecoma stans are!

Yellow is such a lovely color.

I really love yellow.

Yellow bear, yellow bear

As yellow as Turmeric,

curry and saffron

Yellow bear, yellow bear

You look so strange.

And to your surprise.

You’re so obvious in your yellow disguise.

All the forest animals know it’s me.

I’ll have to look for another color.

Oh! How lovely these red

berries are!

Red is such a lovely color.

I really love red.

red bear, red bear

round and red

like tomatoes are red bear, red bear

You look so strange.

And to your surprise.

You’re so obvious, in your red disguise.

All the forest animals still know it’s me.

I’ll have to look for a different color.

Oh! How lovely these cocoa beans are!

Brown is such a lovely color.

I really love brown.

Now I look like brown bears. No one will realize it’s me.

I’m such a genius!

Oh! Yes,

my plan worked.

Oh no!

It didn’t work.

I’ll leave this place and go back to where I came from, where it’s all white.

Will I ever get rid of the color white?

I’ll eat some salmon. It might cheer me up a little.

Who is this strange bear who just arrived and got into the water?

What is happening to him? Is he melting in the water?

Aha! It must be a brown bear in disguise. I asked him:”why did you cover yourself in white? You have a wonderful brown coat.”

He replied: “I don’t like the color brown, so I covered myself with flour. White is a much better color.”

White bear white bear,

Like a full moon ,

Shining on a dark night,

White bear white bear,

As beautiful as he can be,

Just the way he is,

White bear white bear,

How lovely you are in

your own white coat.

THE END