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Mama Possum rocked her baby, Albert,
to sleep. She hung upside down from a branch, by her tail, swinging gently
back and forth. It was quiet and peaceful in the woods, just the way
Albert liked it. Butterflies fluttered around the flowers, not making a
sound. He closed his big brown eyes and dozed off as Mama softly hummed a
lullaby.
"ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!"
Albert opened his eyes and started
to sob. Mama wasn’t happy either. "That scared me, Mama," he whined.
"ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!" Bruiser Bear
stomped through the woods towards the Mama Possum and Albert.
Albert clung to Mama. "Is that bear
going to eat us? His roars are loud!"
"Don’t worry. Bruiser won’t hurt
you," Mama whispered.
"ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!" Bruiser Bear
stood under the tree.
"Bruiser, why are you being so loud!
Albert had just fallen asleep and I was enjoying the quiet sounds of the
woods until you came along with your loud roars!" Mama said to the bear.
"You frightened Albert and chased away all the butterflies."
Bruiser looked around. There were no
butterflies anywhere. Albert stared down at him with big teardrops in his
eyes. Mama Possum had a scowl on her face. "I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to
frighten you or wake Albert. I didn’t know I was roaring loudly. I’ll try
to be quiet from now on. Go back to sleep Albert," Bruiser said.
Albert clung to his mama even
tighter. "That would be very nice if you tried to roar quietly. Thank
you," Mama said.
Bruiser walked off into the woods.
"Roar. Roar. Roar."
Mama smiled. "See, Albert. Bruiser
is roaring quietly now. Go back to sleep." She swung gently back and forth
by her tail and hummed a lullaby. Soon Albert was sleeping and the
butterflies fluttered back to the flowers. The woods were peaceful once
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