Bungy Makes A Friend

There was something strange in the air

But it did not matter to Bungy Bear

For he was asleep beneath a tree

His eyes were closed so he could not see

Suddenly he was wide awake

The fear in his heart he couldn’t shake

He got to his feet and looked around

There was a smell in the air and a very strange sound

He walked all around to a clearing so he could see better

He looked all around, now what was the matter

He sniffed the air and wiggled his toes

Scratched his ear and touched his nose

Then he saw it, a dark cloud in the sky

He knew what it meant and he wanted to cry

He saw the flames leaping from tree to tree

And Bungy knew this was no place to be

Bungy turned and started to run

Being caught by that fire wouldn’t be any fun

He stubbed his toe and rolled down the hill

He landed in a creek, boy what a spill

A fish popped up and looked at the bear

He said you’re no fish; you’ve got hair

You stick around here you’re going to get singed

And a bear without hair, that would be strange

Bungy splashed water and climbed out on a rock

He was suffering from environmental shock

While he was trying his dignity to save

His eyes opened wide, there was a cave

Now Bungy knew there was no time to terry

Things outside were getting kind of scary

With a dark cave at his nose and a fire at his tail

Whichever he tried he better not fail

He walked into the cave and to his surprise

A cougar lay there, fire reflecting in his eyes

With a cougar in front and a fire at his back

Bungy Bear froze solid in his tracks

Now cougars and bears just don’t get along

And Bungy just knew he’d done something wrong

Cougar said to Bungy, lay down and watch the show

With what’s out there, there’s no place to go

At first light of dawn, Bungy woke with a start

Cougar had moved, it near stopped his heart

Side by side they stood, at the cave door

And looking so sad, their world was no more

The trees were all gone, the ground was all black

They walked off together, neither one looking back

Cougar and Bungy, so close side by side

They walk together down the mountainside

Some people say you might see if you tried

A bear and a cougar walking side by side

Others will say that cannot be

But we know better – don’t we