do not like the
grizzly bear--he tries to kill and eat their cows.

Besides, he kills a lot of fish. In the Columbia River in Oregon there
are lots of trout and shad, which people like to have for their
dinner. But the grizzly bear gets to the river first, and eats a great
many of the trout and the shad. How does he catch the fish? Why, he
just lies down along the bank, and waits for the fish to rise to the
top of the water. The trout and the shad like to rise to the top of
the water now and again, and swim there. So the grizzly just waits
for a fish to rise--and then he pounces on it and catches it with his
paw. He is so very quick that he hardly ever misses. All kinds of
bears are very clever in catching fish.

_Other Bears_

Another kind of bear is called the _brown bear_. He lives in Europe,
Asia, and also in some parts of America, especially in Alaska. There
he is rather big, though not quite so big as the grizzly bear. He too
lives on berries, fruits, and roots, and he also catches fish. For in
the rivers of Alaska there are lots of salmon.

But the brown bear is not at all fierce, like the grizzly bear. He is
peace-loving, and sometimes quite friendly.

The nicest kind of bear is called the _black bear_. He is found in all
parts of the United States, and in many other countries. He is
sometimes rather small, and is quite full of fun. Almost all the good
stories you may hear about bears are about the black bear.

Many people mistake the black bear for the brown bear; so when you
sometimes hear people talking about a "brown" bear, you may know that
they really mean a "black" bear.

Like other bears, the black bear lives on berries, fruits, and roots,
and also on nuts, if he can find any. But what he likes best is honey!
It is quite amusing to see the bear hold a honeycomb in one paw, scoop
out the honey with the other, and put it into his mouth. It looks just
like a boy holding a pot of jam in one hand, and sticking his fingers
into the jam and putting it on his tongue!

"But do not the bees get angry, and try to sting him?" you may ask.

Of course they do. The bees swarm around the bear and try to sting him
all over. But they cannot! He is _too hairy_! They cannot get through
the hair to sting him on the skin. So he goes on licking the honey and
smacking his lips!

The black bear is always a funny animal. Perhaps you have seen him in
the zoo. He will squat on the ground like a man, and if he sees a