The brothers, amazed at how easily they had killed the giant bear, hurried up to their sister. "Don't cry now! We have saved you!"
But she didn't stop weeping. The brothers were bewildered until their sister's children emerged from the cave. They realized then just how closely she had been living with the bears. "Time to come home," they said gently.
"Only if you join me in singing my husband's death song," she replied.
When the song was done, they helped their sister down the mountain. Falling flakes melted and mixed with the tears on her cheeks. Her children followed far behind.
The Woman Who Married A Bear
retold by Elizabeth James, illustrated by Atanas
ISBN 978-1-894965-49-1
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