Diverted by a heavenly vision, a hungry bear encounters a mother and child in a stable and is changed forever. "Once upon a time, long, long ago, bears did not sleep through the winter". So begins this original Christmas legend about a young bear, driven by hunger, whose attack on a stray lamb is diverted by a heavenly vision that leads him to a woman with a baby in her arms. She gives him a wondrous gift that satisfies his hunger, sending him happily back to his cave to sleep until spring. Full-color illustrations.
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