a wild grizzly bear
had spent the winter without food
roaming through the blizzard
sleeping on ice and snow
he had not found food
he had lived on the frozen grass
that grew under the winter trees
then he came upon a cottage
warm and brightly lit
and he roamed around it
watching and waiting for his chance
then the door opened
and out stepped a young girl
as pretty as the springtime
and she took him inside
and there was an empty chair beside a fire
and a hot meal for him to eat
I cannot eat your food
I cannot accept your hospitality
For I was roaming around your cottage
Planning to take it with tooth and claw
But she took his face in her hands and she kissed him
He fell back in confusion
The candle flickered in the draft
And lo and behold he was a young man
The candle flickered and went out
And the girl was plunged into madness
