Why Bears Sleep All WinterWhen the

Why Bears Sleep All Winter
When the world was young, Ukko, the Thunder God, often climbed down from the clouds to inspect the earth. He walked the land dressed as an ordinary man. One afternoon, Ukko hiked in the northern mountains. He was enjoying a bright fall day before the long, dark winter.
Ukko came to a stream and stopped to admire the hills on the other side. He wished to cross the stream and climb those hills. But there was no bridge and the rushing water was too deep.
Near where he stood, a black horse hungrily grazed on the last of the wild grasses.
Ukko said, “Horse, carry me across the stream and I will give you a great reward.”
The horse raised his head. “I must keep eating this grass,” he said. “Snow will soon cover the food on the ground.” And with that, the horse lowered his head and continued grazing.
Ukko shook his head and walked farther along the stream. He hadn’t gone half a mile before a leaping reindeer appeared.
Ukko called, “Reindeer, carry me across the stream and I will give you a great reward.”
“Going south to escape the deep winter snow,” said the reindeer. “Can’t stop for a minute. Miles to go.” And he leaped away.
Ukko shook his head and walked farther along the stream. As he reached the edge of a forest, he met a brown bear. The bear was gobbling the last of the wild berries from a bush.
Ukko said, “Bear, carry me across the stream and I will give you a great reward.”
The bear looked at Ukko and swallowed a mouthful of berries. “More berries may grow on the other side,” said the bear. “I will happily give you a ride.”
“You will not be sorry,” said Ukko.
Ukko gripped the bear’s shaggy coat and climbed up onto his back. Splish, splash! They crossed the stream safely. There, in a meadow, the bear found more berry bushes. He ate while Ukko hiked in the hills nearby.
As the day grew to an end, the sun dimmed and a stiff wind blew around the hills. Ukko returned to the meadow and found the berry bushes empty. The sleepy bear, with a full stomach, leaned against the rocky entrance of a cave.
Ukko said, “Bear, climb into the cave and sleep. Your kindness has brought you a great reward. You will sleep until the sun grows strong and spring arrives. Bears will never again worry about finding food in the long, dark winter.”
“A great reward, indeed!” said the bear, curling up in the cave.
Ukko climbed the mountains and back up to the clouds, happy to have rewarded a good deed.
And this is why bears, but not horses or reindeer, sleep all winter.

結果 (中文) 3:

为什么熊都睡了一整个冬天当世界还年轻，乌戈，雷神，经常爬到从云端下来检查地球。他走上了一个普通人的土地。一天下午，乌戈徒步在北部山区。在漫长的黑暗的冬天里，他享受着灿烂的秋天。乌戈来到了一条小溪，停下来欣赏山的另一边。他想穿过小溪，爬上那些小山。但没有桥，奔腾的水太深。在他站立的地方，一匹黑色的马饿吃的野草上。乌戈说，“马，背我过河，我会给你最大的奖赏。”马抬起头。“我必须继续吃这片草地，”他说。“雪很快就把食物放在地上，”他说，这匹马低下了头，继续吃草。乌戈摇摇头，走更远的流。在一个跳跃的驯鹿出现之前，他没有走半英里。乌戈称，“驯鹿，背我过河，我会给你最大的奖赏。”“去南方躲避冬天的雪，”驯鹿说。“不能停一分钟。走了几英里，他就跳了。乌戈摇摇头，走更远的流。当他到达森林的边缘时，他遇见了一只棕色的熊。熊是吃从布什的野生浆果上。乌戈说：“熊，背我过河，我会给你最大的奖赏。”熊看着乌戈和吞下一口浆果。“更多的浆果可能会在另一边生长，”熊说。“我会很高兴地给你一个旅程。”“你会不会难过，说：”乌戈。乌戈抓住熊的毛茸茸的大衣，爬到他的背上。水花飞溅！他们安全地越过小溪。在草地上，熊发现了更多的浆果丛。他一边吃一边乌戈徒步在附近的山上。当这一天结束了，太阳变得暗淡，一股风吹在群山的周围。乌戈回到草地上发现的浆果灌木空。昏昏欲睡的熊，带着一个完整的胃，靠在一个洞穴的岩石入口处。乌戈说：“熊，爬到洞里睡觉。你的好意给你带来了巨大的回报。你将睡觉直到太阳变得强壮和春天到来。熊将永远不会再担心寻找食物在漫长，黑暗的冬天。”“真是一个伟大的奖赏！“熊，蜷缩在洞里。乌戈爬了山和备份到云端，高兴有回报的好事。这就是为什么熊，但不是马或驯鹿，睡眠所有的冬天。