Little Bear is happy now, The secret he has told, For he has found the rainbow end, And the pot of gold!
Next day Red Riding Hood said: "I must go and see my grandmother."
Little Bear said: "I must go home."
Bonnie Bell said: "I will stay with Grandpa."
Grandpa Grumbles was so pleased to think that Bonnie Bell wanted to stay that he forgot to grumble.
Red Riding Hood put on her hood and cape, and Little Bear carried her basket, and they went merrily down the road.
Soon it began to rain. Patter, patter, patter, fell the big drops.
"We shall get very wet," said Little Bear.
"We shall see the rainbow," said Red Riding Hood.
Sure enough, pretty soon there came a beautiful rainbow in the sky. One end of the rainbow seemed to come in the hollow of a tree.
Little Bear ran to the tree and put in one of his paws and drew out THE POT OF GOLD!
"Hurrah!" he shouted, "I have the gold!"
Then he opened the pot, and sure enough, it was full of five dollar gold pieces!
Little Bear poured the gold all out on the ground, and Red Riding Hood began to count it.
Suddenly Little Bear set up a shout. What do you suppose he saw?
In the bottom of the pot was written in large letters:
FOR LITTLE BEAR
He shall have the pot of gold, and a new name.
He shall be called MISHE-MOKWA, the Great Bear.
Little Bear was so happy! He danced up and down, and shouted, and he laughed until he cried.
"Now I have a name, a real name, I am Mishe-Mokwa, the Great Bear!" he cried, "and all this gold is mine!"
Little Red Riding Hood now said "Good-by," and Little Bear and Curly Bear carried the gold home.
"What are you going to do with all this gold?" asked Curly Bear.
Little Bear said: "I will give some to Mama Bear, and some to Papa Bear, and some............