THE BOY WHO WANTED TO BE A BEAR

THE BOY WHO WANTED TO BE A BEAR / DRENGEN DER VILLE GØRE DET UMULIGE

In a den in the fells, a polar bear gives birth to a cub –but the cub is stillborn. In a cabin some way off, a woman gives birth to a strong, healthy boy. The polar bear is so grief-stricken at the loss of her cub that she lies down on the ice to die, so her mate steals the woman’s baby and takes him out onto the ice. The little boy is raised by the she-bear, learning all the skills a bear requires… This is the beginning of a beautiful fairytale…

Jannik Hastrup

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