The Bearton Bear - Eddie's Daring Rescue
CHAPTER 4 EDDIE'S DARING RESCUE Long excerpt. Eddie wandered up the road in a daze. He crossed the road and made his way through the narrow alley between the grocers and the bakers. The cliff top path led through the woods bordering this part of Bearton on Sea. The woods gave some protection from the strong winds that often blew ashore in the winter, jostling the trees and leaving them a little twisted and stunted. There was no such wind today, just the fresh breeze, yet Eddie felt a little jostled inside. The path led off to the West. The cliff at this point was high but sloped steeply to the beach. Eddie was about to begin his descent when he heard cubs ’ voices and the soulful sound of sobbing. It was coming through the trees from somewhere near the edge of the cliff. Worried, Eddie stepped through the trees and some undergrowth to investigate. Right on the edge of the cliff, a little boar-cub was sitting on the ground, rubbing his eyes and crying. Two she-cubs were hangin...