This collection is a unique selection of short stories that reveal truths with sometimes unexpected endings. Athough many stories focus on interactions between people, the two title bears of the book show an uncanny ability to react with very human characteristics. Each pair of the fourteen stories in between share a perspective on life with a common theme, such as The Measure of Worth, Revelation, Fear's Fulfillment, or The Fruits of Labor. A young woman in "Grandma's Treasure" looks forward to inheriting the valuables in a tin box; the Ute Indians in "Wyoming Winter" come across an unusual...