The Last Bear (scene)

Setting: A sleepy town in the woods, after the eradication of all predators except one.

Tone: Omnipresent Folk-Orator.

At rise: A handsome grizzly adjusts his bow-tie, grinning at a makeshift mirror hanging off a blue spruce, before sauntering down to the town where humans live.

The last bear on earth, decided he must come down to the town where humans live. He chose to be a civil bear. Almost everyone in the town came to like the bear after he vowed to not eat humans. People invited the bear to cook-outs, and offered him hamburgers instead. The people were happy as there were no other predators on earth. At a town hall meeting, a woman stood up and exclaimed, “We are so lucky to be free from predators!” and several smiled at the bear assured he would agree. An old man with a tattered baseball cap stood up. He had a stern look on his face and shouted at the bear, “Get out, go back to the woods and kill something!” The bear tilted his head and was shocked at this old man’s exclamation. The old man went up and pushed the bear, “Go on you oaf get out of our town!” The bear just looked around hoping someone would stop the old man from pushing him but, no. The old man slapped the bear and pulled his fur. “LEAVE YOU BIG DUMB BEAR!” and began to beat the bear til blood ran. The bear couldn't take it any longer and finally slashed at the old man’s neck and bit his arm off. The old man smiled as he bled out. “That a bear. That a bear.” The old man said and they both smiled at each-other as the good bear ate the old man. GREGORY MARK SONDROL © 12/8/2019