Henry was a happy bear. He spent summer scampering through the forest chasing clouds of butterflies. He’d swim through the lakes with shoals of fish.
And best of all he’d climb trees looking for honey.
When it was winter Henry had to hibernate. But soon spring came and the forest was full of lovely flowers! This brought bees from far and wide, and they made lots and lots of honey from the flowers’ nectar. Henry was very happy because now he could eat honey every single day, and he didn’t even have to climb a tree to find it!
But one day Henry began to feel sick. He ate more honey to try and make himself feel better, but he only felt worse and worse.
One day Henry was feeling very ill and lying in the shade of a tree. An owl came and landed on the branch above him, and asked him what was wrong.
Henry exclaimed “I don’t feel well, Mrs Owl. And even though I eat honey every day, I just feel worse!”
“Silly bear!” scolded Mrs Owl. “No wonder you feel ill. You aren’t supposed to eat honey every day!”
“Why not?” asked Henry
“Honey is full of sugar, and no creature can eat lots of sugar without getting very ill indeed!” said Mrs Owl.
So Henry decided he wouldn’t eat any more honey. Henry started to eat vegetables and herbs, which weren’t as yummy, but Henry knew they would make him feel better. Soon Henry discovered berries and nuts, which were very yummy indeed, and they made him feel even better!
Now Henry feels better than he ever did before. He can swim as fast as a fish, can jump high enough to catch a butterfly, and climb to the top of the tallest trees.
And Henry wants to let you in on a secret, that’s where the best honey is kept. And its best of all if you only have it once a week ;)
