You know it's cold in Zehland when the polar bears come to visit. They appear out of the Far North in the deep of winter and stay only as long as the weather is frigid.
Last week, the temperature was so low that it felt Arctic. So Ferdinand and Nina decided to build an igloo. They had studied all about the Arctic in school. Ferdinand had done a presentation on how to build igloos for his project and Nina had made some native Inuit costumes for hers. So they felt prepared. Nina pulled out her faux fur boots and parkas to keep them warm while they got to work.
I don't know if you've ever built an igloo. It takes a lot of stamping
to pack snow until it is very hard. Then it is a lot of work to chop it
into blocks. But finally they had enough blocks made, and they stood
gazing proudly at their accomplishment.
"Now how do we put all these blocks together?" asked Nina. Hmm. They hadn't thought of that. Neither of them could lift the heavy pieces.
Perhaps
the igloo would not have been built if not for a baby polar bear named
Paddy who appeared at that very moment. Paddy was looking for something
to do and was happy to use his strong paws to help. Under the direction
of Ferdinand, he lifted each block into place until a nice round igloo
appeared. Then they all packed the cracks with snow.
This original watercolor painting and story is available in my Etsy shop here: Baby Polar Bear
Painting size is 5x7 inches
Price is $150
Put on your fur parka and join the fun!
