Chapter 17 Uninvited Guests in the Cave
It was already getting late, so Guo Mi and the two cubs dug a shallow hole in a leeward place and prepared to sleep.
The two little bears knew that she was afraid of the cold, so they obediently got into her arms. The salmon's little head rested on one of Guo Mi's front paws and blinked at her twice.
Guo Mi's heartbeat accelerated in an instant. She suppressed the urge to rub against each other crazily. She hugged the two bears tightly, then closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
Caesar stood watching them from a distance. He saw the round-faced Plate Bear holding the two cubs in his arms without any defense, with his soft belly and throat exposed to them. He couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. .
Even if it was a little bear, it was already weaned and all its teeth had grown, so she wasn't afraid at all.
The two little bears were also clinging to each other defenselessly against a strange bear they had only known for a few days.
To a certain extent, these three bears do look like a family.
Caesar found a place nearby that was a little more secluded and upwind. He used the howling cold wind to cover his breath, lay down on the spot, and closed his eyes.
……
The next day, Guo Mi woke up very early and excitedly took the two cubs everywhere to explore the terrain.
It needs to be leeward and hidden, and the most important thing is to be close to the lake!
Although the two little bears didn’t know what the purpose of looking for this was, they were very excited to be around Guo Mi. They followed Guo Mi all the way, chasing and playing at her feet, and would come close to her from time to time. Rub it against Guo Mi.
Guo Mi was in a happy mood and walked much more briskly. He took his two cubs on a trek through mountains and rivers, and rummaged through all the land within a two-mile radius around the lake. He didn't even realize that his buttocks were followed by his head. The male bear was observing their every move with great interest.
After some twists and turns, Guo Mi and the two little fur balls finally chose a place they were satisfied with. Then at her order, the two little fur balls took the lead and attacked crazily towards the place she said. claw!
Guo Mi sat in the back and yelled:
"Salmon is the fastest!"
Dissatisfaction flashed in Fishbone's eyes, and he immediately increased his speed, and his little claws were almost waving out afterimages!
Guo Mi did not miss his efforts and said leisurely:
“It seems that Fishbone is faster!”
So Salmon was not to be outdone, sticking his butt out and digging hard. The two innocent little bears were played between the paws of the treacherous big bear. In a short time, they dug through the snow layer and exposed the frozen soil below.
Guo Mi sat leisurely next to him, raised his paw and pulled his ears twice, smoothed the fluffy and messy hair around his face, and shouted "stop" before the two cubs hurt their paws.
Actually, the two little furballs couldn’t dig much soil, but Guo Mi still insisted on letting them participate.
This is the "payment" she collected from the two little bears!
She pushed the two cubs aside with her nose, then slowly stretched out her paws and placed them on the moist earth that had been dug out by the two cubs, and then gave a sharp look——
Bathed in the adoring gazes of the two little bears, Guo Mi's round body swayed from side to side, his thick claws flew up and down, and the soil was thrown high into the sky. The originally shallow mud pit was quickly hollowed out and deepened until a deep pit was formed. Deep pothole!
Then, amid the exclamations of the two little bears, they wiped their paws on the snow, gently wiping off the mud on their paws and fur, hiding their merit and fame.
Caesar, who witnessed the whole process from a distance, also had a new impression on her -
The bear who is best at digging holes in the Arctic.
Guo Mi got into the hole he dug and took a deep breath. The scent of earth mixed with the smell of snow and wind entered his nose.
The two little bears rolled around in the cave, their white fur soon becoming gray, and their white steamed buns turned into multi-grain rolls.
Guo Mi's eyes twitched when he saw it. He took the two cubs out of the hole and threw them into the snow. The bear picked up a handful of snow and rubbed the two cubs crazily!
It made the little bear squeal!
It wasn't until the multigrain flower rolls turned into white steamed buns again that Guo Mi stopped. He held down the little bear with his paw and scanned it from beginning to end. Only then was he satisfied.
The humidity of the soil here is too high. It was originally frozen soil. When a bear sleeps in it, its body temperature will melt the ice that freezes the soil. There will be mud everywhere in it, and it will soon be covered in dirt. .
Guo Mi made a quick decision and took the two cubs to look for dead branches and leaves.
Originally according to the independent education of human society, the little bear should be encouraged to complete the task alone at this time.
However, Guo Mi did not forget that this was a dangerous snowfield. Putting two small fur balls out was equivalent to pouring two barrels of food reserves for other bears.
So she personally took two small fur balls and found softer dead leaves to cover the bottom of the hole again, which could keep warm and prevent dirty fur from being rubbed, which was the best of both worlds.
Guo Mi lay down in the cave and rolled over twice, giving the highest score for the comfort level in the cave. Then he reluctantly climbed out and headed towards the lake with the little bear.
There was no way, half a day had passed in the blink of an eye, and they still had to find a way to fill their stomachs before the temperature dropped sharply.
...Caesar watched as the big round fur ball and two small fur balls swayed out of his sight, then stood up and walked towards the place where they had just dug the hole.
The dug hole is under a snow slope. The terrain here is very good. When the wind blows, it will go up the snow slope, and the cold air will rarely escape into the cave.
The entrance to the cave is almost straight, which makes the entire cave very deep and warmer.
All polar bears spend some time in dens when they are young.
After a pregnant female bear tries its best to accumulate fat, she will dig a hole in the snow and enter the hole to begin hibernation.
Polar bear cubs are often born in their sleep, relying on their mother's thick fur to keep themselves warm, and then looking for sweet milk in their mother's arms.
Until the next year when the earth recovers, the mother bear will wake up, dig the hole, crawl out with her newborn cubs, and say hello to the world.
After that, most polar bears will choose to sleep on the spot most of the time. When the temperature drops sharply, they may go to some sheltered places.
Even if the temperature is too cold, they often only dig a shallow pit and sleep in it to avoid winter snowstorms.
In Caesar's long memory, he vaguely remembers that when he was very young, he seemed to have indeed spent a short period of time in a deep pit under the snow.
But that was indeed a long time ago.
The hole dug by Guo Mi seemed to exude a mysterious atmosphere under the background of those long-lasting memories, arousing Caesar's strong curiosity.
He stood at the entrance of the cave, put his head into the cave and looked around.
The inside of the cave is much wider than the entrance. The entire cave is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. The bottom is covered with thick leaves of dead grass.
A small glimmer of light is projected from the entrance of the cave, hitting the dead leaves at the bottom of the cave, casting a pillar of light in the dark cave, creating a quiet atmosphere invisibly, without being abrupt. , and made the cave less depressing.
Especially those soft dead leaves piled together, accompanied by the fragrance of earth, it does seem like a good place to sleep.
Caesar poked his head inside again, stretched out a tentative paw, and stepped inside.
The furry bear paw swung in the air twice, and then stretched it downwards.
...There is no way to step on it to the end.
Caesar retracted his paws without changing his expression, recalling the way the round-faced plate bear got into the hole, turned around, and prepared to advance with his hind legs.
The entrance to the cave was dug by Guo Mi according to his own size. It was a bit small for a behemoth like Caesar.
He kicked one of his hind legs on the wall of the cave. Halfway down, he felt that he was stuck. Just as he was about to climb out, his two hind legs stepped on the air at the same time, his center of gravity dropped, and the whole bear just "slid". Into the hole!
Fortunately, the soft dead leaves in the hole slowed down the impact of the fall. Not only did Caesar not have any problems when he fell on it, he also felt quite comfortable.
Suddenly there were some tiny sounds above his head. Just as he was about to look up, his head was hit twice by something in the next second!
I raised my paws to pick off the things that fell on my head. I spread my paws and saw a few broken pieces of soil.
Looking at the broken soil in the middle of his paws, Caesar was silent for a moment. He looked up and saw that half of the hole that was originally carefully decorated and very regular had collapsed due to "overwhelm".
So for the first time in his life, this male polar bear felt a strange guilty feeling in his heart.
Caesar raised his paws and stood up straight. Taking advantage of his height, which was much taller than Guo Mi, he wanted to cover it with dirt again.
Unexpectedly, the claws touched the edge of the hole without knowing the severity, and with a "crash", the already precarious hole collapsed again!
"..."
Now Caesar was completely honest. He gathered up the fallen soil and hid it under the dead leaves like a cover. Then he raised his paw and thought about the entrance of the cave. It looked like it was before, and after two more pulls, the hole that was originally uneven due to collapse was straightened out again.
Looking at the enlarged hole, Caesar licked his paws quite proudly, feeling that it was no different from the original hole.
I just don’t know if this fragile hole will collapse again when I crawl out later.
The soft dead leaves under his buttocks constantly conveyed peaceful and gentle messages, causing Caesar to gradually fall asleep.
Looking at the entrance of the cave that would collapse again at some point, Caesar simply lay down and fell asleep in the hole that Guo Mi had worked so hard to dig.
(End of this chapter)