Chapter 29 Swimming Teaching!
The days seemed to have calmed down just like that. Guo Mi took the little bear out of the den to the lake at two o'clock every day, and then took the little bear back to the cave at sunset.
The only little episode every day seems to be when the little bear is sniffing the breath of the cave entrance.
The smell of some holes gradually faded and then filled up with wind and snow, requiring Guo Mi to clean out the things that fell inside.
The smell of other bears will appear at the entrance of some caves, but it seems that they just looked out of curiosity and did not stay long.
And at some cave entrances, the smell of Caesar that was about to dissipate would suddenly become very strong!
Although this male bear has not appeared in front of Guo Mi for a long time, he seems to be reminding her in this way that he is always nearby.
Guo Mi was helpless about this situation. She had no ability to drive Caesar away, nor could she give up the lake, so she could only live like this one day at a time.
During this period, the bear that often appeared turned into another one!
The mother bear and her cubs would always appear when Guo Mi was fishing with the two fur balls, but they were always far away and never close.
This made Guo Mi a little disappointed. She thought that since the she-bear was willing to come over when the salmon fell into the water that day, they would not be so alienated in the future.
But the mother bear’s cubs don’t seem to think so. The little guy always looks at the salmon and fish bones with a longing look, and seems to want to come and play with them.
Unfortunately, polar bears do not have the habit of walking their cubs together with the mother bear, so the little guy can only stay next to the mother bear and watch helplessly.
Guo Mi stood by the lake, looking at the dark blue lake in front of him, swallowing, stretched out his paw, and then put it into the water in front of him at an extremely slow speed.
She still took what the mother bear said that day to heart. Polar bears spend most of their lives on ice floes, and they really can't do it if they don't know how to swim.
She can swim, but she doesn't have the cold resistance of a polar bear, so the cold water temperature in the Arctic is the primary problem she must overcome!
In the past few days, the claws used to catch fish have already adapted to the cold of Bingbing Lake. Now it is not so unbearable to soak in the water. This shows that soaking in the water for a long time can help one get used to the water temperature.
Guo Mi cheered himself up, then kicked his hind paws, and the whole bear flopped into the water!
The wet and cool seawater quickly wetted all of Guo Mi's fur, and then stuck to the skin hidden under the fur.
Guo Mi was so cold that she shivered in the water. The water ripples around her body spread out in circles with the shaking.
She resisted the urge to climb up, paddled her limbs in the lake, and began to count secretly in her mind. Last time she insisted on counting to five hundred, this time she must count to at least eight hundred!
When he counted to four hundred and fifty, Guo Mi could not help but open his eyes, and his gaze fell on the lake shore just around the corner; when he counted to five hundred, Guo Mi was already trembling towards the lake shore. Weiwei stretched out his paw, but finally controlled himself and took it back.
Five hundred and fifty, she suddenly felt like she was about to drown!
My limbs are getting heavier and heavier. It is already very difficult just to maintain the paddling movement. There is a strong sense of oppression in my chest, and I can't even breathe.
Her vision became increasingly blurry. She stretched her neck to keep her nostrils above the water, and swam desperately toward the shore!
Finally, I used all my strength to climb onto the shore at the last second!
The two little bears ran over quickly and looked at her worriedly.
Guo Mi lay exhausted in the snow, with his limbs spread out and breathing heavily. He didn't even have the strength to shake off the water on his body.
The cold breath poured into the nose and entered the body hard. The water on the body clung to the snow because it was not shaken off. Over time, a thin layer of ice formed on the abdomen.
Guo Mi felt pain all over his body. It took him a long time to catch his breath. When he regained consciousness, he was only scared. He almost drowned in the icy lake.
Looking at the deep blue water again, I suddenly felt that I didn't have the courage to go down anymore. In the end, I could just sit by the lake and make trouble.
She had to withstand the extremely low water temperature and swim at the same time. The physical exertion was too great. It was obviously not enough to persist for such a short time. So how do polar bears do it?
Maybe it’s just because of the difference in body structure?
Guo Mi is a little desperate. Brown bears and polar bears are close relatives, but the gap between them is caused by evolution that adapts to local conditions from generation to generation over thousands of years.
These seemingly not so obvious gaps would take her hundreds of thousands of years to bridge, and there was absolutely no way she could fill them in a short time!
At this moment, a distant sound of water entering suddenly came from my ears!
Guo Mi looked around and found that the female bear on the other side of the lake had entered the water.
The female bear floated on the surface of the water, and she swam leisurely in the water. Her huge body seemed extremely dexterous, and she flipped around as much as she wanted, and occasionally dived, without seeming to feel any difficulty at all.
She didn’t go fishing either, she just stayed in the lake for a long time, which was several times longer than Guo Mi!
Guo Mi couldn't help but follow her eyes, and suddenly realized that she was teaching him. He couldn't help but feel grateful and looked more seriously.
It’s too far away. Most of the female bear’s body is in the water. Only her head is exposed, so there is only a limited amount of things she can see clearly.
Guo Mi’s eyes fell on the deep blue lake again, he gritted his teeth and jumped into the lake!
It was impossible to see clearly the movements of the female bear in the lake from such a distance. She jumped into the water just because contact with the female bear in this way would make the other person less vigilant.
After all, you have to swim to the other side in the water, and then break through the mother bear's defense to catch the cub on the shore. A useless swimming bear like her cannot do that.
The female bear watched in the water as Guo Mi struggled to pull her limbs toward this side, but she didn't even make a threatening sound to stop her.
She just floated on the water quietly, waiting for Guo Mi to swim over.
Guo Miqiang crossed the entire lake with one breath, and finally swam in front of the female bear, showing a grateful look at the female bear.
No way, she really didn’t have the strength to speak.
The female bear glanced at her, and finally uttered two words briefly:
"Look at me."
Guo Mi obediently laid his eyes on her, and then tried his best to imitate her movements, raising his front paws and crossing his hind legs.
As soon as the action was completed, she lost her balance and shifted to the side!
Guo Mi was startled. He pulled hard with his legs and claws twice before he could barely maintain his body and get his head out of the water again.
The female bear looked at her with eyes full of disgust, and had to explain more clearly:
"Relax. How can you control your balance when your whole body is tense?"
"Oh." Guo Mi quickly followed the instructions.
It’s strange. When the tight muscles relax, you can obviously feel a sudden lightness around you. Your body seems to suddenly have a buoyant force, and you feel a lot more relaxed instantly!
The female bear glanced at it and then looked away, muttering to herself:
“I’m just telling you, how can a bear that is already so fat and round be unable to float?! ”
The sound was very small, but it went straight into Guo Mi's ears!
Her limbs froze as she slowly slid with the water, embarrassment flashed in her eyes, and she laughed dryly.
(End of this chapter)