The Wild World of Buck Bray: The Missing Grizzly Cubs

The Wild World of Buck Bray: The Missing Grizzly Cubs — page 3
lay around the bend His heart beating fast with antici pation he sneaked behind a bushy willow and peeked through the leafy branches It wasn’t a bear but Buck wasn’t too disappointed In the pond was a moose calf It stuck its head in the water and came back up with strings of grasses slopping from its mouth Buck smiled It looks like it’s slurping green spaghetti he thought Buck pulled his camera from his pocket and took some pictures Then he stood perfectly still watching the young moose eat bite after bite Suddenly there was the sharp crack of a stick breaking behind him Buck turned and immediately froze Standing only forty feet away was the calf’s mother She was enormous Busy eating leaves she hadn’t noticed Buck Slowly Buck raised the camera Although it was bright over the pond it was dark in the forest and the camera’s flash went off automatically The mother moose’s head shot up She looked straight at Buck Then she looked at her calf It was still in the pond Buck was between the cow and her calf Uh-oh not a good place to be Buck thought The moose snorted and stomped glaring at Buck Buck t 2t