little bear has taught the big one to swim

Big bear was afraid of swimming, because he had glasses, and was worried that he would mess things up because he couldn't see.

When he was growing up, he was in a swimming pool and couldn't see, other than when he was close up to people. And there was someone in the pool with the same coloured hair as his mummy, and wearing the same colour of swimming costume as his mummy, and he walked right up close to her looking at her swimming costume but it wasn't his mummy, so he was ashamed and upset.

And then there was one time when the big bear was a little boy and he was with his school going swimming. And the big bear was getting changed in the changing rooms with the other boys. Well, the big bear was the first in his class to start turning into a man. And he was the only boy in his class to have a little thing happen that happens to American boys a lot but not to European boys.

Well, the boys in the changing room looked at the big bear, and pointed at the parts that are normally underneath his pants, and they laughed a lot. The big bear put on a brave face, but really, underneath it all he was upset. And he was upset for quite a while.

So for lots of really quite emotional reasons, not so much because he isn't a very co-ordinated thimg, the big bear was not good at swimming.

And the big bear told the little bear about it, and the little bear understood and was nice to the big bear. But the little bear also knew that swimming is very good for bears, and helps them to lose some of their extra tummy-ness.

So the little bear took the big bear swimming, and gave him lots of help. And the first time the big bear mumped and moaned lots. But the little bear was very encouraging, and didn't give up. And after a few times, the big bear was a bit better at swimming and a bit less grumpy. And then after a few more times the big bear was able to go swimming by himself and that was lovely.

Some times the little bear helps the big bear be better at being a bear. Maybe there is a story about how big bear makes the little bear a better bear too, but that is for another day.