"So Masakichi got his paws full of honey—way more honey than he could eat by himself—and he put it in a pail, and do-o-own the mountain he went, all the way to the town, to sell his honey. Masakichi was the all-time No. 1 honey bear."
"Do bears have pails?" Sala asked.
"Masakichi just happened to have one," Junpei explained. "He found it lying by the road, and he figured it would come in handy sometime."
"And it did."
"It really did. So Masakichi went to the town and found a spot for himself in the square. He put up a sign: Deeelicious Honey. All Natural. One Cup ￥200. "
"Can bears count money?"
"Absolutely. Masakichi lived with people when he was just a cub, and they taught him how to talk and how to count money. Masakichi was a very special bear. And so the other bears, who werent so special, tended to shun him."
"Shun him?"
"Yeah, theyd go, like, Hey, whats with this guy, acting so special? and keep away from him. Especially Tonkichi, the tough guy. He really hated Masakichi."
"Poor Masakichi!"
"Yeah, really. Meanwhile, the people would say, O.K., he knows how to count, and he can talk and all, but when you get right down to it hes just a bear. So Masakichi didnt really belong to either world—the bear world or the people world."
"Didnt he have any friends?"
"Not a single friend. Bears dont go to school, you know, so theres no place for them to make friends."
"Do you have friends, Jun?" "Uncle Junpei" was too long for her, so Sala just called him Jun.
"Your daddy is my absolute bestest friend from a long, long time ago. And sos your mommy."
"Thats good, to have friends."
"It is good," Junpei said. "Youre right about that."
Junpei often made up stories for Sala before she went to bed. And whenever she didnt understand something she would ask him to explain. Junpei gave a lot of thought to his answers. Salas questions were often sharp and interesting, and while he was thinking about them he could also come up with new twists to the story he was telling.
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