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"Mama, Mama, the bear can fly!"
Sophka and her father, Theodor, were back in the house. Sophka's mother woke up to find the house empty, hoping for a peaceful morning.
"A flying bear?" She looked doubtfully at her daughter. "What bear are you talking about, darling?"
"Didn't you hear the bear in the night?"
Theodor explained, "Sophka heard something last night. Probably just a cat walking on the roof."
"No cat, it was loud and heavy, and therefore a bear," Sophka exclaimed. "And it lives in the attic."
"Hmm, nagut Frau Mut." her mother conceded.
"Do you want to help me make pancakes, Sophka?" Theodor asked.
"Yes, Dada!" And so they went to make pancakes.
Later, they would go up the nearby hill to go sleighing. The day was exciting and tiring, and so Sophka forgot about the flying bear in the attic. In the evening, when her mother brought Sophka to bed, they read a story, and Sophka quickly fell asleep.
"Beeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!" Theodor woke up with Sophka jumping on his chest.
"Papapapapa, I heard him again!"
"You heard whom again?"
"The bear on the roof."
"There are no... How would a... Just stay here and let's sleep."
"But the bear."
"How would it get here?"
"It will fly."
"Bears cannot... Sophka, the windows are all closed. It cannot get inside."
The following morning, Sophka found her father in the living room, sipping his coffee and smiling at the snow.
"Good morning, Sophka."
"Papa, where does the bear get its honey from?"
"Its honey, you ask?" Theodor replied.
"Yes, he has to eat, doesn't he? Bears eat honey."
"Honey. There is no bear."
"There is, I heard him. And I will not sleep in my bed anymore until the bear is gone."
Sophka watched her father turn back to the window and continue drinking his coffee. She started to think: How could she prove to her father that there was a bear? Well, she had to show him! He didn't leave any footprints since he flew. But bears were very big, so he wouldn't be able to hide easily in the attic.
Sophka ran up the stairs and started to search. Theodor only heard her running up and down the stairs, opening and closing doors. After a while, she came back with a hat, a wooden sword, a shield, and a flashlight.
"I'm going to show you the bear. Wear the hat." She gave the hat and sword to her father and took the shield and flashlight for herself.
"Where are we going?" Theodor asked.
"To the attic. I will show you the bear."
With a sigh, Theodor put his cup aside, placed the hat on his head, and took the sword in his right hand.
They went up to the attic. Sophka opened the door, and they both heard small paws rumbling somewhere. Sophka screamed, "BEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!" and jumped onto her father's arm. He had to drop the sword, the flashlight fell to the ground, and they were both surrounded by darkness.