"When the bear heard that noise he knew very well that the calf was all alone.

And, being hungry, he lost no time in coming to seize the opportunity.

What he didn't know was that the mother was so near.

Naturally, he would never think the calf would make such a fuss if the mother were only down by the brook getting a drink.

So he came along through the bushes at a run, taking no precautions whatever.