The poetic text never mentions the bears. The story starts When the earth wakes in the spring and continues to explain how the earth takes care of her self. The seasons are explained as if it was a long day. A time frame a preschooler can better understand and relate to, then a year. The earth starts out her day, by throwing off her snowy blankets.
Summer is represented as midday.
She is wide awake and full of life. Autumn is represented by late evening, The earth becomes drowsy . Winter is when she sleeps and and dreams until spring. This story is so elegantly told. Any child is sure to love it.