Chucklewood Critters Meet Bigpaw

==Synopsis==
According to bear legend, when a bear or critter comes greedy, a gigantic bear named Bigpaw will come and eat up the entire town and the forest. When the large creature actually appears, the bears and critters find that their ideas about him had been wrong.
== Plot ==
Thanksgiving is approaching in the Chucklewood forest. Buttons, Rusty, and their Family attempt to discern their fortunes by reading the harvest honeycomb when an ominous footprint appears in the bottom of the pan. George interprets this as a sign that the Thanksgiving Legend of Bigpaw is coming to pass. According to this legend, George states and warns the cubs that if the bears and critters were selfish, greedy and unkind to the needy and do not share in the bounties of nature, that Bigpaw will come and gobble up Bear Country and Chucklewood forest county by county. Adner believes the story to be nonsense. During the walk through the autumn Adner considers himself a bear "for all seasons", telling the cubs how he takes care of the Earth and all of its creatures year-round - and especially on days like Easter, Christmas, April Fools, and Arbor Day. But when it comes to Thanksgiving, Adner seems to care more about eating a feast than giving thanks. Meanwhile, Bridgette and Rosie continue the Thanksgiving preparations at home ("Thankfulness").
While visiting a pumpkin patch, Adner and George learn that his selfishness debt that the legend of the terrifying Bigpaw is real and is on the move through Sinister Bog. Meanwhile, on their own, Buttons, Rusty, Bearbette, and Frisky decide to go and gather (no ifs, ands, or buts) mixed nuts for Adner and George. They set off into the woods and into Sinister Bog. Gathering nuts in a tree, Buttons, Rusty, Bearbette, and Frisky feel the earth trembling as Bigpaw approaches ("Bigpaw"). Terrified, the cubs lose their balance and begin to fall from the tree. They are saved from injury, though, by landing in the enormous hand of Bigpaw. Instead of hurting them, Bigpaw gently places them safely upon the ground and the cubs immediately realize that Bigpaw is not a creature to fear and thanked them for saving their lives as they leaved for farewell him while leaving the bucket of mixed nuts behind for him. Meanwhile, back at the village square, Adner and George have gathered members of Bear Country, rallying a group of citizens to seek out Bigpaw and "get him before he gets us" during to mobbed on the first mission to get Bigpaw to get rid of him once for his reason.
Rosie thinks the bears and critters are getting carried away and convinces them to use their heads and think things through ("A Stranger's Just Somebody (You Don't Already Know)"). Bigpaw has climbed a high mountain to take a nap and his yawn echoes through the valley. But the fearful bears and critters interpret his yawn as a terrifying roar and Adner and George - seeing Bigpaw's giant shadow - assembles a mob. Buttons, Rusty, Bearbette, and Frisky try to tell Adner and George of Bigpaw's kindness, but they don't listen. Upon the mountain, Bigpaw was setting in for his nap when he heard the sound of the angry mob approaching. Afraid of the approaching bears and critters, Bigpaw built a tall stack of boulders to use as weapons against the approaching mob until Buttons, Rusty, Bearbette, and Frisky intervene, placing themselves between Bigpaw and the angry members of Bear Country. Bigpaw holds back his tower of rock, gently picks up Buttons, Rusty, Bearbette, and Frisky, who explain how kind the giant is. Everyone of the bears and critters celebrates and the Chucklewood Family invites Bigpaw to Thanksgiving dinner the following day, at which time Bigpaw presents Adner and George with his favorite treat - mixed nuts ("Thankfulness - Reprise").
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