6. However, because she had no way of finding out, all she could do was to wait patiently and have faith that, one day, she would find out.
7. Then, Little Bear saw a picture of her Protector when she was a baby and knew instantly why she was special. She could feel it in her skin!
8. You see, Little Bear was made from the old, discarded quilts that had been used to stuffthe mattress on which her Protector slept as a baby.
9. At long last, Little Bear understood the generations of love that made her special, and she spent many more nights contentedly guarding her Protector while she slept.
