Publishing Data
First published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1990
Collected in Science Fiction, Stories and Contexts, ed. Heather Masri
Winner of a Hugo for Best Short Story
Winner of a Nebula for Best Short Story
Winner of the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
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| In western Kentucky, bears suddenly learn how to maintain fire, and they stop hibernating for the winter. |
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| Characterize Bobby. |
| Characterize Wallace. |
| Characterize Wallace, Jr. |
| How do the men react when the bears arrive with torches? |
| Which, if any, of the theories of how bears discovered fire make sense to you? |
| Does how the bears discovered fire matter? |
| What are the implications of the fact that bears have discovered fire? |
| Bobby gives Wallace, Jr. several reasons why it would be wrong to shoot the bears. Are there other reasons why shooting the bears would be wrong? |
| Why does the mother escape from the nursing home to join the bears? |
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