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A couple newcomers stopped by the Buckhorn one day. Everyone welcomed them into the pinochle games and got them an extra round of sarsaparillas.
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After a bit, they commented on a picture of one of Randy's rainbows. They had heard about him.
"We thought he was some kind of extra special Bear," they challenged. "This rainbow looks a bit wimpy. Can't he do any better?"
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Randy and the Bears glanced at each other. Things had been going so well, too.
After the newcomers left, Randy sighed. "Some people demand a "sign" or a "contest" to feel wonder. It helps them feel 'superior' in some way."
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A couple days later, the Bears were outside having fun playing games and showing each other what they could do.
For his part, Randy threw up a double rainbow as a background.
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He really made the colors stand out.
All the Bears were laughing and joyful being together. And the rainbows encircled them and made them feel wonderful.
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Later, back at the Buckhorn, everyone broke out the cards and passed around the sarsaparillas.
Of course, it was Dakota who said it: "I love this place!"
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Tales from the Buckhorn: A Teddy Bear Community in New Mexico
Short StoryThis is a collection of brief stories, in a six-panel comic strip format, about a group of Teddy Bears who drink sarsaparilla, play pinochle and get into adventures at the Buckhorn Saloon (modeled after the Buckhorn Saloon in Pinos Altos, New Mexico...
