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One day, when JB was working in the Pinos Altos mines, the rains came and started the biggest flood he'd ever seen!
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He rode logs down the Pinos Altos Creek all the way to Silver City, where the flood turned Main Street into the Big Ditch!
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Suddenly, under a bridge, he saw a pretty blue Bear, crying, "À moi!"
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Climbing out of the Big Ditch, he had no idea what she'd said, but she was cute.
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After he "rescued" her, he thought she exclaimed, "Tu es mon heros! Je m'appelle Shirley."
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Now, Shirley and JB live together in a house right next to the Pinos Altos Creek (hoping it never floods again!).
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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...
