Presenter Oh no!
Jackie Well, I’m a careful person. Everyone knows
there are bears at Yellowstone. I hoped not to
meet one, but I wanted to be prepared. So
when I arrived there, I looked at all the
information about what to do if you meet a bear.
But, of course, when it actually happened, I just
wanted to turn and run!
Presenter But you stopped yourself …
Jackie Yes. I remembered one important thing: that it
isn’t a good idea to run away from a bear. Bears
are so quick. So I stopped and I stayed very
still. Then the bear looked up – and looked
straight at me.
Presenter Uh-oh.
Jackie Exactly. Then I realised how close I was to the
bear. I also realised he wasn’t a happy bear.
Presenter So what next?
Jackie Well, he started hitting the ground with his paw.
I could see he was very nervous, angry
perhaps. So after a few minutes I tried moving
backwards very slowly.
Presenter And?
Jackie And suddenly he started running straight
towards me!
Presenter Oh no! How awful!
Jackie Absolutely. Anyway, sometimes they stop
running at you. And sometimes they turn and
run off at the last moment. But not this bear. He
moved faster and closer.
Presenter The bear continued to run at you?
Jackie Straight at me, yes. Then just as it reached me,
I turned and dropped to the ground. I placed my
hands over the back of my neck, my elbows
protecting my face. I was flat on my face. I tried
not to move. And the bear was right there
by me.
Presenter Oh no! Were you frightened?
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Jackie Yes, of course! Well, the bear moved around
me. I could feel it smelling me. And then finally
it walked off into the forest. I waited about five
minutes. I looked round. It wasn’t there any
longer. So I left. Slowly.
