Hungry Bear Tales

Little Mishka the bear moves into the house left by his uncle who has gone to Alaska. By the time he gets there he’s really hungry, but there’s a scary monster in the larder. Mishka runs away as fast as he can and right into the little cabin of a great big bear named Ned. Mishka tells Ned about the monster and Ned overs to help him. They arm themselves, puts sieves on their heads for armor, put o

The bears want to cook something they’ve never had before. In a cookbook they find a recipe for truffles – rare mushrooms said to have an indescribable taste; they grow underground and only wild pigs can sniff them out. But the bears are ashamed to seek the help of a boar – they can manage on their own. But the only thing their noses lead them to are toadstools, an old shoe, and bunny poop. Just a

The bears are thinking about what to make for lunch when all they’ve got left in the fridge are some eggs. Mishka has sweet pancakes with strawberries in mind while Ned imagines a hearty meal of scrambled mushrooms. It’s the first time they’ve each been in the mood for something else and so an argument breaks out, after which Mishka goes angrily to the woods for strawberries while Ned sets to

One hot summer’s day the bears find a lost Christmas ornament and get the idea of having Christmas, which they never get to see because they’re always hibernating at that time of year. Ned says it’s a holiday all about loads of good food. Mishka is dying to see the special day at least once, and so they start getting ready for Christmas. They find just the right tree and get it decorated, but

Ned and Mishka learn that pandas are very popular among people for their appearance. They get special attention and care (and goodies) also thanks to the fact that they are an endangered species. The bears get an idea – they could dress up as pandas. They dump flour over themselves, paint themselves with some soot, and set off for a nearby summer camp. The kids are thrilled to see the purport

Ned and Mishka are organizing an international convention of bears and decide they should cook up some of their famous special goulash for the occasion. It takes a lot of time to make that much goulash and by the time they’re done that evening they collapse into bed, worn out. Throughout the night, though, they each keep waking up with worry about whether the other bears will like the goulash

One day, the bears get a craving for blueberry dumplings. They can’t wait to cook them up, so they set out into the forest to gather the ingredients. But, when they eat their first batch too fast, they get a pernicious case of the hiccups and each jolt sends blueberries flying out of the cup. Ned tries to save the day with some “guaranteed” tips for getting rid of the hiccups, but nothing w

While the bears are preparing yummy dried apple chips in front of their house, they get a postcard in the mail from Mishka’s uncle in Alaska. He writes that he’s been having a blast – all it takes is a little roar and for some reason the tourists all drop their backpacks full of goodies and uncle gobbles them all up. Ned and Mishka are intrigued. The idea of people dropping backpacks full of

The bears are dozing contentedly in their beds when they’re snapped out of their slumber by a great big bang. They run to the kitchen and find that the roof has sprung a leak. Fixing a hole is the last thing they feel like doing right now. Ned says there’s nothing that can’t be put off until later – the important thing right now is that they cook up some yummy plum pastries. Mishka enthusiast

The dirty dishes have really piled up at the bears’ house, so much so that they can’t even find each other. They still don’t feel like tidying up, but they’re getting hungry and don’t have anything to cook on. Ned gets the idea of phoning a raccoon for whom washing up should be no problem. The raccoon shows up at lightning speed. It’s true, he says, cleaning skills run in the family, it’s goi

The bears treat themselves to an extra special lunch. They stuff themselves with whatever they can get their hungry paws on. And all that eating gives them a sweet-tooth. It seems they’re fresh out of honey, though, so they decide to climb the tree, where there’s a beehive. But then they find they’ve stuffed their bellies so full that they can't get up the tree. There’s no other option – the

Mishka is feeling peckish and it’s still too early for lunch, so Ned suggests a snack. As they are making it, Ned remembers hearing somewhere that snacks taste better when you’re on a trip. Mishka is excited and so they decide to put it to the test – they set off for an outing. But once they feel like they’re finally far enough away from home and are ready to bite into their snacks, something

Ned is planting sugar pea seedlings. Mishka is disappointed to learn that the peas have nothing to do with sugar at all and proposes planting a sweetie tree instead. Ned is hesitant but agrees, and together they plant some sweets in the flower bed. But the next morning they wake up only to find that the sweets are gone. Ned thinks about this and decides that it must have been the work of som

The bears are excited about the idea of baking a carrot cake before they go to sleep so it can cool overnight and be ready for breakfast as soon as they’re out of bed.

When the bears run out of honey and find out that the bees in the tree don’t have any.

The weather forecast is calling for heavy snow, so it’s high time to settle down for hibernation. However, the talk of snow piques the bears’ curiosity – they’ve never seen any!

The bears have a craving for potato pancakes, so they set off to a nearby field to get some. What they don’t realise is that the potatoes might already belong to someone else.

It’s rutting season for the deer, but one unlucky stag can’t seem to attract any doe. It’s up to Mishka and Ned to help him out.

Ned and Mishka are watering their bear garden full of cucumbers, when Mishka realises the tap has run dry. They’ll need to act quick, as the cucumbers will wilt without any water!

The bears receive a mysterious package from their Aunt Claire in France, who wants to thank them for the honey they gave her. They are excited, until they open the package.

The bears are in the mood for some plum cake, so they set out for a nearby orchard to gather plums. The bears are so hungry, they can’t stop picking plums and fill their house to the brim with them!

Ned is tossing food to Mishka so he can put them on the table, when he accidentally throws a tomato on a painting hanging on their wall.

The bears head down to the cellar for a jar of stewed cherries to go with their sponge cake, when they encounter a bat. The bat asks if he can stay in their cellar for a little while.

The bears are lying in their beds, tossing and turning in their sleep and scratching occasionally. When they wake up, they find out they have fleas!

The bears are reading an article about treasure, when Mishka thinks what a shame it is they’ve never gone looking for any. So, the bears equip themselves and set off into the forest to find treasure.