DEAN:
THE BIG DIPPER IS UP ALMOST ALL YEAR-ROUND.

JAMES:
BUT THERE IS ONE SEASON WHERE THE BIG DIPPER

IS GONE!

DEAN:
THE BIG DIPPER CAN GET LOW IN THE SKY IN ITS

NIGHTLY JOURNEY AROUND POLARIS, A.K.A.

THE NORTH STAR.

WHILE MOST NIGHTS YOU CAN SEE IT, FOR ABOUT
TWO MONTHS, IT CAN BE BLOCKED BY THE GROUND.

JAMES:
THE IROQUOIS IMAGINED THE FOUR STARS IN THE

SPOON AS A BEAR,
AND THE THREE STARS IN THE HANDLE, AS HUNTERS.

DEAN:
THE FIRST HUNTER IS CARRYING A BOW

AND ARROW.

THE SECOND IS CARRYING A POT.
AND THE THIRD IS CARRYING STICKS TO MAKE A

FIRE.

JAMES:
LEGEND HAS IT THAT DURING THE FALL, THE FIRST

HUNTER SHOT AND KILLED THE BEAR, AND ITS BLOOD
FELL FROM THE SKY, AND TURNED THE LEAVES ON

THE TREES ORANGE AND RED.

DEAN:
AND EVERY SPRING THE BEAR COMES BACK TO LIFE,

THE HUNTERS RESUME THEIR CHASE, AND THE LEAVES
SPRING FORTH AGAIN.

BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!