Teddy Bears' Picnic

So, I’m currently in Sweden. I have come to the conclusion that there are a lot of woods in Sweden. As a result, ‘The Teddy Bear’s Picnic” has been rattling around in my head for the past week.

Teddy Bears' Picnic

I haven’t been able to go for a walk or a run without there being:

‘If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise.

If you go down to the woods today, you’d better go in disguise.

For every bear that ever there was will gather there for certain,

Because today’s the day the Teddy Bears have their picnic.’

As much as I wanted to see a Teddy Bear’s Picnic, it really wasn’t top of my list. A moose would have sufficed.

Or an Isbjörn

Or a deer.

Or a Persiska Leopard

Or a bear.

Or a Kodiakbjörn

Or a wolf.

Varg

Or a wolverine.

Or some Hästar

Or a lynx.

Or another Kodiakbjörn

Or anything cool really...

Hus

I saw none of these things in the wild woods. I did however see a snake. Rather too close for comfort. I was just minding my own business walking along the path, when, BAM, there it was.

Blommor #1

I’ll tell you what, I got a huge surprise… I screamed.

Disguise = down

Unfortunately, I wasn’t that well disguised… I screamed.

Blommor #2

In The Teddy Bear’s Picnic, The Original, there are two useless verses in the middle before we get to the important final verse that goes like this:

“If you go down to the woods today, you’d better not go alone.

It’s lovely down in the woods today, but safer to stay at home.

For every bear that ever there was will gather for certain,

Because today’s the day the Teddy Bears have their picnic.”

Dammen

I have concluded that the Teddy Bears are not so likely to eat you, but you should definitely watch out for the snakes. If you don’t think you need to be concerned about the snakes (did I mention that I saw two on the same day?) then maybe you still need to look out for the horse flies (that don’t differentiate between humans and horses) or the sand flies baby cousin (just large enough to be incredibly irritating). 

Träd

Disclaimer: Jag kan inte prata svenska, so if there are mistakes in my swedish, I apologise but it can not be helped and I can not be helped.