new mexico game warden ray bower rushed that burned and frightened cub to the nearest animal hospital by plane. warden dale saw to it that he was given the best of care. his burns feet responded. the treatment. his hair grew back and with a little belly full of good food, he grew fast and sassy and. they named him little smokey. and in a special piper cub plane took him on another trip by air. this time it was clear across the country over america's farms, factories and city. finally, a little small village plane landed in washington. our nation's capital. here, along with as official as new mexico's assistance state game warden overseas beckoned. little smokey was greeted in the rain by a very enthusiastic committee. of the. chief forest alawites, except that little smokey is a gift to the state foresters and uncle sam's forest service from the new mexico department of game and fish. but for our little hero, that welcome in the rain was only the beginning of a new and very worthwhile life. on the first sunny day, little smokey was presented to the national zoo in washington and becam