stacey schiff is the author of this book. it's called a great improviser, and she is also contributor to the state department's americas collection. we appreciate you joining us here in the franklin room at state department. i. all right. well, what you doing away back there? come on up here. that's better. i'm glad you dropped by. i've got a little story i think you'll like. it's about a four legged friend of mine. no, i don't mean to have her back there. this happened a while back in the beautiful capital mountain country of new mexico on the lincoln national forest. it was my time on the carpet and ryan hot, but still nice and peaceful. all the animals in the forest were having a grand old time on the sunshine of spring. there was one little three month old brother in particular who didn't have a care in the world. he was spending his time having fun at all. a growling and up growling and a scratch on. that's right. and bear cub didn't have a care in the world. and somebody, a two legged somebody, got careless. like. that