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Bear, with the help of his animal friends, remembers the story he had hoped to tell before the onset of winter.

When Bear notices that winter is nearly here he hurries to tell Snail, after which each animal tells another until finally the already sleeping Bear is awakened in his den with the news.

As winter's chill spreads, different animals settle into their cozy homes for a long sleep.

"Beatrice the bunny wants to share winter with her best friend, Bear, but he will be busy hibernating"--

Snow is on the way, and as Hedgie trundles around the farm all his friends tell him of the winter-time fun he will miss as he hibernates--Icicles decorating the chicken coop! Lisa making snowmen! The pond turned to slippery ice! It sounds so amazing, Hedgie decides to stay awake instead of going to his burrow. But then a snowstorm starts. Luckily, Lisa finds him and brings him inside so Hedgie gets to see the wonders of winter from inside the cozy...