When he awoke, he was hurting everywhere - the men had cut away his hide with its glorious white hair and carried it with him .
Above him circled thousands of his followers, the gulls. They were wondering if their king was really dead. But when they saw him raise his head and groan, they knew he still lived.
One of them said to his friends, " Our king is a great magician , for even men cannot kill him. But he suffers without any coverings. Let us help him by each giving him as many features as we can spare.
One after another, they plucked with their beaks, the softest features from under their wings, and dropped them gently upon the body of the king of polare bears...
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