Zippers rustled as heads popped out of nearby tents.

"What's going on?"

"What if it's a bear?"

No one laughed. Everyone remembered Ranger Miller's warning that animals loved food as much as people did.

"What if we're the food?"

Panic began spreading. Someone suggested making a mad dash for the car. Another camper pulled a sleeping bag over {text:child_gender_1} head and started to whimper.

But {text:child_name} remembered the ranger's words.

Stay calm. Make noise. Don't run.

Fear pounded in {text:child_gender_1} chest.

Courage doesn't mean fear disappears. It means staying calm and deciding what to do next.

"Stay where you are. I know what to do."