A
tired, old, bear trundles into town. All he wants is to rest, to live quietly, to bother no one and be bothered by no one.
The town, however, is a nest of vile things, each grubbing mercilessly for sex and money and power and
blood.
The bear stands
clear and apart till circumstance forces his
hand.
He bares his teeth, works his claws: vile things die.
He is opposed at every turn by vile things and by those who are preyed upon by the vile things.
Only a teacher stands with the bear.
In the end: the vile things die (but the corruption each fostered stands), the bear dies, the teacher is co-opted.