Jean de L'Ours

Jean de l'Ours (Jean of the Bear) is an old French legend that originated from a village located in the Pyrenees Mountains. The story was traditionally told by word of mouth and passed down from generation to generation. It is a story of a man born to a woman and a bear that ventures out of his cave and journeys a vast area of land, meets new friends, finds a beautiful castle, encounters and defeats the devil, experiences betrayal, and lives the rest of his life in endless happiness.

Characters included in this story are as follows:

• A Woman (Une Femme)
• A Bear (Un Ours)
• Jean de l'Ours
• A Blacksmith (Un Forgeron)
• Roue de Moulin
• Coupe Chêne
• Porte Montagne
• The Devil (Le Diable)
• The Devil's Wife (La Vieille)
• The Princesses (Les Princesses)
• An Eagle (Une Aigle)