The Biison Short Story

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Once there was a little Bison, who lived on a small plain in Africa. This Bison had no friends or family because they had been eaten all by the big bad wolf. This Bison was rather squeamish and always afraid of small and harmless animals and the weather. As time dragged on, the Bison did not grow, but he gained strength that no other Bison could be compared to. One day the Bison was walking through a forest and was scared by a small ant, this infuriated the Bison and he said “ I swear this will be the last time that i will ever be scared of anything, so i will go to the mighty duck and i will learn to not be scared”. The Bison then started to get ready for the long journey.
He traveled through forests,rivers,lakes,mountains to find the mighty

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