Molar Bear
CASOON

Arctic dental professional

Molar
Bear

The only bear whose paws require a dental chart.

Molar Bear
Four roots planted/Cold nose forward/Mint offers declined/Snowbank appointments only/Enamel built broad/Ears above freezing/Floss remains optional/Chair remains empty/Four roots planted/Cold nose forward/Mint offers declined/Snowbank appointments only/Enamel built broad/Ears above freezing/Floss remains optional/Chair remains empty/
Molar Bear in his ice-block dental clinic beside a crate of unopened toothpaste

The Empty Clinic

Before sunrise, Molar Bear packs the clinic with glacier ice, checks every icicle for cavities and opens exactly one appointment book. Nobody comes. By noon, the waiting room holds unopened toothpaste samples and one offended seal-shaped lamp. He closes early, walks the floe and listens for the clean crunch of fresh snow beneath all four roots.

Cold Particulars

The official count, according to the empty appointment book.

  1. Ticker$MOLAR
  2. RootsFour, load-bearing
  3. EarsTwo, weatherproof
  4. NoseBelow freezing
  5. OccupationIce-clinic custodian
  6. Toothpaste policyPolitely refused, then buried

Keep your toothpaste. Bring fresh snow.