'I live in fear of the snow,' said the bear.
'Whenever it's here, be sure I'll be there.
Oh, the pain and the cold,
when one's bearish and old.
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Sounds to me like the bear fears the snow and the snow fears the fire, the fire fears the river and the river fears the bear.