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// Entry #001 
// Story: Lone Wolf: Bear Claw's Story 
// by Phoenix Heart 27 
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[05-08-24 A.L.]
Dear Journal,

First off introduction is in order. Firstly my name is Bear Claw. I'm 12 years old and I am an earth pony. While I was born and live in Neigh York City, my family is of the native ponies kind. My name in the native language is...pretty hard for me to pronounce, so I'll just right it here: Makoganzh. That's like “mah-koa-ganh-zhah”. It's weird, yet you should hear how my parents’ names are pronounced. That's downright scary. Anyways I got you, little journal as a gift from my older sister, Swan. In our native language, she is called Waabizii. We are born of the tribe from the northernmost section of the great plains areas of Equestria. However, that's enough with the history lesson (which is ironic being that I hate History in school due to...well teacher's a real boring old mule--literally in this case). Anyways, as I said before I just turned 12 last month [April 6, 11 A.L is my birthday btw] and now is a little bit about myself to help break the ice between us.:



My favorite color is Green

My coat color is Burnt Sienna, but I have a paint patterned coat with Magnolia splashes on my face, back, hind legs and left forehoof.

I collect comic books

My cutie-mark is of a Archer's bow and arrow

I'm in the 7th grade

I live with my older sister and my 4 year old niece.

The reason I don't live with my parents...is a difficult story

I LOVE videogames

My favorite food is roasted potatoes and pumpkin


Well that's all for a brief history and general consensus on me. Onto the reason why my sister insisted she buy you for me journal (I feel like you should have a name...ya know, to make it seem less like I'm writing in a boring old journal and more like I'm...confiding in an old, trusted friend. I will have to think about it some more). Anyways, onto current events. My cousin from Neigh Jersey just sent me a care package yesterday. While I normally like what she sends me, this one was extra special because she sent me a copy of one of my favorite books: Diamondback's Big Book of Fairytales and Folklore. Don't get me wrong, I had a copy before when I was little, but it...kinda...got ripped apart by a big mean dog. Anyways, she found a copy and sent it along with a new video game that she burned to a computer disk. She told me it's some sorta pizzaria simulator and I gotta deal with Animatronic critters. Kinda reminds me of Chazz E. Cheddar's by the description alone but apparently it's supposed to be really scary. So of course I'm gonna try it out in the dark, when my sister's at work and my niece is at pre-school. Epic isn't it! Anyways I gotta go now. Swan’s calling me down to eat.

Yours Truly,
-Bear Claw (age 12)