Oski the Bear constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). Although Oski has his benign side ("patient" and "silent"), he is more often presented as growling, fighting, rumbling, grumbling, thundering, and shaking the ground. He is described as sturdy and mighty. It is said of Oski that he "wears a Paderewski hair", referring to Oski's shaggy hair. Oski is described as "Our totem", and Cal's teams (or perhaps Cal students in general) are described as sons of the Golden Bear. In one song, Oski is referred to as "He" with a capital "H", as one refers to the Deity. One song appears to attribute
The Bear That Wasn't Tashlin's book inspired Swiss writer Jörg Steiner to create his children's book "Der Bär, der ein Bär bleiben wollte" (1976; German: "The Bear Who Wanted to Stay a Bear"), which was translated into English and published by Atheneum Books the next year as "The Bear Who Wanted to Be a Bear", whose cover states "From an idea by Frank Tashlin". A Belgian singer has also adopted the moniker "The Bear That Wasn't" for recording and released an album entitled "And So It Is Morning Dew" in 2010. The German book "Der Bär, der ein Bär bleiben wollte" on the other