Ursa Major said of the seven stars pictured in the bordure azure of the coat of arms of Madrid, capital of that country. Ursa Major Ursa Major (; also known as the Great Bear) is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory. Its Latin name means "greater (or larger) she-bear", standing as a reference to and in direct contrast with nearby Ursa Minor, the lesser bear. In antiquity, it was one of the original 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy (2nd century AD), and is now the third largest constellation of the 88 modern constellations. Ursa
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