The Bear and the Gardener in this case keeping the flies off a friend, and the ultimate good of safeguarding his welfare. The story gained currency in England from the 18th century on through translations or imitations of La Fontaine. One of its earliest appearances was in Robert Dodsley's "Select fables of Esop and other fabulists" (1764), where it is given the title "The Hermit and the Bear" and a milder ending. In this version a hermit has done the bear a good turn; later still this was identified with taking a thorn from its paw, drawing on the story of Androcles and the Lion.
Paw Paw High School (Illinois) Paw Paw High School (Illinois) Paw Paw High School, or PPHS, is a public four-year high school located at 511 Chapman in Paw Paw, Illinois, a village in Lee County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. PPHS serves the communities and surrounding areas of Paw Paw. The campus is located 20 miles south of Rochelle, Illinois, and serves a mixed village and rural residential community. In 2009, 62% of Paw Paw High School students met or exceeded standards on the Prairie State Achievement Exam, an Illinois state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act. The average high school