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.
Out of the Woods (Tracey Thorn album) an absence of over six years. It was released on 20 March 2007 in the U.S. on Astralwerks. Thorn told "Billboard" magazine about the recording of the album: Out of the Woods (Tracey Thorn album) Out of the Woods is the second solo album from Everything but the Girl singer Tracey Thorn – her first since 1982's "A Distant Shore", released on 5 March 2007 on Virgin Records. The album charted on the "Billboard" 200, peaking at No. 172 on 7 April 2007. The majority of the album's production was by Ewan Pearson who also produced the first single, "It's