Gentle Ben

When 13 Year Old Mark Anderson's Brother Died, Mark Befriended Ben, an Orphaned Alaskan Brown Bear, Cruelly Chained Up in a Neighbor's Dark Shed. Though Brownies Are Considered to Be the Largest and Most Dangerous of North American Animals, Mark's Parents Let Him Keep the Improbable Pet-until One Night, When, Enraged By a Group of Drunken Men, Ben Nearly Kills His Former Owner.