▁a ▁polar ▁bear ▁shot ▁by ▁fish erm en ▁who ▁found ▁the ▁animal ▁dr ifting ▁on ▁dr ift ▁ice ▁off ▁the ▁West f j ords . ▁ ▁Sig ur ð ur ▁was ▁assist ed ▁by ▁his ▁family , ▁though ▁not ▁without ▁some ▁occas ional ▁embar rass ment . ▁His ▁daughter ▁ Þ or ger ð ur ▁rec alls ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁once ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁sla ugh ter house ▁to ▁collect ▁a ▁spec imen ▁but ▁arrived ▁just ▁as ▁the ▁workers ▁were ▁taking ▁a ▁l unch ▁break : ▁" Some one ▁asked , ▁' What ' s ▁in ▁the ▁basket ?' ▁I ▁had ▁to ▁say , ▁' I ' m ▁collect ing ▁a ▁fro zen ▁go at ▁pen is .' ▁After ▁that ▁I ▁said , ▁' I ▁will ▁never ▁collect ▁for ▁you ▁again .' " ▁According ▁to ▁Sig ur ð ur , ▁" Collect ing ▁pen ises ▁is ▁like ▁collect ing ▁anything . ▁You ▁can ▁never ▁stop , ▁you ▁can ▁never ▁catch ▁up , ▁you ▁can ▁always ▁get ▁a ▁new ▁one , ▁a ▁better ▁one ." ▁ ▁The ▁collection ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁hous ed ▁in ▁Sig ur ð ur ' s ▁office ▁at ▁the ▁college ▁until ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁his ▁teaching ▁job . ▁He ▁decided , ▁more ▁as ▁a ▁h ob by ▁than ▁a ▁job , ▁to ▁put ▁it ▁on ▁public ▁display ▁in ▁Re yk jav ík ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁of ▁IS K ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁a ▁museum ▁in