dʒˈæn bɹˈɛt ɹᵻtˈoʊld ðɪs stˈoːɹi æz hˌuːz ðæt nˈɑːkɪŋ ˌɔn kɹˈɪsməs ˈiːv, fˈiːtʃɚɹɪŋ ɐ bˈɔɪ æz ðə bˈɛɹz ˈoʊnɚ ænd ɐ ɡˈɜːl æz ðə wˈʌn hˌuː wˈɛlkʌmd hˌɪm.
Jan Brett retold this story as Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve, featuring a boy as the bear's owner and a girl as the one who welcomed him.