Clara and Dmitri the bear cubs read Colombus’ Journal of his first voyage to the Americas. They are suspicious about the truth of Colombus’ account. An abridged version of Colombus’ Journal translated by the author follows. Colombus returns to Spain and presents his Journal to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. They are not convinced of the truth of his Journal. Clara and Dmitri have travelled back in time and accompanied Columbus on his voyage of discovery. When Columbus asks the bears to be witnesses to the events described in his Journal, he is in for a great shock.