The Lost Bear

''"The Lost Bear" redirects here. For the bear who the level was named after, see Delius''

The Lost Bear is a level in Herdy Gerdy. It is preceded by the Great Forest and followed by Beaver Creek. The level is an evil copy of the Great Forest, and is home to an evil witch.

Part 1
As Gerdy enters the level, he sees a little girl bear calling out for another bear called Delius When Gerdy asks her about him, she replies that he has wandered a bit too far into the woods and is lost. Gerdy agrees to help search for him in return for safe passage. Moley pops up near a glowing tree stump and gives the possibility that Delius could have been taken by a witch, before burrowing back into the ground. Gerdy finds Delius: Locked in a cage, near the aforemented witch. The witch is hungry, but would rather have a different meal than bear, so she strikes up a deal with Gerdy; if he can pen three Gromps in under 3:00, Delius is his; if Gerdy fails the task, the witch takes him. Gerdy must collect a frog, a bat and a mushroom to put into the witch's cauldron. Once all three ingredients are collected, the witch is satisfied, and lets Delius go.

Part 2
Now Delius needs to get back to his sister, but there are several traps along the way - Jack-in-the-Boxes, ghosts and large drops all scare Delius, and if he gets too scared he cries out in fear and runs back to the witch, which is safe compared to the forest. Once Gerdy escorts Delius back to his sister, they take Gerdy to Beaver Creek.

Trivia

 * If the player collects 100 Bells on Midmear, then collects the Cow Bell and takes it to the Cow Man in Meadow Village, the player can have unlimited access to two early design concepts: One is the Trolk, a green creature who could hide behind trees and jump out to scare Detrius, and the other is an Evil Bear that could have been replaced by the witch.