Monday, January 22, 2007
Me-To-You..
The Story of the Grey Bear with Blue NoseThe oldest, smallest house that one can imagine was about to knock down. All the things that once made the house nice and cosy had been thrown outside and piled up in the front garden.. and even, surely by some mistake.. a little brown teddy bear. He was trapped amongst all the other unwanted things, and couldn't move.
Then one day.. a very, very cold day, something fell from the sky.. a little snowflake.. It landed on the teddy bear's little nose and was then followed by many more. He began to get cold, very cold indeed.
More and more snow fell, heavier and heavier. The little bear was so cold that his nose started turning blue.. So cold that his brown fur started turning grey. He was cold, unloved and all alone in the world, and felt very, very sad.
Winter finally passed and the weather got warmer, and one beautiful spring day, a little girl was playing near the old house, when she spotted the grey bear in the pile of unwanted things.
He was like no other bears she has ever seen and she pulled him out from where he was trapped. She dusted him down and lifted him high in the sky to look at him.
"A grey bear.. with a blue nose?" she thought. "How strange!"
The teddy bear wanted to cry. He thought she didnt like him and would throw him back with the unwanted things.
"But he's lovely!" She continued and fell completely in love with him. She ran as fast as her little legs could carry her to see if her grandma could patch him up as a lot of stuffing had fallen out, and he was very much in need of repair.
She looked on as her Grandma replaced his stuffing and patched his holes. His stiches had started showing where the fur had worn away but the little girl thought he looked perfect.
It was all cosy and warm in the little girl's house and the bear now felt cosy and warm in his heart. However his nose was still blue and his fur was still grey, and they would never return to brown. He was unique amongst teddy bears.
The little girl gave him a great big hug. She loved him more than anything else in the world.. her little grey, blue nosed.. tatty teddy. -- adapt from www.metoyou.co.uk
My favourite tatty bear!! A story for my friends who are feeling down. Stay strong and cheer up! The cold and lonely winter shall soon be over! =)
my memories etched ... at 9:53 PM