The
Teddy Bear
Once upon a time, there
was a little
boy, his name was Ben. On his first birthday, his parents got him a
soft brown
teddy bear. The little baby boy carried his teddy bear with him every
where he
went. At night the teddy bear always fell asleep next to the baby boy.
Ben grew up and got his
own bedroom and
a big bed to sleep in. The teddy bear got to sleep next to him in bed
every
night. He was his favorite toy. Ben took his teddy bear everywhere he
went. The
teddy bear went with the boy to the zoo, the parks, and even to school.
Ben became a teenager
and he liked video
games ang going out with his friends more and more. He stopped taking
his teddy
bear with him, which made the bear a little bit sad. Still, he put his
teddy
bear next to him in bed every night.
Then Ben started going
camping with his
friends. He spent a few nights at a time at camp. The teddy bear missed
his
friend a lot on those days. When Ben was back from camping he still
remembered
his favorite toy and took it to bed with him.
Ben went to a university
in the big
city. The boy was now a young man. He came back home for just a few
days. Mom
took all of Ben's toys and put them in a big box in the attic. But, the
teddy
bear was always special so Mom decided to put him on one of the empty
shelves
so that when Ben was back home to visit he could see his favorite bear.
Ben's
visits were too short and he spent his time visiting his old friends,
neighbors, and family. He went to bed late at night, and often forgot
to put
the bear in bed anymore. The bear was so sad and missed the nice old
days when
he got to sleep every night next to Ben in his bed.
Ben, got a job in the
big city. He had
his own place there and only came to visit for a few hours on the
weekends.
Some weekends the teddy bear could not even see his friend. The teddy
bear was
so lonely. Many nights, he sat alone crying in the dark, and dreaming
of the
days when he went everywhere with his friend and slept every night next
to him.
He always hoped that his friend would come to take him back to the big
city,
but it never happened.
Ben met a very nice
woman who worked
with him and they both liked each other. They got married, and after a
year
they had a little baby boy. They loved their baby a lot and often
brought him
over to his grandparents' house.
One day Ben remembered
his favorite
teddy bear and thought that his little baby boy would love it. He ran
to his
old room, went straight to the shelf and grabbed his old friend the
teddy bear.
The bear was very happy because his old friend visited him.
When
Ben gave his old bear to his baby
boy to play with, the baby was so happy he didn't leave it alone for
the day.
At the end of the day, Ben and his family said goodbye to his parents
and went
to their own home. This time the teddy bear came with them. That night,
and
every night after that, the teddy bear got to sleep next to the baby
boy. Just
like his father, the baby boy took the teddy bear with him every where
he went.
The teddy bear was so happy. Now he had a new family that loved him.