People rushed inside the Ted's Cuddlers, as Mr. Ted put out the 2-Day Sale sign. Every toy were on sale: the Candy Rug Dolls, the Bear Troops, the Sporty Bears, the Bears-in-Can, the Royal Bears, the Working Bears and the All-Original-Bears of all sizes and colors. All were definitely on sale.
Every corner of the store were filled with someone looking for a toy to hug. But some prefered to stand in front of the store to look at the biggest big brown bear in town.
The biggest big brown bear sat on a comfty rocking chair. His place was decorated of ribbons, laces and small bears, that made him stand out among the rest.
The biggest big brown bear were everybody's dream bear. Many stopped to look at him every day, every hour, every minute and every second of each day of the Ted's cuddlers.
"Mom, I want the biggest big brown bear!" The girl with a red ribbon on her hair cried. "Please..."
"My child, that bear cost our week's expenses." The mother of the girl with a red ribbon on her hair explained. "Let's look inside the store and maybe you can find something else."
The girl with a red ribbon on her hair and her mother spent seconds and minutes inside the store looking at each shelves. The girl with a red ribbon on her hair hugged each one she adored, and finally, she found a rug doll with a red ribbon on her hair and adored it very much. They went out of the store with a big bright smile on their faces, as the rug doll was hugged tightly.
"Bye-bye everyone." The rug doll with a red ribbon on her hair whispered and gave a small waved as they walked farther and farther from the store.
"She's so lucky!" The rug doll with a pink dress said to the other toys near her. "I wished I am the one they chose."
The biggest big brown bear smirked, as he saw smiles from the other toys.
"You were all so envy." The biggest big brown bear whispered as he seated on his comfty rocking chair.
Another child entered the store and went out with a Princess Bear.
Another with an Aerobic Bear.
Another with a Chef Bear.
Another with a Bear-in-Can.
And another with a light brown All-Original-Bear with a pink ribbon.
All the children went out with a big bright smile and a hugged their toy so tight.
The store hours ended. The day left vacant spaces on each toy shelves.
"I love it when the girl hugged me," the rug doll with a checkered red ribbon on her hair said, "but she chose my friend and I'm so happy for her."
"We're all glad for her new life, am I right?" The Nurse Bear said to all the toys in the store.
"Yes!" Everyone shouted except the biggest big brown bear in the store window.
"Tomorrow will be another great day for all of us!" The bear in a tuxedo exclaimed. "And everyday will be a great day for us."
"And as long as we were hugged and loved, everyday will definitely be a great day!" A black All-Original-Bear said smiling.
All the bears and dolls danced and sang all night. They celebrated for their friends who finally found love from the hugs and homes they now have.
The biggest big brown bear still sat on his comfty rocking chair. He did not joined the party and fun shared by other toys.
"I'm not for any ordinary child." The biggest big brown bear said to himself. "My owner will be someone of great lifestyle. I don't deserve those messy children who will hug and play with me with their dirty hands."
The other toys had fun all night. While the biggest big brown bear rocked his comfty rocking hair until he fell asleep.
And another day started...
Many bears and rug dolls were purchased, as many as the onlookers looking for a toy to hug. And everyone went out with a big bright smile.
A hot afternoon came, a man in a dark gray coat entered a store. He was looking for his daughter's present, his princess, for her 7th birthday.
"Bring out the most expensive toy you have!" The man in a dark gray coat said with his loud voice heard by everyone inside the store. He look around and saw the biggest big brown bear. "That bear! How much is that toy?"
"Sir, its only 5000 pesos." Mr. Ted said humbly.
"I'll take it!" He said as he put out his thick wallet. "Put it in a big bag so my assistant will not have a hard time carrying it."
Mr. Ted held the arms of the biggest big brown bear and put him in a see-through bag.
"Ouch..." The biggest big brown bear cried as Mr. Ted pushed him into the bag.
The man in a blue uniform carried the biggest big brown bear on his back. He threw it inside the backseat. After a few minutes, the man in a dark gray coat entered the car and the man in a blue uniform drove the way home.
"My princess, here's the biggest big brown bear in town. I bought this just for you." The man in a dark gray coat said.
"But dad, I told you that what I wanted was the biggest pink doll house in town." The girl in a red dress said. " Anyway, thanks dad."
"I'm sorry, my princess." He cried. "I'll look for the biggest pink doll house just for you..."
"I'll go to my room dad." She said as he turned her back. "Yaya, bring that toy in my room. So plain and simple. Where will I put that bear in my pretty room?"
The biggest big brown bear was placed at the corner of the big room that the girl owned. He seated with the old toys she hated.
No hugs.
No smiles.
No love that other toys talked about all night of everyday they were hugged and adored.
Years, days, hours, minutes and seconds passed by without a single hug in the dirty corner, unnoticed. Dirt surrounded the biggest big brown bear.
"My princess, let's give some of your old clothes and toys to the less fortunate children." He said to his only daughter. "Here's a box, put everything you want to give away here."
"Okay, Dad." She said not looking to her father as it went out of her room. "Yaya, put all the toys in the corner inside the box. And my old fashioned clothes, too!" And she went back playing with her biggest pink doll house and dolls.
Everything were boxed, even the biggest big brown bear she have not even touched or played with which was her father's present for her 7th birthday. No way out. No hug. No love.
One day, the box was openned. Each child in the orphange was given a toy for the Christmas spirit. A small thin girl waited patiently as she fall in line and stand last. She waited patiently until she saw the biggest big brown bear out in the box.
"Is this for me?" The small thin girl exclaimed, with great excitement on her face.
"Yes," The man in a dark gray coat said with a smile. "that's yours..."
"Yehey!" The small thin girl jumped with gladness. "Can I hug it now?"
"Sure..." He retorted to the small thin girl.
She hugged the biggest big brown bear so tight. She placed it on her bed. She played with it and even slept on it.
The biggest big brown bear was hugged everyday, every hour and every minute the small thin girl could.
The biggest big brown bear and small thin girl shared hugs, care and love for each other all the time.
And together, they lived happily ever after.
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