Story 43: Old Bear Short Story 1 by Jane Hissey

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Old Bear
It wasn't anybody's birthday, but Bramwell Brown had a feeling that today was going to be a special day. He was sitting thoughtfully on the windowsill with his friends, Duck, Rabbit and Little Bear when he suddenly remembered that someone wasn't there who should be.

 He was sitting thoughtfully on the windowsill with his friends, Duck, Rabbit and Little Bear when he suddenly remembered that someone wasn't there who should be

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A very long time ago, he had seen his good friend Old Bear being packed away in a box. Then he was taken up a ladder, through a trap-door and into the attic. The children were being too rough with him and he needed some place safe to go for a while.

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Bramwell Brown left and center front right Old Bear

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"Has he been forgotten, do you think?" Bramwell asked his friends.
"I think he might have been," said Rabbit.
"Well," said Little Bear. "Isn't it time he came back down with us? The children are older now and would look after him properly. Let's go and get him!"
"What a marvellous idea!" said Bramwell. "But how can we rescue him? It's a long way up to the attic and we haven't got a ladder."
"We could build a tower of bricks," suggested Little Bear
Rabbit collected all the bricks and the others set about building the tower. It grew very tall, and Little Bear was just putting on the last brick when the tower began to wobble.
"Look out!" he cried as the whole thing came tumbling down.
"Never mind," said Bramwell, helpino Little Bear to his feet. "We'll just have to think of something else."

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