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How Two Brave Teddy Bears Saved Humphrey the Tortoise

Hello, it’s me, Alfred Bear. Today, I want to tell you about how Cuddles and I saved Humphrey the tortoise by falling out a window.

Cuddles is a teddy bear like me and Ted, with a special place on top of the radiator. Well, not actually on top of it, because otherwise her fur would get burnt, but on the window sill above it. From there she has a great view of the garden and can tell us all the latest news about Janet, my human, and Ollie her brother. You see, while they’re allowed to play in the garden, we furry toys aren't because we get mucky. That’s what Janet’s Mum (I call her Human Mum) says, anyway.

The garden is a lot bigger and more interesting than the playroom, and I'm sorry to say that when Human Mum and Human Dad (Janet’s dad) aren't looking, the other toys and I sometimes sneak out there. Well, mainly me, which is why I have to have to have so many baths. It was on one of these adventures that I met Humphrey, who is a real live tortoise but a lot less warm and fluffier than I am. I think he must be very old, because he moves about even less than Human Dad does after he’s been Planting Seedlings (which Humphrey the tortoise eats) and gets a bad back.

That morning, Cuddles was by the open window, giving us her daily update. I was worried she might fall out, so I clambered up the radiator to hold onto her paw. It didn't make any difference. A sudden gust of wind blew the window fully open, and suddenly we were both flying through the air, landing with a bump in the vegetable patch.

We both lay very still, not because we were hurt (being teddy bears, falling comes naturally) but because the family were in the garden. “Uh-oh,” I thought. “Bath time again.” Luckily though, no-one noticed us. They were all too busy calling for Humphrey, who seemed to have vanished.

Cuddles and I decided to help, and quickly found him in the vegetable patch, without a head on. “It’s because he’s tucked it inside, silly,” scolded Cuddles. She rapped on Humphrey’s shell, but he didn’t even twitch. “He must be poorly,” I said. “We’ll have to get the humans!”

I knew yelling was out of the question, so I flopped onto the muddy path until Human Mum saw me. That meant she saw Cuddles, who was lying next to Humphrey trying to keep him warm.

“For once, I’m not going to tell you children off for leaving your toys in the garden,” said Human Mum later that day. “I can’t think why I never saw him there earlier.” Human Dad muttered something about Humphrey going to the Great Vegetable Patch in the Sky, but right then Humphrey moved a toe, which Human Mum said that meant he hadn't.

Well, it turns out Humphrey wasn't poorly - he’d just decided to go to sleep for the winter. Janet put him in a nice comfy box full of straw, and I had to have a bath - again.

 

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