
Bunny
Bunny stared straight ahead. He didn’t have the type of neck that allowed him the freedom to look side to side, but he could still see Little Willy sitting on the chair, perplexed and alone.
“I may have been pink once and I definitely used to have two ears, but I don’t have to be confused, I know I am loved.”
Bunny stopped to think about this. How could he be so sure when Willy wasn’t?
He thought of his tattered fur with the brownish stains and knew, it was love that made him so ratty, so he didn’t mind.
©2024 CBialczak
I wrote this thinking about a stuffed animal I had when I was little. I can picture it perfectly and even remember how its one ear had been reattached, almost like a mohawk! I wonder what ever happened to Bunny?

I was thinking of The Velveteen Rabbit, too. Beautiful!
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A memory shared by many. Nicely done.
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Sweet story.
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Nice little story. Reminds me of childhood. Enjoyed it!
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Nice little story! Enjoyed it!
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Toys have feeling too! Delightful.
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Toys are so important to children. I love how the tattered condition of Bunny is evidence of how much he was loved. Nice.
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Love does wonderous things!
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So many memories in one little story. Lovely!
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Great memory.
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awww such a neat conclusion he came to:)
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I still remember loving that bunny so much!
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He knows he’s loved because he’s stained and knocked about? There’s a lesson there, maybe
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Dear Christine,
All the earmarks of a stuffed toy that has been loved. Sweet story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you!
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Dale said “The Velveteen Rabbit,” but my first thought was “Toy Story”… Toys, stuffed animals, etc. are loved by their children. Well, some are. Poor Little Willy (willy won’t go home).
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Shades of The Velveteen Rabbit. Lovely 🙂
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I had the same thought, Dale
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😊
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