Tatty joins bedroom softies

New addition to bedroom softies! Welcome Tatty!

Well Tatty is not really new. Its been around for several years. Given by Yongying as a birthday pressie. But all the while its been sitting in its box inside one of the cupboards. The box was found to be infested with bugs so Tatty went for a thorough bath in washing powder and an intense session of sunbathing. So its now become a member of the bedroom.

THE TATTY BEAR STORY

In a small Sussex village near Arundel, in Southern England, a house was to be demolished. All the unwanted bits and pieces were thrown onto a rubbish heap, including a brown teddy bear. There he stayed for many weeks surrounded by all sorts of rubbish.

It was winter and extremely cold. It had been snowing, lakes and rivers were frozen over and people were staying at home to keep warm. The brown teddy bear was trapped under a mattress and was getting very cold, very cold indeed. He became so cold tat his brown fur turned grey and his brown nose turned blue. He was so sad no one loved him, he was alone in the world and did not have a single friend to count on.

One day, when the weather turned milder, a little girl was playing nearby when she spotted the teddy bear. She pulled him out from under the mattress, dusted him down, and immediately fell in love with him. He was so sweet with his grey fur and blue nose tat the little girl took him straight home.

The teddy bear was very much in need of repair. The little girl asked her Grandmother if she wud be able to mend him. The teddy bear was given patches to stop his stuffing from falling out and where his fur had worn away stitches were showing. The little girl named him "Tatty Teddy".

Many years later "Tatty Teddy" continues to be a symbol of friendship and love, bringing a smile to the face of all who see him.