Teddy Bear Land
Ryan Martin, age 3, lived in Chandler, Arizona. Ryan liked playing with his best friend, Teddy Bear. Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma knew how much Ryan loved Teddy Bear.
One day, while walking in the park, Ryan and Teddy Bear came upon a giant hollow tree. Before Ryan knew what was happening, Teddy Bear had lifted him into the opening of the tree. Ryan felt himself twisting and turning down the hollow tree.
“What’s going on? I’m scared!” yelled Ryan.
“Don’t worry. We are together”, said Teddy Bear as he reached out and held his hand. Ryan was surprised. It is not dark and scary at all. Everything was light and sparkling, just like fireworks.
They tumbled through the cotton candy clouds and down a rainbow slide. They passed the ice cream sundae mountains and landed in the sugar plum field. “It’s beautiful here. Where are we?” asked Ryan.
“This is Teddy Bear Land! Come on, follow me!” replied Teddy Bear. They skipped down a lemon drop path through the jellybean park, where bunnies were playing hide-and-seek. After passing the strawberry soda fountain, they came to a beautiful gingerbread castle.
A handsome cowboy bear invited them inside. The courtyard was crowded with teddy bears who were all playing different games. Some were riding bicycles and others were roller-skating. One bear was swinging so high in a tree that Ryan thought he would fly right off the swing. Then Ryan and Teddy Bear joined in a game of leapfrog.
All afternoon they played games with the teddy bears. Ryan swung from the trees on red licorice ropes splashed in the pink lemonade waterfall and picked wild gumdrops.
“I wish Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma were here, too,”Ryan thought. All the teddy bears enjoyed playing with Isaac.
The teddy bears decided to have a grand celebration. At the party, Ryan Martin received a crown and became a royal member of the Teddy Bear Land. The trumpeters played for him, and the jugglers and jesters all performed.
“Hooray for Ryan! Please stay with us forever”, all the teddy bears pleaded.
Ryan exclaimed, “Oh yes, I’d love to stay here with you.”
But Teddy Bear said, “No, we should be going home.”
Ryan replied, “You’re right. We must return to Chandler, Arizona. Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma will be worried.”
So Ryan and Teddy Bear waved goodbye to their friends and began the journey home.
As they walked outside the castle gates, two pink marshmallow bunnies appeared.
“Climb aboard!” the bunny rabbits said. “We will help you go home.”
Ryan and Teddy Bear gladly accepted the ride and jumped in the cozy saddles. The bunnies hopped their way out of Teddy Bear Land, past the ice cream, sundae mountains and the sugar plum field.
Finally, they arrived at the biggest tree in the forest. Teddy Bear pointed and said, “This tree leads us home.”
Ryan waved farewell to the bunny rabbits and thanked them for the wonderful ride.
Ryan said, “Let’s go, Teddy Bear. I can’t wait to tell Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma about our exciting adventure in Teddy Bear Land.