How do you know you
love me?
A
Pippin Bear Story
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WORD COUNT
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359
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TEXT
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ILLUSTRATION
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1
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Pippin
Bear was in trouble. He’d pushed poor Wilbur in the playground and Mummy
Brown Bear had been cross.
“I’m
sorry Wilbur’ Said Pippin
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Pippin with Mummy Brown Bear at the nursery
gates with the teacher.
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2
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“Good
boy,” whispered Mummy Brown Bear wiping a spot of honey from the tip of his
nose. “I do love you” she said
Pippin
opened a teary eye…
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3
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“But how
do you know you love me?” he asked.
Mummy
Brown Bear paused.
“I just
do” she said drawing him in closer.
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4
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“Is it
because I ate all my bread and honey?” said Pippin Bear.
“You are very good to eat all your lunch,” agreed Mummy Brown Bear “but that’s not why I love you.” |
Pippin eating all his lunch.
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5
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“Is it
because I got 10 gold stars at forest nursery?” he asked.
“You’ve
been well behaved at nursery,” replied Mummy Brown Bear “but that’s not why I
love you.”
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Pippin at nursery helping the teachers and
sneaking and extra star from the pot.
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6
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“It is
because I won the sack race on sports day?” said Pippin Bear.
“That was magnificent,” agreed Mummy Brown Bear “but that’s not why I love you.” |
Pippin winning the race and all his medals.
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7
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“I
know! You love me because I played building blocks with Wilbur?” Said Pippin Bear.
“It was
good of you to share with Wilbur,” Said Mummy Brown Bear “but that isn’t why
I love you.”
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Pippin reluctantly sharing his building
blocks with Wilbur.
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8
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Pippin
scratched his head. “I give up!” he said.
Mummy
Brown Bear smiled and scooped him up in her paws.
“I love
you without a reason why – you don’t have to always eat your supper, win
every race and get gold stars…
or even
do things you don’t like.”
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Vignettes of Pippin eating his vegetables,
with trophies, well done stickers and doing something he doesn’t want to do.
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9
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“Wait,
I know” said Pippin Bear after much thought, “you love me because I love you.”
The
young bear stretched out his arms and yawned. The evening sky was drawing in…
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10
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“Oh
Pippin Bear,” said Mummy Brown Bear heading back to their den
“You’re
still not right I’m afraid. I would love you even if you didn’t love me.”
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11
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Mummy Brown Bear leaned back against the wall of her den
and rocked the sleepy young bear.
“I loved you before we even met and will love you for all
the days and nights to come.” She whispered.
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The den is filled with his drawings, trophies
and toys etc.
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12
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I know I love you because you are my
baby bear.
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Pippin is fast asleep
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