I'm on a toy horse in the park.

Literature. Part hundred fifteen.

                             "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann.

Once upon a time there were children. They had many different Christmas gifts. One of them was a nutcracker.

The girl Marie noticed the battle of the Nutcracker and other toys against the Mouse King. But no one believed her.

At the end, it turns out that the Nutcracker is an enchanted prince and Marie falls in love with him.

There are adaptations about this fairy tale.

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Tales from childhood: Antique toys.

"I have a teddy bear that my grandmother gave me!" Natalie said.

Then she proudly showed the old toy. The teddy bear really looked old because it had been played with a lot. Also, the little bear was dressed in a costume of that time.

"First, my granny gave this toy to my Mom, and my mother gave the teddy bear to me." Natalie added.

Sophie and her friends were already big, so they didn't play with toys much anymore. Teenagers gave them to relatives and friends. In those families, small children played with toys.

One day, Sophie and her classmates went on an excursion to the toy museum. There they saw toys from the century before last and antique dolls, too.

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Tales from childhood: Support in competition.

Mrs. M. was an active person. She could organize many different things. Also, Mrs. M. participated in various promotions and competitions.

This time, a well-known magazine announced that whoever collects the most badges will receive several soft toys.

“I think we should support Mrs. M. collect these badges,” Sophie said.

“Cool idea!” Sophie’s granny said.

Sophie, if she saw badges, she immediately took them.

Soon Mrs. M. and her family became the owner of a set of seven plush toys.

“Thank you all for your support!” Mrs. M. said.

Sophie was proud of herself, because she was involved in this.

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Tales from childhood: The things.

 When Sophie was a little child, she was very greedy. Simply, she couldn't understand many things, Sophie liked her toys. Little Sophie liked to play with her new toys in different places. Maybe other children wanted to play with her toys, too.

"You're a greedy girl," some child said.

"I love my own things!" Sophie said.

Suddenly Sophie understood one important thing. If she valued her toys, she had to leave them at home.

So, Sophie decided to leave her new toys at home. She played with these toys alone. Or with Natalie if she visited her.

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Tales from childhood: Travel in the town.

 It was a simple day. Natalie visited Sophie. They decided to go to the market. Little Sophie was very glad. She wanted to visit this place.

"A good idea!" Sophie said with happiness.

"I thought about it for a long time," Natalie said.

The best friends walked in the market. They saw different toys, sweets, and clothes. Sophie and Natalie decided to buy same goods.

"I want to buy a little soft toy," Sophie said.

"I want to buy some magnets with our landscapes," Natalie said.

The girls bought their goods and went home.

Later Sophie called her granny and told about the goods.

Tales from childhood: Other people's support.

When Sophie was a child she had many different toys. Several beautiful dolls three teddy bears. Someone gave her old toys, Sophie's grandmother was doing something.

But she had just one favorite toy. It was a plastic doll with auburn hair and blue dress with white flowers. Little Sophie often walked with this toy in the yard. Some children even envied her. Sophie liked her doll very much.

So in one day when she walked in the yard, little Sophie didn't notice her favorite doll. She remembered that she took her toy for a walk. This doll was a present for Sophie's seventh Birthday. She started crying.

"I lost my doll," Sophie said very loudly.

But nobody paid attention. Little Sophie wanted to find her important thing.

Suddenly the old woman with a cane noticed sad Sophie.

"What's happened?" she asked.

This woman was Mrs. Anne. She was an old woman and she worried about other people. Her heart was kind.

"I lost my doll," Sophie said.

The old woman felt sorry about this situation. She was Sophie's neighbor. Her own children were middle aged people, grandchildren were students of colleges and institutes. The old woman saw hard moments of life. She often worried about little children. So, she decided to help Sophie.

"Let's go to find," said the old woman.

Little Sophie and the old woman went to look for the plastic doll. They watched around trees, tables, swing, and carousel. But Sophie and Mrs. Anne couldn't find the toy.

Suddenly Sophie saw her doll. It was her toy!

"This is my doll!" Sophie said.

"It's very good!" said the old woman.

The beautiful doll laid on the bench of another side of the yard. Sophie was happy! Also, she felt the old woman's support.

Literature. Part fifty two.

                                                      Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne.

This book was written in 1926. It consists many short stories about animals. Main character is a teddy bear named Winnie-the-Pooh. He had friends, such as: Piglet (pig), Eeyorl (donkey), Owl, Rabbit, Kanga and her son Roo (kangaroo), and Tigger (tiger). They are different. Owl and Rabbit are live animals, other toys.

Christopher Robin is a young boy who be friends with Winnie-the-Pooh and other animals. Many different adventures happened with characters. They are situated in the forest.

There are many bright illustrations to this children's literature. Famous book was translated to many languages. Cartoons and movies were created about the teddy bear and other animals.

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Christmas and New Year toys.

Tales from childhood: Main friends in childhood.

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Sophie had a lot of toys: doll with blue eyes, large teddy bear, plane and car from Johnny. She wanted to have modern and new things. Some of them were presents from Natalie, some bought in supermarket.

But little girl had dream for more and more toys. Sometimes Sophie forgot about her old teddy bear. Toy was very large. There was a lot of dust around it.

One day, there was snowfall, cold, and freeze. Sophie's grandmother told about her childhood. She had just one wooden doll. Sometimes granny made toys from paper. But she was glad and proud for her toys.

Suddenly, girl remembered about large teddy bear. Sophie cleaned it. She was very happy that she has a lot of toys. Also, Sophie started to thinking for other toys, too.

We must remember about all our toys, old and new. They give us happy minutes in childhood. Maybe toys habe their own soul.

Happy Childhood.