Ben and the Teddy Bear 本和泰迪熊

Once upon¹ a time, there was² a little boy. His name was Ben. On his first birthday, his parents got³ him a soft brown teddy bear. The little baby boy carried his teddy bear with him everywhere he went. At night he always got the teddy bear sleeping next to him. 

Ben grew up and got his own⁴ bedroom and a big bed to sleep in. He still took⁵ his teddy bear everywhere he went. He took the bear to zoos, parks, and even⁶ to school. The teddy bear was Ben’s favorite⁷ toy.

Ben became⁸ a teenager⁹ and he got more and more interested¹⁰ in video games, and going¹¹ out with his friends. He stopped taking his teddy bear with him, which made¹² the bear a little bit¹³ sad. Still, he would¹⁴ put his teddy bear next to him in bed every night.

Ben graduated¹⁵ from high school and had¹⁶ to go to a university¹⁷ in the big city. The boy was now a young man. He would come back home a couple¹⁸ of times every year for just a few¹⁹ days. Mom took all of Ben’s toys and put them in a big box in the attic²⁰（阁楼） . But, the teddy bear was always special so Mom decided²¹ to put him on one of the empty shelves so that when Ben was back home he could²² see his favorite bear. Ben’s visits were too short and he spent most of his time with his old friends and family. He would go to bed late at night, and often forgot²³ to put the bear in bed. The bear was so sad and missed the nice old days.

Ben, now a young man, graduated from the university and got a job in the big city. He had his own place there and would only come home for a few hours on the weekends. Some weekends the teddy bear would not even get to see his friend. The bear was so lonely²⁴.  Many nights, the teddy bear would sit alone²⁵ crying in the dark²⁶. He always hoped²⁷ that his best friend would come to take him to the big city, but it never happened.

Later²⁸ Ben got married²⁹. After a year he and his wife³⁰ had a little baby boy of their own. They loved their baby and often brought³¹ him over to his grandparents’ house.

One day Ben remembered his favorite teddy bear and thought³³ that his own little baby would love to have it. He ran³² to his old room, went straight³⁴ to the shelf and grabbed³⁵ his old friend, the teddy bear. The bear was thrilled³⁶!

When Ben gave³⁷ his old bear to his baby boy to play with, the baby was so happy that he wouldn’t leave it alone for the rest of the day. This time Ben took the teddy bear with him and his families. That night, and every night after that, the teddy bear got to sleep next to Ben’s baby boy.

Just like his father, the baby boy would take the teddy bear with him everywhere he went. The teddy bear was so happy. Now he had a new family, and both his old friend and his new firend loved him very much.