This popped up in my newsfeed….as I love the story, a blog post was born and made ‘real.’
A stuffed rabbit sewn from velveteen is given as a Christmas present to a small boy. The boy plays with his other new presents and forgets the velveteen rabbit for a time. These presents are modern and mechanical, and snub the old-fashioned velveteen rabbit. The wisest and oldest toy in the nursery, the Skin Horse, who was owned by the boy’s uncle, tells the rabbit about toys magically becoming Real due to love from children. The rabbit is awed by this idea; however, his chances of achieving this wish are slight.
One night the boy’s Nana gives the rabbit to the boy to sleep with, in place of a lost toy. The rabbit becomes the boy’s favourite toy, enjoying picnics with him in the spring, and the boy regards the rabbit as ‘REAL’. Time passes, and the rabbit becomes shabbier, but happy. He meets some real rabbits in the summer, and they learn that he cannot hop as they do, and say that he is not real.
One day, the boy becomes sick with scarlet fever, and the rabbit sits with him as he recovers. The doctor orders that the boy should be taken to the seaside, and that his room should be disinfected, and all his books and toys burnt – including the velveteen rabbit. The rabbit is bundled into a sack and left out in the garden overnight, where he sadly reflects on his life with his boy. The toy rabbit cries and a real tear drops onto the ground, and a marvellous flower appears. A fairy steps out of the flower and comforts the velveteen rabbit, introducing herself as the nursery magic fairy. She says that because he is old and shabby and Real, she will take him away with her and “turn [him] into Real” – to everyone.
The fairy takes the rabbit to the forest, where she meets the other rabbits and gives the velveteen rabbit a kiss. The velveteen rabbit changes into a real rabbit, and joins the other rabbits in the forest. The next spring, the rabbit returns to look at the boy, and the boy sees a resemblance to his old velveteen rabbit.
This is one of my two favorite fairy tale stories (the other being “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein). I cry every time I read it because I believe that’s the way PEOPLE become real, too. It happens when someone loves them. When I was done tutoring for the school district, they gave me an oversized copy of this book. It’s a real treasure to me. (Lordy! I’m all teary again this morning. There’s NO WAY I can be PMSy…)
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Love you GF…as for the pms-ing, I don’t think we Ever get over it!!!LOL
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This is one of my two favorite fairy tale stories (the other being “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein). I get all teary every time I read it because I believe that’s the way PEOPLE become real, too. It happens when someone loves them. When I was done tutoring for the school district, they gave me an oversized copy of this book. It’s a real treasure to me. Everyone needs to read this book! ❤
Beautiful, The Forest Dweller is for the rabbit….
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magical
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My sock monkey, Cappie, LOVED this, and knows he’s already real 😀 He sings, and dances and watches tv with us, and came up with what we call The Object Game, after watching something. He’s definitely taken on a life of his own.
Awesome!! And a BIG Hello and Hug to Cappie!! ❤️🐵
Cappie says thank you!!! and said I should post his picture with the thanks. He’s so pushy. *off to find that pic I have of him*
Hoping this comes in resized: http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k246/raduzhok/Cappie_zpsrisgx1ca.jpg
👋 waving Hi to Cappie!!!
Yes!
Its rather a fairy Tale.
The Post you designed is worth an applause.
Meryl Streep is my favorite and I loved to listen to it.
She looks more like my Mother.
Love to You.
Shiva
❤️ I’m so glad you enjoyed my post Shiva!
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This is Spiritual Dragonfly!!
Oh my goodness, I had forgotten all about this and what a wonderful explanation about living it is. It does take a very long time to become real for most of us.
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Such a wonderful story; thanks for the reminder!
So glad you enjoyed!!!!! 😄
Wonderful post! 🙂
😀 Thank you!!!
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“Does it hurt?” asked the Rabbit.
“Sometimes,” said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. “When you are Real you don’t mind being hurt.”
One of my most loved books from childhood. Thanks for taking me back!
So glad it brought back happy memories!!!