Would you like to hear about something that will make your mouth explode into a smile and then erupt into a laugh? You do? Well, I would be delighted to tell you about it! But…just by the way, did you know that Professor Theodore Teddy Doctor BD (he has a Bear Doctorate Degree that he earned at Oxford University in England! He is so very, very clever you know!} He is trying to find the cure to "the common cold", although he points out to me quite often that a cold is not very "common" because everyone feels differently when they have a cold! Some people sneeze 2 or 3 or maybe 8 times in a row, (Sorbent and Kleenex brand manufacturers like these sorts of people!)  Others get a sore throat and go hoarse (it is a very puzzling fact indeed when I hear people say their family member or friend are hoarse because how does a horse actually fit in their throats?! I would never be able to fit a horse in my teddy mouth!! If I try very, very hard, I can fit a big mac in my mouth if I open it up very wide…but never a horse!! It would be a funny sight to see a horse in a throat of a person, perhaps one day I will see that sight? No, I don't think I will!!) , other people just feel so tired when they get a cold that they collapse into a seat or onto the bed and have a little snoozey sleep, whilst other people with colds just feel a bit heated inside and get redder in the face just like it was the middle of Summer and they were standing outside in the direct heat at midday! Which means, the medical teddy profession never use the words "common" and "cold" in the same sentence!

I don't know why I just told you about Dr. Teddy just then, but perhaps I will remember later on! Anyway back to the funny thing I was going to tell you about!

Oh, I am so excited!! I just had a teddy senior moment! I now remember why I was talking about Doctor Teddy! Although I am very proud of his achievements as a doctor teddy and his  determined work in finding a cure for the cold, that is not the real reason why I was bringing him into my conversation with you! What I really wanted to tell you is that often he gives out special prescriptions to us teddies! On the prescription he writes the words: "A laugh a day helps a teddy! It doesn't make teddies any better physically, but it certainly helps teddies inwardly!" He says that you can't actually make yourself laugh, it just happens. But sometimes, you can look at things in a funny way, and then you start to feel all tingly inside, and your lips start to twitch, and then all of a sudden like a big surf wave your mouth erupts into laughter! That is fun!

Back to the funny thing I was going to tell you! My friends Henry and Hillary the hiker teddies invited me to go on a nice walk beside the local river.  It sounded like a great idea to me, to stroll along with teddy friends in the sunshine, have a little chat as we walk and take the fresh outdoors air into our teddy lungs. Well, my friends picked me up on their trio-andem bike (have you ever been on a trio-andem bike? It is much better than being on a tandem bike, because 3 teddies can fit on this type of vehicle, one behind the other! It even has a special bike horn that beeps out a "honk!  honk,! honk!" noise when you touch it!)  We arrived at the river, got off the bike and started to go for our walk. Of course, we had our teddy backpacks full of yummy food to keep our energy levels up! We had cheese and tomato sandwiches, little tubs of fruit, a lamington, and a thermos of twinings tea. We were chatting, walking, skipping, and jumping along when all of a sudden we saw a very delightful sight! Our teddy eyes widened and widened…and we started to smile and laugh…and well, Hillary quickly pulled out her camera and took a picture of what we saw! I will post it here for you to see too! Yes…these little ones are all wearing life jackets!! Their Mum must have not wanted them to drown! We all started giggling, but they didn't seem worried by the clicking of our cameras or our laughter!

 

 

                                           

I do hope that you are smiling and laughing now too!

We had already finished eating our food, so we couldn't throw any crumbs or bread crusts to them. But as my teddy mum always used to tell when I was just a little young teddy,  "You must eat your bread crusts or your fur won't be curly!". Well, I always wanted curly fur , so I  always ate up my crusts! Some of my friends through decided that they didn't want to  see little birds going soooo very hungry and the thought of depriving them of eating some crusts bore heavily on their minds. Sooo they decided to not have curly fur and instead give their crusts to the birds. I have always wondered if the birds really appreciated such a kind and nice gesture on the part of these little teddies.

Anyway, I do hope that I have provided a bright spot to your day!

Until next time,

          Have a little laugh, don't catch a cold, and always wear life jackets if you are venturing into the water!

Your friend, Mr. Kiosk-Ted Strath

                       Also simply known as "Ted"!!