Paddington Reassures Scout About the Easter Bunny 1.
PADDY: "Hullo Scout! It's good to see you reading."
SCOUT: *Looks up with tears in eyes.* "I don't think I like what is happening in this story, Paddy." *Sniffs and wipes eyes with paw.*
PADDY: "Oh don't cry, Scout! There's no need for tears."
COUSIN PADDINGTON: "Yes, don't cry, little Scout! I'm sure I have a clean handkerchief here in my case." *Hands Scout a clean handkerchief.*
PADDY: "Whatever are you reading that it makes you upset, Scout?"
SCOUT: *Sniffs and dabs eyes.* "It's the story of the Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes, Paddy." *Sniffs.*
COUSIN PADDINGTON: "I know that story, Scout. Why does it make you so sad?"
SCOUT: "Well look Cousin Paddington and Paddy! Poor Mother Cottontail can't deliver the egg she has because she has hurt her paw. I'm sad for her and for all the bears, boys and girls in the world."
PADDY: "Why Scout?"
SCOUT: "Because what if the Easter Bunny can't deliver Easter eggs because of the nasty virus, Paddy? Then bears and little boys and girls around the world will be so disappointed!"
First Published in 1939, "The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes" by Du Bose Heyward and illustrated delightfully by Marjorie Flack was one of the delights I had as a child at Easter time. I was read and re-read, and then when old enough read and re-read for myself the story of Mother Cottontail, who so longed to be an Easter Bunny, and how she succeeded with the assistance of a pair of little gold shoes. If you have never had the pleasure of reading it, I thoroughly encourage you to do so, no matter how old you are. It will lift your spirits high, and remind you of the importance of being wise, kind and brave. If you have children who have never heard or read it, do them and yourselves a favour and read it to them this Easter.
Scout's little tea cup and saucer has the old nursery rhyme "I Saw a Ship a Sailing" on it. It is part of a beautiful nursery tea set made by the Shell China company in the 1910s. It features six cups, saucers as well as a teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl, all gilt and featuring different nursery rhymes including: "See Saw Margery Daw", "Jack and Jill", "This Little Pig Went to Market", "Taffy ws a Welshman", "Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross", "Little Jack Horner", "Old Mother Goose" and "I Saw a Ship a Sailing" amongst others. It is the prequel set to the Shell China nursery rhyme and faerie tale tea sets I have from the 1920s and 1930s. The designs are very Edwardian and the set is made up of smaller pieces.
My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.
He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my small family.
Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.
Cousin Paddington is a recent visitor to our family. Travelling all the way from London, he was caught in transit thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic, so it looks like he is stopping with us for a while. The more I look into his happy, smiling face, the more attached I am becoming to him.
Paddington Reassures Scout About the Easter Bunny 1.
PADDY: "Hullo Scout! It's good to see you reading."
SCOUT: *Looks up with tears in eyes.* "I don't think I like what is happening in this story, Paddy." *Sniffs and wipes eyes with paw.*
PADDY: "Oh don't cry, Scout! There's no need for tears."
COUSIN PADDINGTON: "Yes, don't cry, little Scout! I'm sure I have a clean handkerchief here in my case." *Hands Scout a clean handkerchief.*
PADDY: "Whatever are you reading that it makes you upset, Scout?"
SCOUT: *Sniffs and dabs eyes.* "It's the story of the Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes, Paddy." *Sniffs.*
COUSIN PADDINGTON: "I know that story, Scout. Why does it make you so sad?"
SCOUT: "Well look Cousin Paddington and Paddy! Poor Mother Cottontail can't deliver the egg she has because she has hurt her paw. I'm sad for her and for all the bears, boys and girls in the world."
PADDY: "Why Scout?"
SCOUT: "Because what if the Easter Bunny can't deliver Easter eggs because of the nasty virus, Paddy? Then bears and little boys and girls around the world will be so disappointed!"
First Published in 1939, "The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes" by Du Bose Heyward and illustrated delightfully by Marjorie Flack was one of the delights I had as a child at Easter time. I was read and re-read, and then when old enough read and re-read for myself the story of Mother Cottontail, who so longed to be an Easter Bunny, and how she succeeded with the assistance of a pair of little gold shoes. If you have never had the pleasure of reading it, I thoroughly encourage you to do so, no matter how old you are. It will lift your spirits high, and remind you of the importance of being wise, kind and brave. If you have children who have never heard or read it, do them and yourselves a favour and read it to them this Easter.
Scout's little tea cup and saucer has the old nursery rhyme "I Saw a Ship a Sailing" on it. It is part of a beautiful nursery tea set made by the Shell China company in the 1910s. It features six cups, saucers as well as a teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl, all gilt and featuring different nursery rhymes including: "See Saw Margery Daw", "Jack and Jill", "This Little Pig Went to Market", "Taffy ws a Welshman", "Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross", "Little Jack Horner", "Old Mother Goose" and "I Saw a Ship a Sailing" amongst others. It is the prequel set to the Shell China nursery rhyme and faerie tale tea sets I have from the 1920s and 1930s. The designs are very Edwardian and the set is made up of smaller pieces.
My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.
He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my small family.
Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.
Cousin Paddington is a recent visitor to our family. Travelling all the way from London, he was caught in transit thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic, so it looks like he is stopping with us for a while. The more I look into his happy, smiling face, the more attached I am becoming to him.