The Adventures of Penny Pincher Penny Pincher Finds A Home
Nov 25th, 2008 by shop-universal-best-buy
The Adventures of Penny Pincher: Penny Pincher Finds A Home
Not long ago or far away there was a beautiful teddy bear who sat on a shelf in a quaint gift shop located in the beautiful mountains of Southern Oregon. This unique teddy bear was waiting for someone to buy him and give him a home.
This lovely bear was no ordinary bear. His stomach fur was a lovely shade of light brown that appeared almost cream color, surrounded by striking black fur with honey colored ears, nose and feet and his eyes were warm and kind. He had a wonderfully wise look on his face.
The handsome bear looked very smart with his satin bow tie around his neck. Attached to the tie was tag with his name written in bold black letters. It read Penny Pincher.
Penny Pincher had arrived in the store just before Christmas. At that point the storekeeper was putting up a lovely big holiday displays in the window. From his place on the shelf, Penny Pincher saw the storekeeper decorate the tree with fairy lights, angels, snowmen, stars and yards and yards of tinsel. Penny Pincher particularly loved to hear holiday music because it made him feel happy and merry.
When Penny Pincher arrived at the gift shop, there were many other bears, collectible dolls, angels, fairies, dragons and other wonderful toys to keep him company. Each had a special place in the shop. The teddy bears had a huge shelf of their own. It was amazing to see so many stuffed bears occupying a single shelf in the store.
One by one the teddy bears left the shop; happy to be carried off to their new homes until just Penny Pincher was the only teddy bear left in the entire gift shop.
Penny Pincher felt sad and lonely sitting all by himself on the shelf. He wanted someone to take him home, love him and play with him. Above all, he wanted to be hugged. He hoped that Santa Claus would come, whisk him away to a good home filled with laughter and joy. But it seemed that Santa was too busy delivering presents to children around the world to make a trip to the gift shop.
Penny Pincher tried to keep a brave face. He wanted to cry but he knew that crying would make his eyes all red and puffy. This would lessen his chance even more of finding a home.
Penny Pincher kept wondering why no one wanted him and kept passing him over for what he thought were other less beautiful bears and toys. In a flash Penny Pincher knew why no one wanted to take him home. He decided that with a name like Penny Pincher no one would want him and that was the reason why he had not found a home as yet. So, he decided to change his name.
Penny Pincher pulled a book of names from the bookshelf and started reading all the names. He was a smart bear and could recite all the 26 letters in the alphabet. He wanted to change his name. Although he was not happy about it, he had to do it if it was stopping him from getting a home.
He read the names one after another — Adrian, Bernard, Clive, David, Edwin, Francis, Graham, Howard, Ivan, Jeremy, Keith, Leonard, Michael, Nathan, Oliver, Paul, Quentin, Roger, Samuel, Timothy, Ulysses, Vincent and Winston. The names starting with X, Y and Z were too difficult for Penny Pincher to pronounce so he did not bother with them.
But Penny Pincher did not like any of the names. He couldn’t imagine being called Adrian especially when all his life he was known as Penny Pincher!
“They are all fine names,” he said to himself. “But, they are not for me. These names are just not me.”
Suddenly a brilliant idea struck him. He did not have to change his name at all! All he had to do was shorten his name to make it more attractive! He could call himself Penny, Enny, Pincher, Pin or Cher. Penny Pincher mulled over each name trying hard not to get too excited.
He finally decided on Penny The Bear instead of Penny Pincher. He took off his bow tie from round his neck, took a pen from the storekeeper’s desk and neatly wrote on his tag Penny The Bear above Penny Pincher. He was pleased with his handicraft. He marveled at his writing.
Then with a dignified look on his kind wise face, he retied his bow tie and waited patiently for the next day. He was certain that someone would definitely take him home now. Who could resist a bear named Penny?
The following day was Christmas Eve. Hordes of parents came along with their children but no one looked as Penny Pincher. As the day progressed, Penny Pincher could hardly suppress his tears. No one wanted him.
“Time to close the store, Beryl,” announced the shopkeeper to her assistant. “Phew! It was a busy day. I am off now. Don’t forget to lock up. And, Merry Christmas!”
The shopkeeper put on her winter coat, scarf and gloves when suddenly Beryl screamed. “It’s snowing! We are going to have a white Christmas finally!”
Just then the front door opened a young lady walked in.
“I’m sorry for barging in but I wanted to buy a teddy bear. I know it’s late but I really, really need one desperately. All other toy stores are out of stock.”
As she finished her sentence her glance fell upon the shelf where Penny Pincher was sitting. Penny Pincher didn’t dare to look up because he felt the world had collapsed around him. But as the young lady walked closer and reach up to hold him, Penny Pincher’s heart started pounding with excitement. He wanted desperately for the lady to take him.
“Oh! Look! His name is Penny, short for Penny Pincher. That is quite strange because my name is Penny too, “ announced the young lady. “I want to take him home with me, but he must be called Penny Pincher. That is only right. It is his name, his identity. What a wonderful Christmas this will be.”
“Could you please pack up the teddy?” asked Penny Pincher’s namesake.
Penny Pincher could not believe it. He had waited so many weeks to find a home and just when he had given up all hopes, on Christmas Eve he had finally found a home. And not just any home. A home where he would be called by his real name and loved for who he is.
So Santa had heard his cry for help and sent Penny, to rescue him; hug him, love him and be his friend. Penny Pincher had a feeling deep inside that his life was about to change in a wonderful way.
As Penny and Penny Pincher left the gift shop, he thought to himself, “This is definitely going to be a Merry Christmas.
It was definitely going to be a Merry Christmas!
Besides sharing adventures with Penny and his three best friends, Penny Pincher is the beloved teddy bear of Patricia Twitchell aka The Teddy Bear Lady of Myrtle Creek, Oregon.
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The Adventures of Penny Pincher: Penny Pincher Finds A Home / Author: Patricia Twitchell – The Teddy Bear Lady of Myrt
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Over two decades ago Patricia realized many years ago that being able to bring a smile to someone’s face and heart in light of such a volatile world is a unique gift and mission she carries. It was this drive that inspired her to open Just Bears and Stuff in the early 90’s in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. In the years since she first opened her doors she has watched people of varying descriptions and backgrounds find great joy in the unique items she sells both online and in her store.
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