Once upon a time, there lived a husband and wife who were very good friends.
Their names were Agatha and Winston.
Agatha was a small, very round, gray bear who loved to amble through flower gardens smelling the flowers and petting the bees. Winston was a tall rather saggy and unstuffed brown bear.
This unstuffedness caused him to look a little shaky, but once one got to know him they would find that he was really quite dignified and precise.
Some of their friends could not understand how Agatha and Winston became such good friends.
After all, it seemed as if they were nothing alike and had nothing in common. In addition, it was clear that Agatha was much sillier than Winston. The gossip was that Winston only kept Agatha around to have a good laugh when he was alone.
These people were foolish friends—if one could call them friends. They did not understand the silent, sweet secret shared by Agatha and Winston. Their shared secret kept them awake at night with delight, and made them laugh out loud in the day.
This wonderful secret kept them such sound friends that they never once argued.
They loved each other for exactly who and what they were. Winston loved Agatha’s round slow plumpness and the way that she could stand so firm even if the wind was blowing hard enough to bend strong trees.
Agatha loved Winston’s unstuffedness as it made it easy for her to put her short pudgy arms around him. She loved how gentle and dignified he was even as he put on his robe and slippers at night and brushed his teeth.
All in all they were happy with each other and with themselves. One day a visitor rang their doorbell and everything changed.
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BECA LEWIS coaches, teaches, writes blogs and books, plays with art, and is addicted to reading. She lives in Ohio with her husband and has kids and grandkids scattered across the country.
