
CHAPTER I. The Teddy Bears Arrive.
CHAPTER II. Which Introduces Sally.
CHAPTER III. In Which the Teddy Bear Finds a Name.
CHAPTER IV. Enter Bob.
CHAPTER V. A Trip to the Farm.
CHAPTER VI. Bedelia Amuses Herself.
CHAPTER VII. “A Valley So Sweet.”
CHAPTER VIII. Home Again.
CHAPTER IX. The Teddy Bears Pay a Visit to Bob and Do Some Other Things.
CHAPTER X. John Takes a Tumble.
A fresh shipment of teddy bears has just been unpacked in the heart of a bustling department store, each one polished, dressed, and positioned in a gleaming display cage. As the lights dim and the night watchman settles in, the quiet of the store gives way to a secret choreography: dolls pirouette, toy cars rev their engines, and a regiment of lead soldiers attempts a midnight drill.
Soon the aisles erupt into organized chaos, with every category of toy—farm animals, circus performers, even a fire‑balloon—joining the nocturnal revelry. The bears, newly arrived and still adjusting to their surroundings, watch the pandemonium unfold and find themselves drawn into the lively mischief. Listeners will be whisked into a whimsical world where inanimate companions come alive after dark, discovering the humor, camaraderie, and unexpected challenges that arise when toys take center stage in a deserted store.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (160K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2016-02-13
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1860–1935
Known for warm, imaginative writing for children, this American author also published as Louise A. Field and helped carry Peter Rabbit stories beyond Beatrix Potter's original books. Her work blends playful fantasy with the gentle moral tone of early 20th-century children's literature.
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