Once upon a time there was a stuffed bear. People would come to the bear for help. The people would begin explain what their problem was and the bear would sit and listen to them. Before people left and thanked the bear, they took apart of his stuffing so they could be reminded of their happiness.
Unfortunately for the bear, every night he would realize he had less and less stuffing and became less beautiful. He was very limp and weak. This made the bear sad but there was nothing he could do because it did not want to take away the happiness of the people it had helped.
One day a man came in to see the bear. This man was very different from the other people who he had helped. Though the man had his problems too, he helped the bear. Instead of taking his stuffing, the tailor went to where the hole was created and began to stuff it again. After the bear was stuffed, the tailor began to sew the bear back together.
Though the string may not have matched, nor the stuffing fit in the right places, the tailor made the bear look beautiful once again.
This time though, before the man left to say his thanks, instead of taking the bear's stuffing, he took the bear as his own. He took care of the bear and made it his own. And when ever the bear lost stuffing, he would stuff it again so that it never lost its happiness.
And somehow the bear had also helped the tailor.
The tailor and the bear, together.
