Day 4008: Mara's bear and a Tired dog.

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 A feel-good story,  

I can use one, can't you?

Before Marilyn Soriano died, she put her voice into a teddy bear. She gifted her daughter, 

Mara, the custom-made Build-a-Bear made to sound and look like her, glasses and all, shortly before her death from cancer last year. But last week, the teddy bear, who says "I love you, I’m proud of you, I’ll always be with you" when squeezed, was stolen from Mara during a hectic move. She lost a book of blank checks, her citizenship card and some electronics, too, but the bear was her most valuable possession.

Mara's pleas for the bear’s safe return were widely heard. Actor Ryan Reynolds offered $5,000 for the bear’s safe return, no questions asked. And a Canadian TV personality and a peanut butter company chipped in money too, raising the total reward to $15,000 — and within a few days, Mara had her bear back, voice box intact. She said two "Good Samaritans" returned the bear after they found it at a park nearby."It means just everything to me honestly," she said. "There was a part of me that thought I'd never see it again."

 

An old tired-looking dog wanders into a guy's yard. He examines the dog's collar and feels his well-fed belly and knows the dog has a home. The dog follows him into the house, goes down the hall, jumps on the couch, gets comfortable and falls asleep. The man thinks its rather odd, but lets him sleep. After about an hour the dog wakes up, walks to the door and the guy lets him out. The dog wags his tale and leaves.

 

The next day the dog comes back and scratches at the door. The guy opens the door, the dog comes in, goes down the hall, jumps on the couch, gets comfortable and falls asleep again. The man lets him sleep. After about an hour the dog wakes up, walks to the door and the guy lets him out. The dog wags his tale and leaves. This goes on for days. The guy grows really curious, so he pins a note on the dog's collar: "Your dog has been taking a nap at my house every day."

The next day the dog arrives with another note pinned to his collar: "He lives in a home with four children -- he's trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?

    

 

 

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