I was coming home after attending a friend's son's wedding in Sri Lanka. In the hotel lobby, I saw this big stuffy bear mascot, so I thought of taking a picture with the bear and share with my family. The instant I sent the picture above, Misha Shamhad, my sister-in-law's daughter wrote the heartwarming story below. I was thrilled with what the 13-year-old had written. So here I am sharing this really cute and creative story of Misha.

Once upon a time, Alibeybewent far away into Animal Land.

He saw a bear, and it was dressed in a red uniform, black hat, and boots.

Ali met the bear and said hi to it. Ali asked the bear, "What is your name?" and it told him, "My name is Bearguard, what about you?"

Ali said, "Hello, My name is ALI KHALID. Nice to meet you, Bearguard!"

He started playing with the bear. The first game they played was a game of tag.

Unfortunately, the bear was the winner. The bear said, "Ali, I won."

Ali said, "Good for you, Bearguard!" They slept together and Bearguard visited Uraha.

Bearguard invited several other animals such as a lizard and a horse.

The lizard was eaten by Bearguard and the horse was running all around Uraha.

The animals exited and Ali and his bear pal were able to sleep.