Girl Tanya was very spoiled. She lived with her mom and dad in a big house on the first floor. And all the neighbors knew when Tanya was in a bad mood. Sometimes she cried so loudly that her mom's head would start to hurt, sometimes she stomped her feet and swore so much that her dad clutched his chest. Nobody had peace from Tanya. Nothing could please her.
One day the girl asked her parents for a kitten. They were very surprised, because Tanya never thought about anyone except herself. How could they trust her with a living creature?
Her parents refused Tanya. There was a big scandal, but this time they didn't give in to the spoiled girl: she wouldn't be able to take care of a kitten. But mom and dad told Tanya's godmother about her wish. The girl's fourth birthday was approaching, and her aunt figured out that Tanya needed to learn to respect others. Just like a fairy godmother from fairy tales, she decided to give the spoiled girl a special gift.
Among many beautiful boxes with big bows, one was brighter than all the others. It was a gift from her aunt. Tanya took the box, and her aunt said: "Tanechka, mom and dad told me about your wish, and I decided to give you something special!" The girl thought her godmother was talking about a kitten. She happily opened the box, but there was just an ordinary plush teddy bear inside. Tanya cried and ran away without even listening to what her aunt wanted to tell her.
The thing is, this bear was not ordinary, but magical. If Tanya had taken care of it, it would have come to life and become her best friend. But the girl, offended at her aunt, only threw the toy under the bed.
Days and weeks passed, and the bear became covered with more and more dust. The girl didn't even remember it. But one day she got tired of her old toys and found the teddy bear under the bed. Out of boredom, Tanya decided to give it tea and tell how upset she was that instead of a kitten she got a simple plush toy. When Tanya handed the bear another piece of cake that she managed to sneak from the kitchen, it seemed to her that the teddy bear blinked.
The girl was so surprised that she decided to check if she had imagined it. She poured the bear more hot tea and handed him a small cup. He blinked again. "Wow!" thought Tanya. From that day on, she began to look after the bear.
Tanya put the toy to sleep, and sometimes it seemed to her that it sighed tiredly. She read him a fairy tale and was almost sure that the bear nodded at the most interesting moments.
Tanya's behavior began to change. She no longer shouted for no reason and tried to obey her parents, be attentive to them and to her new teddy bear friend.
And one fine day, when the girl fell asleep, she dreamed that the bear came to life. She saw how he walked around the room and played with toys, how he ate cookies on a toy stove and whistled funny melodies. And then he lay down right next to her with a cookie and fell asleep. In the morning Tanya woke up and found cookie crumbs in her bed. The bear was not there, he was sleeping in his small bed.
The girl approached her favorite toy, picked it up and looked carefully into its eyes. And now she clearly saw how the teddy bear smiled at her and winked. So she wasn't mistaken! She was right! Now she would definitely take care of him like a best friend, because he was almost alive! At least in her dreams. But who knows, maybe she would manage to play with him in a dream somehow?
An unusual gift from her godmother taught the little spoiled girl to care not only about herself, but also about others, to listen and understand their wishes.
And they lived happily ever after!
