Hello, hello, dear listener and welcome into speaking part two.

Describe a toy you liked in your childhood.

You should say what kind of toy it is, when you received it, how you played with it and how you felt about the toy. Rory,

give us your story.

Ha! ha! Oh wow. I used to have a teddy bear that came everywhere with me from about, I think it was the

age of seven. I still have it actually, though he doesn't come to work or on holidays. Well,

since I'm a grown-up friend, I don't really need that anymore. But he sits in my home office

with another bear that was also given to me as a gift as it happens.

That's how I got him originally. I woke up one day with him after a visit from the tooth fairy.

Usually children are given money when their teeth fall out or their milk teeth, I should say.

And usually I did too, but this was like a one-off change. I'm not exactly sure why that particular change happened, but I was pretty happy to have a bear at the time, and I didn't question it.

When it comes to how I played with it, well, it's a bear. So he was just something to cuddle when I was in bed or in the car, and just to make those

occasions a bit more comfortable. And that did work rather well, at least as far as I recall.

I'm not sure what material it's made of, but it's very soft and fluffy. I think it's like

rabbit down or something like that. He actually has his name embroidered on the sole of one foot as well with thread, but that's the only non-fluffy part, really. In terms of how I felt about it, like I said, I was quite happy to have a furry friend as a child, and I'm sure it made me feel better at the time. It still does, actually. It's a nice reminder of the past, and I'm glad I kept it.

If I hadn't been given that, well, I suppose I'd have been equally happy to have been given the money,

but it's, it was only like a pound coin back then. So I think that that's not really equal to the

value of all of the good memories I have with that particular toy.

So I'm glad that the, well, quote, unquote, tooth fairy made that choice.

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