Secrets:
Ebsy came into our lives a few months before our son Sam was born. I
bought him from a store in Suffolk where I was signing my work. We
weren’t to know it at the time but this zebra and Sam were going to
become inseparable. Ebsy goes everywhere with Sam and sleep is
impossible unless Ebsy is at hand. It is this that makes Ebsy
indispensable. I’m sure every parent knows that feeling of dread when
they hear those words “I’ve lost Ebsy” especially when in a busy
shopping centre. Miraculously Ebsy has always turned up after much
retracing of steps. He’s usually been plonked down on a shelf or a bench
somewhere. Once he was found sat next to Buzz Lightyear in a Disney
store and another time half hidden among some flowers at a garden
centre. The relief when finding him is indescribable. Ebsy’s now faded
and battered and gets frequent visits from a needle and thread but is
still loved just as much by Sam. In fact he is one of the family. Once,
we contemplated finding a “spare Ebsy” just in case that fearful day
came when he was lost for good but even ebay could not find an early
“99” Jelly Cat Zebra. I don’t think Sam would accept an impostor anyway.
I hope you will forgive me for carving a model that means so much to me
but I’m sure there must be millions of cherished friends like Ebsy out
there.
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