When my toy hippo came to life!

 

Bubbles the Magical Hippo

By Jen

Hi everyone! My name is Jen.

I have a best friend named Bubbles. But Bubbles isn’t just any best friend—he’s a stuffed hippo who came to life!

The Day Everything Changed

It all started on a rainy afternoon. I was lying on my bed, bored, hugging Bubbles tightly. “I wish you were real,” I whispered.

Then—POOF! Bubbles wiggled his ears, stretched his stubby legs, and let out a big yawn. “FINALLY!” he said.

I nearly fell off my bed. “Did… did you just talk?”

“Of course, I did!” he said, grinning. “And now that I’m alive, we need an adventure!”

The First Adventure

Since it was too wet to go outside, Bubbles decided we’d go on a home safari. He galloped (or, well, waddled) across my room, searching for wild animals.

We found:

• A stealthy cheetah (a.k.a. my cat, coco , who was not amused).
• A hungry crocodile (my cousin, who was munching on a peanut butter sandwich).
• A giant jungle spider (okay… it was a dust bunny under my bed, but it was still scary!).

Bubbles tried to scare the “crocodile,” but my little brother just laughed and threw a piece of bread at him. Bubbles caught it mid-air and said, “Not bad… but where’s the mud?”

A Hungry Hippo

I stared at him. “Mud?”

“I’m a hippo! We love mud!”

I had to explain that in my house, we eat food, not dirt. So we made a deal—Bubbles would try a peanut butter and jelly sandwich if I made a “mud puddle” for him out of chocolate pudding. He ate both. And then asked for more.

Keeping the Secret

At bedtime, Bubbles looked at me and asked, “Will I still be real tomorrow?”

“I hope so,” I said, giving him a hug.

And when I woke up the next morning… Bubbles was still there, grinning and ready for another adventure!

So that’s how my stuffed hippo became my real best friend. I don’t know how long the magic will last, but I do know one thing—life with Bubbles is way more fun!

One thing YOU have got to know, this is not real it is all my imagination! I hope you enjoyed