Real Excerpts
"What is REAL? asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nanny came to tidy the room. Does it mean having things buzz inside you and a stick out handle? "Real isn't how you are made", said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long long time, not just to play with, but really loves you, then you become REAL." "Does it hurt?", asked the Rabbit. "Sometimes", said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful.... Sign in to see full entry.