""Bernhard´s coming, too!"" E-Book

Uschi Stange

• Herausgeber: novum pro Verlag
• Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024

Seitenzahl: 50

Beschreibung

"Bernhard has to come too!" Jule calls out in surprise - and so begins little teddy bear Bernhard´s big trip. Mom and Jule fly from Berlin to New York for a week. None of them has ever traveled this far before. Despite all the anticipation, the three of them have no idea that Bernhard will get lost on the way and what adventures await the little bear! Bernhard gets to know Viola and her mom and there is a lot to marvel at for the three of them in the big city of New York! Will Jule see her missing bear cub again?

Leseprobe

Dedication

For Jule, in memory of a great week in New York,

for Jonas, who stayedheroicallyat home,

for my grandson Malino and all the others who will follow, and for all big and small bear parents, including you, Iris!

And with many thanks to Sarah Rosina Winkler for her help with finishing touches on the translation into English!

"Bernhard’s coming, too!“

"Bernhard’s coming, too!"Jule shouts, and presto, the little white teddy is whisked out of a corner of the room and lands on the bed, where a small pile of stuff that she wants to pack for the big triphas already amassed.

Very interesting: Jule is 16 years old, Bernhard ("Since when and why has he actually been called Bernhard?" thinksMom, "I must have missed something?”) hasn't been used as a cuddly toy for a long time. EvenSnuggabear, another very cuddly colleague, has been seen on the bed more often than Bernhard recently. But there must be something special about Bernhard: he's important enough to be one of the things that Jule absolutely wants to take with her on her upcoming trip to New York.

And so, quite unexpectedly, little teddy bear Bernhard embarks on an exciting journey into the wide world. He'll tell us about the exciting adventures he has:

Oh, what's going on now? Such excitement in the room! Suddenly Jule grabs my hand and squeezes me, whirling me through the air: "Bernhard's coming, too!" What a surprise! I'm so happy to be woken up from my little sleep by Jule! I've been sleeping quietly and peacefully for a while now with a few other cuddly toys and special mementos in a pretty corner of the wardrobe, observing Jule's life in the bedroom. Now I've suddenly tumbled back into life and landed softly in the middle of the big bed. Jule is really excited—and so am I by now. It's quite infectious! Jule jumps around, throws clothes on the bed, tries on sweaters and hats. She's in a good mood and seems very happy. We're going on a big trip: We're flying to New York! A long way away, we've never been there before. Flying an airplane for a long time, I've heard that much. And I'm supposed to come along! What an honor! I'm onceagain Jule’s most important companion, friend, comforter, sleeping aid—after such a long time. Great! I'm in!

Mom laughs: she picks me up, strokes me and is happy that I'm coming along too. So it doesn't seem to be a problem (yes, yes, I've already noticed: Every pound counts! How nice that Jule wants to take me along as her companion!) The three of us are going on a big trip the day after tomorrow and will soon be flying for a very long time over an infinite amount of water. America is so very far away! That will be exciting. I haven't been outside for a long time.

After all the clothes have disappeared into the open suitcase, I'm allowed to crawl under the comforter and lie on Jule's pillow—Mom’s put me there, my head peeking out of the top of the comforter, and I can wait there for Jule. Sleeping with Jule for one night already: "Hooray!"

We get up very early. I'm allowed to lie on the bed for a while while Jule and Mom get ready. Then I watch them pack the rest of their things into their suitcases and finally close them. Jule straps me to the top of her backpack so that I have the best view.

I'm still tired and excited at the same time. Everything goes by in a flash: the bus ride (it's very bumpy—Mom says Berlin bus drivers like to do it like that) and then the"S-Bahn", the train in Berlin.Up the stairs, down the stairs: It's a good thing I'm tied down so I can't fall off. Jule has her hands full, she has to hold on to her suitcase, backpackand herself. But Jule already knows it all: Taking the bus, the S-Bahn, that's how she gets to school every day. Now she only has the airport on her mind. She doesn't fly that often either, and this time she's going really, really far away. Mom hasn't been on a plane that long either.

Mom says that time works differently in New York. When I get tired here in Berlin in the evening, people there are just having their afternoon tea. In Berlin, it's six hours before NY. When it's evening there, it's just turned noon here. But then when we're tired (when it's actually evening at home) nowhere we are still a long way going to bed? That’s going to be so confusing!

On the plane, Jule puts me in her neck as a pillow—and I snuggle up to her, smell her pleasant scent and look out the window at the clouds. How beautiful!

After two hours we have a stop in Paris in France for more two hours. We spend the time on the airport and I sleep a while – than we take of again – up to the sky!

It's wonderful to emerge from the clouds, and then there's only sunlight! Bright light over a soft carpet of clouds. Later, there are no more clouds and you can even see water. Water as far as the eye can see, a hugeocean! At one point there's a lot of excitement, some islands are spotted. I think they're called the Azores. But for most of the flight I’m asleep, it's nice and relaxing.