An Urn
It was a funerary urn with someone’s ashes stored inside! The next day, the family drove back to the thrift store and asked about the plush toy’s origin.
As it turned out, the teddy bear was made by a funeral home from Philadelphia and designed specifically to store an urn. The Scotts couldn’t keep the teddy bear after hearing the whole story. Fortunately, they managed to get another plush toy in exchange from the thrift store.
In order to protect the privacy of those depicted, some names, locations, and identifying characteristics have been changed and are products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblances to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, are entirely coincidental.