Teddy had been up and down stairs several times with lots of big cardboard boxes. Henry thought this was a rather unusual activity for Teddy and was intrigued to find out what was going on.
"Hey Teddy!" he called. "What are you up to?"
"Oh, hi, Henry!" Teddy answered, "I'm just getting our Christmas decorations down from the loft. I think we should check them before the Big Day, just to make sure that everything is still intact and working properly. It will be too late if we find out that something is wrong on Christmas Day!"
"That's an excellent idea," responded Henry. "Can I help?" he asked.
"Of course," Teddy said. "I'll climb the ladder into the loft and hand down some boxes to you."
So Teddy and Henry went back upstairs and brought down even more boxes until the living room floor was totally covered! The other bears had gathered round by now, wondering if they might help too.