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The Toy Shoppe was Blackpool, England's oldest toy 

store. For years, British children would flock to the store 

to find a world of wonder. They had everything a little 

boy or girl could ever want. 

For years, Ollie and his wife Matilda would build the 

toys themselves. While the toys were not perfect, 

they were made with such love and care that they 

became incredibly popular. 

Soon more and more big toy stores were opening 

up and The Toy Shoppe couldn't compete. They 

didn't have the money or staff to keep up with 

these giant new stores. People began going to 

"Britain's Best Toys" chain of stores instead.

Things did not look good for The Toy 

Shoppe. Families didn't visit anymore 

like they used to.   It like as though 30 

happy years of toy making were 

coming to an end.

Ollie and Matilda put so much time and care into 

creating their toys that they almost felt like they 

were their children. They spent hours building, 

sewing, and painting their toys until they were 

just right.

They loved their toys so much that they would give 

them all names. There was Sebastian the Tin Soldier, 

Rory the Robot, Edward "Eddie" Bear, and Princess 

Prudence. They also had a little bear that they found 

when they first moved into the store. They decided to 

call him "Lucky."

The Toy Shoppe didn't have one visitor all day so Ollie 

decided to close up early. Things had really slowed down to 

the point where they would go a whole week without getting 

one customer. It looked like it would be t lime to close the 

store forever.

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