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Quote #1
"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." (6)
Wow. This does seem magical. Toys become Real when a child truly loves them. Not just plays with them. We wonder how many toys we've made Real with the power of love.
Quote #2
But very soon he grew to like it, for the Boy used to talk to him, and made nice tunnels for him under the bedclothes that he said were like the burrows the real rabbits lived in. And they had splendid games together, in whispers, when Nana had gone away to her supper and left the night-light burning on the mantelpiece. And when the Boy dropped off to sleep, the Rabbit would snuggle down close under his little warm chin and dream, with the Boy's hands clasped close round him all night long. (17)
So at first, the Rabbit isn't digging hanging out with the Boy. We get it. It's awkward being cuddled all night. But then the love factor sets in and the Rabbit really starts to connect with the Boy. He's in deep and he doesn't so much mind being squished a little if it means super snuggles.
Quote #3
"You must have your old Bunny!" she said. "Fancy all that fuss for a toy!"
The Boy sat up in bed and stretched out his hands.
"Give me my Bunny!" he said. "You mustn't say that. He isn't a toy. He's REAL!"(20-22)
Nana just doesn't get it. Grown-ups rarely do. When the Rabbit gets left out on the lawn one night, she doesn't think it's a big deal to leave him there until morning. He's just a toy, right? But the Boy sees the Rabbit as a precious loved one. You wouldn't leave your baby outside over night, would you? The Boy's not gonna let the Rabbit sit out there by himself either.