Love-You Lion

Love-You Lion

Here is the story of 'Love-You Lion' and how he came to live on Van's Christmas tree. 

Once upon a Christmastime, a little lost lion was looking for a home. The little lion was lonely out in the big world where he roamed. The streets were busy with cars that went very fast, and sometimes the cars honked their horns and scared the little lion. Even though he was a lion, and lions can make a big ROAR, this particular little lion didn’t like loud noises. He was a quiet little lion. One day while he was out roaming in search of a home, he found a small paper shop in a quaint neighborhood. He liked the shop and decided to stay. He felt safe there. But he was still lonely. Very lonely.

One day, not too many days before Christmas, a lady entered the shop and saw the little lion hiding on a shelf. She could tell that he was lonely, and so she asked him his name. The little lion said, “I don’t have a name. I’m just a lost, lonely, little lion.” The lady responded, “I’ll give you a name and a home. I’ll call you ‘Love-You Lion’ and take you to live with a little boy named Van." The little lion said, “I would like that very much.” And so the lady took Love-You Lion to live with Van, and Love-You Lion wasn’t lonely, or lost, anymore.



Van Stelten