Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, then to rank with those poor spirits who niether suffer much nor enjoy much because they live in the grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. [sic] The creation of the original teddy bear which is regarded as the perennial toy of the twentieth century complies with this philosophy. Firstly, though, what denotes a toy? The most common defenition states a toy as being a child's plaything, which suggests balls, dolls, games, puzzles ....