Greek Dolly fate unnerves toys

KING CHEEKY has reassured toys that the sudden exit of Greek Dolly from Toyland was an 'isolated case' and other toys don't need to worry about the same happening to major characters.

As the redecoration of Toyland continued to cause widespread disruption, Greek Dolly unexpectedly fell out of her house on Sunday afternoon. A minute's silence was held the next day.

'When Greek Dolly first joined Toyland, no one expected or planned for her to leave this way,' writes King Cheeky in today's Express, whilst expressing regret.

Some leading experts have described the demise of Greek Dolly as 'inevitable', questioning how she was even allowed into the exclusive Toyland club despite not having a rich personality like her neighbours.

'I saw her spend a lot of money in the Polly Pocket Hairdressers', said Spurry Steakface. 'I know she wasn't a main character but I'm worried about how these cuts in toy numbers are affecting the whole bedroom!'

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US toys celebrate Thanksgiving

AMERICAN CHARACTERS ACROSS TOYLAND have been giving thanks for various things today to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Leading the lunchtime toasts was famous Jellycat Marissa Cooper, who was thankful for 'still being, like, really popular' and 'living with all my best friends'.

Claire McKuchen, from Texas, had her fiery red hair freshly washed for the occasion, and said thank you for the views over Emily's room from her house. Tucking into her Thanksgiving turkey, she proclaimed, 'I like birds!'

Other American characters present were Kaitlin, Lucas, Elmo and, making a special guest appearance, Canada Jack. Hershey Bear, despite being American, was conspicuous by his absence.

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'Occupy Toyland' plans sit-in

TOYS OLD AND YOUNG HAVE EXPRESSED support for forthcoming protests against Emily's rumoured cuts in toy numbers. Protest group 'Occupy Toyland' announced on its website late this evening that it planned to hold a 'sit-in' at an undisclosed location to 'show solidarity' against the measures.

Already painting his placard, one forgotten Sylvanian, Graham Greybear, told our reporter: 'Already Emily has slashed support for Sylvanians living in Toyland. King Cheeky is using the forthcoming Olympics and redecoration as a smokescreen to hide plans to reduce Toyland to just a few, select, privileged classes!'

The organising website uses the slogan 'We are the 75%', referring to the percentage of toys that Emily might have transported to the loft of the Land of Old Toys in the next four years. It calls on toys to take up inches of carpet space, with velcro if possible, to make Emily rethink her ideas.

The Mayor of Boston, a charismatic teddy affectionately known by his fans as simply 'Whitey', spoke out against the sit-in.

'Y'alright!' he said. 'Well, you're not right. Some toys will temporarily have to move whilst huge redecoration takes place across Toyland. It simply isn't true that Emily has made any decisions to cut any toys at all. No-one needs to worry, whether Bratz or Build-a-Bear.'

Others have criticised the protest as having 'no actual suggestions about what should be done in Toyland', which is in a significant state of disrepair as reported by this paper last week. The Toyland sun is hanging by a wire from the ceiling as this article goes to press. Smallvanian locals have also expressed alarm that the protest camp might get in the way of the weekly Hurricane Julie cleaning storm.

'No one is going to Sunnyside,' added White Teddy in a popular reference. 'Only to Sunnydale.'

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