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Winnie the Pooh – A story of the bear

Winnie the Pooh is a famous children's book created by the author AA Milne. The image of Winnie the Pooh's cuddly stuffed animals were used, clothing and even animated films. Much people do not know, Winnie the Pooh was actually a real bear named "Winnipeg" of his son, Christopher Milne is based a lot. This is a touching story that the heads and hearts of many people trapped after the First World War.

Christopher Robin Milne was often a Canadian black bear named Winnie at the London Zoo to see. The bear was originally the zoo on a loan made by Harry Colebourn long. Lieutenant Colebourn was on his way to England at the time of World War I suppose if he bought the cub for $ 20 from a hunter in White River, Ontario, just caught and killed his mother.

He named the bear "Winnie" after his hometown of Winnipeg, Canada. Winnipeg Bear was very popular with the soldiers of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, and traveled with them as their mascot. When they arrived in England, it was clear that Winnipeg would not be able to support Infantry Brigade continue as they move to France. Harry Colebourn took the bear in the Zoological Gardens in London so she can take care of him while he was gone. In 1919, he returned to collect bears and realized he had become very popular with staff and visitors, so he decided to bring the zoo to donate. Winnie the Pooh was a popular attraction at London Zoo until he died in 1934.

Christopher Robin Milne Winnie saw for the first time on a trip to the Zoo in 1924 and spent time with him in the cage of a bear. This experience was obviously a great influence on Christopher, and he returned to Winnie visits on many occasions, the AA Milne led a newspaper about the visit of the bear with his son. Journal entries and other popular characters from the books as Eyeore, Tigger, Kanga and Roo, who was his son stuffed animals. Other characters in the books as owls and rabbits were based on animals Milne Estate.

A young artist named Ernest Shepard created the illustrations for the books that have been inspired by AA Milne Journal entries. The first was called "Winnie the Pooh", the pressure in the October 14th went 1926th A second book was published in 1928 as "The House at Pooh Corner." However, poems and verses about bears with other children find Books like "We were very young when" in 1924 and "now we are six" in 1927, also written by AA Milne and illustrated by Ernest Shepard. All stories are set in Ashdown Forest, which was on the purpose and Milne Sussex estate.

A big fan by Milne Winnie the Pooh pounds of Walt Disney's first animated theatrical featurette from the famous bear and his exploits were made in 1966 called "Winnie The Pooh and the Honey Tree. "It was at this time are the dashes in the names were released. Other films were made, as called "Grand Adventure Pooh" in 1997 and "The Tigger Movie" in 2000. In 2003, "Piglet's Big Movie" was also followed by "Pooh Heffalump Movie" in 2005. In fact, a new animated feature film of Winnie the Pooh is in production and due out in 2011.

Winnie the Pooh bear or Edward, as he is sometimes called the cub will be picked up part of the name of a swan, Milne's son met him once on vacation. However, in the first chapter of "Winnie the Pooh" Milne still provides an explanation of his own, why the bear is sometimes called simply "Pooh".

"But his arms were so stiff … they remained standing in the air for over a week, and when a fly came and settled on his nose, he exploded. And I think – but I'm not sure – so it is always called, is Winnie the Pooh. "

Today, Winnie the Pooh continues to be one of the most lovable character and the most popular children and has become a global brand to sell books, title = "plush toy"> Plush stuffed animals and other goods.

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