History Of Winnie The Pooh

It all started during first world war when War troops from Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) were being transported to eastern Canada, on their way overseas to Europe where they should join the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade. When their train stopped lieutenant called Harry Colebourn bought a small female black bear cub for $20 from a hunter who had killed its mother. And the bear was named after his home town Winnipeg which bcame Winne for short.

Winnie became the mascot of the Brigade and went to Britain with the unit. When the Brigade was posted to the battlefields of France, Lt. Colebourn took Winnie to the London Zoo. The bear was also very popular by Christopher Robin, son of author A.A. Milne. It was his favorite at the zoo, and he often spent time inside the cage with it. The bear was Christopher Robin's inspiration for calling his own teddy bear Winnie.... Winnie the Pooh (this teddy bear started out with the name of Edward Bear).

Next few years Christopher added other stuffed toys to his Winnie the pooh Collection, which includes a donkey ,a kangaroo or two, a pig and a striped tiger , this fascinated A. A Milne to invent a wonderful series of stories and books which later led to the videos, educational films and TV series which were popular among children today