There is 100-acres, deep in the woods where lives our great friend, Winnie-the-Pooh. This Disney character if one of the most beloved icons of Disney. There was a dispute about the actual birthday of Winnie-the-Pooh. While some feel the birthday is 1921. But that is when the author of the books, A.A. Milne, made sure a bear was given to his son, Christopher Robin, when he turned one. That makes Winnie-the-Pooh now 91 years old.
Others feel the correct birthday of Pooh was in 1925, the year that his name changed from “Edward Bear” to “Winnie Pooh.With those dates Winnie would be around 87 years old. A.A. The argument was settled by Milne when he wrote about the birthday in a conversation Pooh and Christopher Robin have.
Pooh is asked by Christopher Robin to please always remember him, even if he lives an entire century. Pooh happily agrees, but wonders how old he would be then. Pooh is told by Christopher he would then be 99 years old. Sadly, Christopher Robin only made it to 75, however Pooh still kept his promise to remember him. It's true, Pooh will live in the hearts of children forever just like he remember Christopher Robin!
Winnie-the-Pooh's Beginnings
Winnie was actually named after a couple of animals liked by the Milne family. The two names came from a bear called Winnie and a Swan named Pooh that lived on a lake near by. No one knows why Christopher Robin changed the name from the original Edward Bear.
The Pooh stories got started by Alan Milne as he told them to Christopher Robin. A publisher once asked Alan for a Christmas Eve story, Alan's wife, Daphne, encouraged him to write the bedtime story about Winnie-Pooh. The story was so popular it became the first chapter of the book, “Winnie-the-Pooh.”
The book "When We Were Young" is how all Pooh bears neighbors from the woods became known: Eeyore, the gloomy donkey, Piglet, the very timid, stuttering baby pig, Kanga, The sweet and lovable kangaroo mom and Roo, little boy. Tigger, Rabbit and Owl were created down the road, but not in the beginning stories. Pooh and friends were loved all over the world and 150,000 copies of the book were sold in 1926 alone.
“Now We Are Six” was published in 1927 and sold 94,000 copies in England in the first two months of its release. Finally the last book, in 1928, added Tigger to the group of friends, and was called "The House at Pooh Corner".
People Will Always Love the Beloved Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh is portrayed as a helpful friend who is willing to do anything he can to help his friends. He is always seen on his way to melancholy Eeyore's house or one of his other friends to help them out of a dilemma. His wit may not always be the best, but his love carries him through. The object lessons learned from Pooh will continue from now on, just as they have the past 90 years.
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And here is a video featuring Owl, who is probably my favorite Pooh character, in one of my favorite Winnie-the-Pooh episodes.
