winnie the pooh

During the first World War soldiers from Winnipeg were being deported to Canada, when adventuring to Europe, where they were to join Infantry Brigade. When the train the soldiers were being transported on stopped in ontario, lieutenant Harry Colebourn bought a black cub bear for 20$ from the hunter who had killed the cubs mother. He named it "winnipeg" after his hometown, They called the cub "Winnie" for short. He traveled along with the soldiers and soon became the mascot of the group. Colebourn then loaned winne out to the london zoo so he could continue his travels. He wanted to go to war and come back to get Winnie when he returned. But as he thought the war would be a fast one he was wrong. Upon return Clebourne realized how happy Winnie was in he new home and decided to let her live the rest of her beautiful life there in the zoo. Winnie got to be very popular at the zoo. Along with Christopher Robin. ( winnie was his favorite zoo animal " He  spent hours on end inside the cage with Winnie. The bear was Christopher Robin's inspiration for calling his own small yellow teddy bear Winnie. ( Winnie the pooh ).

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