Many of us have ever loved the two toy bears—a brown Teddy bear and a yellow Winnie-the-Pooh bear. The two toy bears come from real stories in life.
In 1902, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the USA, went on hunting. The hunting dogs found an old bear in the forest near Washington D.C. and the guide asked the president to shoot it. But President Roosevelt disagreed. A cartoonist (漫画家) drew a cartoon showing that the president refused to shoot the bear. Soon, the bear began to appear in other newspapers. People named the bear Teddy which was Theodore’s nickname (昵称).
In 1913, a captain named Harry Cole bourn paid 20 dollars for a black bear which was born in the Canadian country side. The captain’s hometown, Winnipeg, was the origin (起源) of the bear’s name. In Winnipeg, Winnie served as the mascot (吉祥物). When World War I began, the captain went to France. Winnie was sent to London Zoo which many kids often visited. Because of its lovely look, the bear became popular with children.

The Stories about the Two Real
Name	Teddy	Winnie-the-pooh
Appearing Time	11 years       than Winnie	In 1913
Birth Place	America
Origin of the Name	Teddy, the nickname of President Theodore Roosevelt	Winnipeg, the      of Captain Harry Cole bourn
Reason for Being Popular	A cartoon showing that the president didn’t       with the idea of shooting the bear	The lovely look attracting the attention of children who often went to London Zoo