Оказывается Винни-Пух был девочкой!
А я и не знала.
"During the first World War, troops from Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) were being transported to eastern Canada, on their way to Europe, where they were to join the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade. When the train stopped at White River, Ontario, a lieutenant called Harry Colebourn bought a small female black bear cub for $20 from a hunter who had killed its mother. He named her 'Winnipeg', after his hometown of Winnipeg, or 'Winnie' 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, Colebourn, now a Captain, took Winnie to the London Zoo for a long loan. He formally presented the London Zoo with Winnie in December 1919 where he became a popular attraction and lived until 1934.
The bear was also very popular with Christopher Robin, son of author A.A. Milne. It was his favourite animal 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). The name Pooh originally belonged to a swan, as can be seen in the introduction of Milne's 'When We Were Very Young'."
Всю историю экранизировали и получился очень милый и добрый фильм A BEAR NAMED WINNIE
Вот тут сын Harry Colebourn Fred рассказывает о своем отце и об этой медведице.
А вот здесь история про медвежат, котоые снимались в фильме.
ЗЫ Кто про что, а я конечно про любимого Стивена Фрая - как же он в этом фильме плохо выглядит. Что-то с ним не так, со времен знаменитого Дживса прошло всего 13 лет, но я с трудом его узнала, да и то искала специально, зная, что он там играет. А в Жизни и смерти Питера Сэллерса и вовсе не узнала.
"During the first World War, troops from Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) were being transported to eastern Canada, on their way to Europe, where they were to join the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade. When the train stopped at White River, Ontario, a lieutenant called Harry Colebourn bought a small female black bear cub for $20 from a hunter who had killed its mother. He named her 'Winnipeg', after his hometown of Winnipeg, or 'Winnie' 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, Colebourn, now a Captain, took Winnie to the London Zoo for a long loan. He formally presented the London Zoo with Winnie in December 1919 where he became a popular attraction and lived until 1934.
The bear was also very popular with Christopher Robin, son of author A.A. Milne. It was his favourite animal 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). The name Pooh originally belonged to a swan, as can be seen in the introduction of Milne's 'When We Were Very Young'."
Всю историю экранизировали и получился очень милый и добрый фильм A BEAR NAMED WINNIE
Вот тут сын Harry Colebourn Fred рассказывает о своем отце и об этой медведице.
А вот здесь история про медвежат, котоые снимались в фильме.
ЗЫ Кто про что, а я конечно про любимого Стивена Фрая - как же он в этом фильме плохо выглядит. Что-то с ним не так, со времен знаменитого Дживса прошло всего 13 лет, но я с трудом его узнала, да и то искала специально, зная, что он там играет. А в Жизни и смерти Питера Сэллерса и вовсе не узнала.