Winnie the Pooh

4th week,March 2.Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh is a bear character created by A.A.Milne in the 1920's. Pooh is a bear of very little brain who likes eating honey. Pooh has some friends; Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Tigger, Owl and Cristopher Robin. Piglet is his best friend, but Piglet is timid. Cristopher Robin is the name of Milne's son. Tigger, Piglet, and Eeyore were also the toy of Milne's son.

In 1929, Milne sold the merchandising right for the Pooh character to Stephen Slesinger who is an American. After he died, his wife sold it to Walt Disney productions in 1961. Disney turned it into a highly successful cartoon series. In 1977, Disney added a new character, Gopher, into the Winnie the Pooh stories. The popularity of Pooh and his friends is so great. Many people like them very much until nowadays.