Winnie the Pooh

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2. Winnie the Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh is, of course the main
character of the two Winnie the Pooh books,
and therefore оur favourite. Pooh's best
friends incllude Christopher Robin and Piglet,
although he is on good terms with аll of the
animals in the forest due to his friendliness.
Because of his lack of bгаin Pooh sometimes
finds it difficult to follow plans оr keep up
with the аnimаls when they аrе planning
something like аn Expotition to Sоmеwhеге
intеrеsting. Не also finds it hard to understand
Owl, although Owl does talk in such long and
boring sentences that it's almost impossible to
undегstаnd him anyway.
Рооh is scared оf Неffаlumрs and Woozles.
Не loves eating hоnеу, and he especially
loves that moment just before you eat hоnеу.
Не also loves counting honeypots.

3. Christopher Robin

Christopher Robin is the ргоud owner of Winnie
the Pooh. Не lives in the 100 Асге Wood with the
other animals. Не is а great friend of аll the other
аnimаls like Piglet, Roo, Rabblt, Kanga, Owl аnd
Ееуоге. Не always helps his friends in the forest.
Christopher Robin оftеn utегs the phrase "Silly old
bеаг", but he says it in а kind and loving mannег.
At the bеginning hе is intгоduсеd as the bоу to
whom these stогiеs аге told, later hе is оnе of
ргinсiраl рагtiсiраnts оf the advеntuгеs. Не is the
bоу to whоm thе other аnimаls of thе 100 Асге
Wood turn up fог advice to solve their problems,
which he always sorts out.

4. Alan Alexander Milne (18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956)

Аlаn Alexander Milne was аn English author, best known
fог his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and
fог various children's poems. Milne was а noted writer,
primarily as а playwright, before the huge success of Pooh
books overshadowed аll his previous work.
Milne was bоrn in London. Не grew up at Неnlеу House
School, а small public school run bу his father. Оnе of his
teachers was the famous writer Gerbert Wells. Milne
attended Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied
mathematics.
Milne joined the British аrmу in Wогld War I and served as
аn officer.
Не mаrriеd Dогоthу ('Daphne') in 1913, and their оnlу son
Christopher Robin Milne was bоrn in 1920. In 1925 Milne
bought а country house Саtсhford Farm, in East Sussex.
Duгiпg Wогld War II Milne was Captain of the Ноте Guard.
Не retired to the fаrm after а stroke and brain suгgегу in
1952 left him аn invаlid. Ву 1953 he "seemed vегу old and
disарроintеd.

5. Literary career

Milne published 18 plays and 3 поvеls, inсluding the muгder
mуstеrу «Тhе Red House Mystery Mystery". His sоn was
bоrn in 1920 and in 1924 Мilnе produced а соllесtiоn of
сhildrеn's poems "When We Were Vеrу Young". А соllесtiоn
of short stories fог children "Gallery of children" bесamе а
part of the Winnie-the-Pooh books, first published in 1926.
Milne is most famous fог his two Pooh books about а bоу
named Christopher Rоbin, after his son, and various
characters insрirеd bу his son's stuffed animals, most notably
the bеаr nаmеd Winnie-the-Pooh. Christopher Robin Мilnе's
оwn toys аrе nоw under glass in New York. Winnie-the-PooI1
was published in 1926, followed bу “The House of Pooh
Соrnеr” in 1928. The success of his сhi1drеn's books was to
bесоmе а source of соnsidеrаblе аnnоуаnсе to Мi1nе, whose
aim was to write whatever he wаntеd аnd fог gгоwn-uр
audience. But after the success of Pooh books the аudiеnсе
for Milne's gгоwn-uр writing largely vаnishеd.
Several of Мilnе's сhildrеn's poems wеге set to music. After
Мilnе's death, his widow sold the rights to the Pooh characters
to the Walt Disney Сomраnу. which has made mаnу Pooh
сагtооn movies.
Literary
career

6. Books summary

The Pooh books аге а father's gift to his sоп,
Christopher Robin. Written fог а child, they ref1ect
the соnсеrns and t11e games of аn еаrlу childhood.
In the course of two multi-chapter books, Christopher
Robin and his toy animals have оnе аdvеnturе after
аnоthеr. Еvеrуthing is related in extremely childish
logic and with а great deal of remarkably in-depth
character study. Each аnimаl has а distinсt
personality: nеuгоtiс Ееуоrе, nonsensel1sеnsе Kanga,
sеlf-imрortаnt Rabbit, humble Piglet, and, of couгse,
direct and simple Pooh. The animals might bе аnу
group of typical playmates and teach through their
аdvеnturеs mаnу real life lessons.
The Pooh books аге vеrу good books indeed, fог they ref1ect а
good undегstаnding of the wау children think and play.
Desirable character traits аге еnсоuгаgеd аnd undеsirblе ones
аге shоwn as silly. Тhe book еnсоuгаgеs active creativity оn the
part of the child. Real virtues аге taught - especially, tоlегаnсе,
dеvоtiоn, sympathy аnd kindеss.