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One November in 1902, Theodore Roosevelt, the
President of USA, went hunting near the Mississippi
River. The story ___1___ that while he was hunting, he
spied a young bear ___2___ around his camp.
___3___ of pity,
President Roosevelt did not shoot the little cub. When the owner of a sweet shop, Morris Michtom,
heard of this ___4___
he was very impressed by the president's compassion
___5___ animals. He
decided to create a toy bear to ___6___ what the
president had done. He
made the bear ___7___ of soft furry brown material.
___8___
adorable stuffed toy sold like hot ___9___ immediately.
The ___10___
of this bear decided to name the bear ___11___ Theodore
(or 'Teddy') Roosevelt.
From then ___12___, the bear became known as 'teddy
bear' .
There are some people who feel that the 'teddy bear'
actually ___13___
from Germany. Long ago, a German woman called Margarete Steiff
___14___
soft toys for children. She ___15___ enjoyed making
stuffed toy animals
___16___ monkeys, elephants or pigs. One day, she
___17___
to
make a stuffed bear. This toy became popular ___18___ it
sold instantly. Soon,
the 'teddy bear' was ___19___ sold in many countries
outside Germany.
Nowadays, teddy bears ___20___ good gifts. They are
well-liked not only by children but by many adults
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One November in 1902, Theodore Roosevelt, the
President of USA, went hunting near the Mississippi
River. The story went that while he was hunting, he
spied a young bear
wandering around his camp.
Out of pity,
President Roosevelt did not shoot the little cub. When the owner of a sweet shop, Morris Michtom,
heard of this incident
he was very impressed by the president's compassion
for animals. He
decided to create a toy bear to
honor what the
president had done. He
made the bear out of soft furry brown material.
This
adorable stuffed toy sold like hot
cakes immediately.
The inventor/creator/maker
of this bear decided to name the bear
after Theodore
(or 'Teddy') Roosevelt.
From then onwards, the bear became known as 'teddy
bear' .
There are some people who feel that the 'teddy bear'
actually originated
from Germany. Long ago, a German woman called Margarete Steiff
made
soft toys for children. She
especially enjoyed making
stuffed toy animals
like monkeys, elephants or pigs. One day, she
decided
to
make a stuffed bear. This toy became popular
and it
sold instantly. Soon,
the 'teddy bear' was being sold in many countries
outside Germany.
Nowadays, teddy bears
make good gifts. They are
well-liked not only by children but by many adults
as well. |
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