Paddington is a bear with a past. He stowed away on a ship ___1___
his Aunt Lucy had moved ___2___
the home for retired bears in Lima. He was found in a railway
station, a small ___3___
from darkest Peru with a floppy hat and a sign around ___4___
neck that read, 'Please look after this bear. Thank you.' He was
rumpled and tired. Henry Brown stumbled upon him while waiting
to pick up his daughter, who was returning from school for the
summer holidays.
Children bond with Paddington because they see a creature
smaller and ___5___
than they are. Author Michael Bond's Paddington books ___6___
more than 30 million copies and have been translated into 40
languages. Bond says Paddington's appeal ___7___
bears have this quality that children in particular feel they
can tell their secrets to. |