His father, having seen the horrors of war and the rising tide of fascism, retreated to the countryside to start a family and find peace. He would have a son, who was born on August 21, 1920.
The father would write a series of books about a little boy who would peacefully play in the forest with creatures of all different shapes, colors, and sizes, supporting each other as true friends and preaching calm, peaceful love.
One of the toys the little boy loved was an Alpha Farnell teddy bear, which he named "Edward." The young boy eventually accumulated a collection of similar stuffed animals, which became his "friends." The young boy also enjoyed visiting a real Canadian bear at the London Zoo. The bear's name was "Winnipeg."
The young boy's name was Christopher Robin Milne, and his father was A.A. Milne, who would write a series of books based on the adventures of Christopher Robin and "Winnie-the-Pooh."
~ jsr
This was one of the earliest stories on The Peace Page, originally published in 2017. Thank you for being here.
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Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.
“Pooh?” he whispered.
“Yes, Piglet?”
“Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s hand.
“I just wanted to be sure of you.”
A.A. Milne
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Wherever I am, there's always Pooh,
There's always Pooh and Me.
Whatever I do, he wants to do,
"Where are you going today?" says Pooh:
"Well, that's very odd 'cos I was too.
Let's go together," says Pooh, says he.
"Let's go together," says Pooh.
"What's twice eleven?" I said to Pooh.
("Twice what?" said Pooh to Me.)
"I think it ought to be twenty-two."
"Just what I think myself," said Pooh.
"It wasn't an easy sum to do,
But that's what it is," said Pooh, said he.
"That's what it is," said Pooh.
"Let's look for dragons," I said to Pooh.
"Yes, let's," said Pooh to Me.
We crossed the river and found a few-
"Yes, those are dragons all right," said Pooh.
"As soon as I saw their beaks I knew.
That's what they are," said Pooh, said he.
"That's what they are," said Pooh.
"Let's frighten the dragons," I said to Pooh.
"That's right," said Pooh to Me.
"I'm not afraid," I said to Pooh,
And I held his paw and I shouted "Shoo!
Silly old dragons!"- and off they flew.
"I wasn't afraid," said Pooh, said he,
"I'm never afraid with you."
So wherever I am, there's always Pooh,
There's always Pooh and Me.
"What would I do?" I said to Pooh,
"If it wasn't for you," and Pooh said: "True,
It isn't much fun for One, but Two,
Can stick together, says Pooh, says he.
"That's how it is," says Pooh.
"Us Two" by A.A. Milne
The poem, "Us Two" first appeared in a collection of poems by A.A. Milne titled "Now We Are Six" from 1927.
The image here is taken from the first Hebrew edition of "Winnie-the-Pooh" which appeared in 1943.
Milne passed away on January 31, 1956.
National Library of Israel
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