Although
Paddington now lives in London, England, he originally came from
Darkest Peru where he was brought up by his Aunt Lucy after he was
orphaned following an earthquake when he was just a few weeks
old.
When Aunt Lucy went to live in the Home for Retired Bears in Lima,
she decided to send him to England to live. After teaching him to
speak English she arranged for him to stow away in a ship’s
lifeboat.
Eventually, Paddington arrived on Paddington Station in London
which is where the very first story begins with the words:
Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington on a railway platform. In
fact, that was how he came to have such an unusual name for a bear
for Paddington was the name of the station.
The Browns were at the station to meet their daughter Judy when Mr.
Brown spotted a bear sitting all alone on a suitcase, behind a pile
of mail bags, close to the lost property office. The bear was
wearing nothing but a hat and he had a label round his neck bearing
the words
Please
Look After This Bear. Thank You.
Unable to resist such a simple request, Mr. and Mrs. Brown took
Paddington home to live with them at 32 Windsor Gardens with their
two children, Jonathan and Judy and their housekeeper, Mrs.
Bird.
The Browns decided to name their new member of the family
Paddington, after the place where he was found, although we later
learn that in Peru his name was Pastuso.
When he was found, Paddington wasn’t too sure how old he was
so the Browns decided to start again at one. They also decided that
he should have two birthdays a year (just like the Queen!) and so
he celebrates these on 25th June and 25th December.
Now that you know a little bit
more about Paddington Bear you can now go find the cache in the
Park that "Bears" his name.
The cache is a 400ml Sistema
Container with logbook and pen. At time of placement the cache
contained SWAG items and TBs.