Teddy Tumble Tells True Tales
Hi, I am Teddy Tumble.
I am the lovable white teddy bear that helps Purity Laundry Project. The PLP people. PLP stands for People Loving People.
I got my name because one day, I got put in a dryer at the laundromat by these PLP people. Don’t ask me why. But guess what – I loved it.
Tumbling in a dryer is definitely not for real bears, though I don’t think a real bear would fit in a dryer. And it is not for kittens or puppies of any living animal, So NEVER put anything living, including your baby brother, in a dryer. No, No, No. Never!
Going around and around and upside down, something magical happens. Stuff, not my stuffing mind you, but new stuff gets unstuck in my head. I never even knew it was there... When I come out, I have a Teddy Tumble tale to tell. You know what a tale is. It is not the same as a tail on an animal. A “tale” is a story.
Who put me in the dryer this week? And what tale got unstuck?
Miss Signe put me in the dryer, and this is the tale I have to tell.
This is a true tale. Wow, Teddy Tumble tells true tales. 😁👏😁👏
Teddy Tumble True Tale #1
Where did teddy bears get their name?
Did you know that the Teddy Bear was invented in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt. It all began when Theodore Roosevelt was on a bear hunting trip near Onward, Mississippi on November 14, 1902. Mississippi’s Governor Andrew H. Longino had invited him, but unlike other hunters in the group, Theodore had not located a single bear. 🐻
Roosevelt's assistants cornered and tied a black bear to a willow tree. They summoned Roosevelt and suggested that he shoot it. Viewing this as extremely unsportsmanlike, Roosevelt refused to shoot the bear. The news of this event spread quickly through newspaper articles across the country. The articles recounted the story of the president who refused to shoot a bear. However, it was not just any president, it was Theodore Roosevelt the big game hunter!
Clifford Berryman, a political cartoonist, read the article and decided to lightheartedly satirize the president's refusal to shoot the bear. Berryman's cartoon appeared in the Washington Post on November 16, 1902. Morris Michtom, a Brooklyn candy shop owner, saw the cartoon and had an idea. He and his wife Rose also made stuffed animals, and Michtom decided to create a stuffed toy bear and dedicate it to the president who refused to shoot a bear. He called it 'Teddy's Bear'.
After receiving Roosevelt's permission to use his name, Michtom mass produced the toy bears which were so popular that he soon founded the Ideal Toy Company. To this day the Teddy Bear has worldwide popularity, and its origin can be traced back to Theodore's fateful hunting trip in 1902.
And now you know the story of the teddy!
See you soon.
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