The teddy bears

Today for majority children the Teddy bear is a touching gray bear «Me to you». Teddy bear is very young. He is hardly bigger than ten years.

A seamstress lived in the little town. Her name was Margaret Shtrayf. She was ill, and she can not go. Therefore Margaret liked to make the soft toys very much. Her toys were very beautiful and children liked them.

Margaret’s parents helped her to open the shop, which later became a family's business.

In 1902 year a first Teddy bear appeared. The bear made a lot of noise in the fair in Lepthing. It won a price and guests from the USA liked it very much.

Teddy bear got his name from the president of the USA Teodor Rusvelt.
One day American president went to the district of Smids, state Missisippi. In the local forets there were many animals. Teodor Rusvelt decided to hunt. His assistants wanted to help the president and caught a little bear. Roosevelt was angry and released a bear.

The caricature about a little bear and a kind president appeared next day . An owner of a toys shop in New York saw this caricature . He made a soft bear and placed him next to this caricature.