Chapter Five Paddington And The `Old Master' However, far from being displeased with the chaos he causes, the manager is delighted at the large number of people who flock to see the 'show'. He is as surprised as the crowd outside when he discovers he's part of the store window display. When it falls over his eyes, Paddington becomes disoriented and enters the wrong door. Brown takes Paddington to Barkridges where she buys him a duffel coat with a large hood. Things become even more complicated when Paddington encounters escalators for the first time. In an effort to be quick, he puts the remains of his breakfast bacon in his suitcase with the result that even before they've reached the underground, they are followed by a large number of dogs. The Browns tell Paddington they are taking him shopping. Chapter Three Paddington Goes Underground

The only problem is that he has never experienced taps or plugs before and Jonathan and Judy soon need to go to his rescue when water starts dripping through the sitting room ceiling. Bird, the Browns' housekeeper, who decides Paddington is badly in need of a bath. Paddington meets Judy's brother Jonathan and Mrs. He explains that he has been sent from Peru by his Aunt Lucy who has had to go into the Home for Retired Bears in Lima.Īfter a sticky adventure with some cream buns in the station buffet, they take him in a taxi to stay with them in their home at Number 32 Windsor Gardens. He is sitting on an old leather suitcase near the lost property office, wearing an unusual hat and a label round his neck which reads `Please Look After This Bear. Brown first meet Paddington on a railway platform while waiting for their daughter Judy. The very first book in which the Browns meet Paddington on a railway station and discover that ordinary things like having a bath or travelling on the underground can soon become quite extraordinary if a small bear is involved.

A bear named paddington