Complete the text with the past simple of the verbs in brackets. Teddy Bear History
Teddy Bears __(get) their name from Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president
of the United States. In 1902 the president (go) bear hunting in Mississippi
without success. One of the other hunters (catch) a bear cub, tied it to a tree,
and offered it to the president as an easy trophy. The president (refuse) to
shoot the bear. A newspaper (make) a cartoon about President Roosevelt's
refusal.
According to popular legend, a shopkeeper
(see) the
cartoon, and asked the President's permission to make
stuffed bears called "Teddy bears". "Teddy (be) a
nickname for Theodore, and although the President disliked
the nickname, many people
_ (call him that.
Whether the President approved the bears named after
him or if he was ever asked is not certain.
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