The polite immigrant bear from Darkest Peru, with his old floppy hat, battered suitcase and marmalade sandwiches has become a classic English children's literature icon and is as notable as Winnie the Pooh. 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.