"Bears like Paddington are very rare," says Mrs Bird, "and a good thingtoo, or it would cost us a small fortune in marmalade." The Brown Familyfirst met Paddington on a railway station -- Paddington station, in fact-- and now he is just another member of their family, if a slightlyunusual one. As he says himself, "Things happen to me -- I'm that sort ofbear." With his attempts at home decorating, detective work andphotography, the Brown family soon find that Paddington causes his ownparticular brand of chaos.