Original ‘Winnie the Pooh’ bear is being held hostage at NY library, Brits say

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The restored WInnie-the-Pooh story characters are displayed at the main branch of the New York Public Library, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. After a yearlong conservation, Winnie-the-Pooh and friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga and Tigger are celebrating a new lease on their New York City life after enjoying many adventures together. Christopher Robin Milne, their original owner. received them in the 1920s from his father, the author A.A. Milne, who based the Winnie-the-Pooh children's stories on the stuffed animals. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The original “Winnie the Pooh” bear is being held hostage by a New York library, according to Pooh’s home country.

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