This cache is all about Rupert Bear. (Please note there is no definite article, it's not Rupert "The" Bear!) Rupert first appeared in the Daily Express in 1920. The Express needed a rival for the now forgotten "Pip Squeak and Wilfred" who where in the Daily Mirror.
The First Rupert Annual appeared in 1936 and has continued ever since. Rupert was one of the few characters who continued to be published during World War II as it was thought that he was good for public morale. He has now arrived in the modern age with a new computer generated animation series which is currently shown every weekday morning on Channel 5.
Rupert lives in Nutwood and has many friends including Bill Badger, Algy Pug, Podgy Pig, Bingo, Tiger Lily, Edward Trunk, The Fox Twins and the Old Professor.
Rupert is a firm favourite in our house as he was when I was a child. We have a big collection of Rupert annuals and we are going to share some of them with you all. Located at the edge of Red Moss is an ammo box containing some Rupert Annuals. Could I ask that you please:-
(1) Only take one if you know a child who would like it.(If you want to trade it Children's books are very welcome)
(2) Only take one "per team"
(3) Please Rehide it well. These are much loved books and I would be gutted if they where muggled.
(4) Try and write some of your log in "Rupert Rhyming Couplets" (As in my coin drop) What are Rupert Rhyming couplets?
Well in order to make Rupert's adventures accessible to younger readers the then editor of the Daily Express Herbert Tourtel took the existing prose of the story and provided some rhyming couplets to break it down. These couplets have appeared along side the text of the story ever since. Here is an example below describing what happened one day when a mysterious object appeared in Nutwood.
On Nutwood Common as morning comes
There is Rupert with his chums
There's something odd that Rupert can see.
And its at the base of a sycamore tree
"How very peculiar" says Rupert Bear
"Its a box that's made out of tupperware"
"Let's take a look",says Ferdy Fox
"What's inside this mysterious box?"
Says Rupert Bear "how very queer"
"I wonder why this thing was left here"
Now Out of the box Algy Pug
removes a thing called a travel bug
The Reason its here, what can it be?
Rupert's puzzled by this mystery
Now Rupert sees they are not alone
He spies a man,with a strange mobile phone
Says Rupert,"Thats not a Mobile phone I fear"
"Its leading him straight over here"
Straight To the Box goes he to have a look
He takes out of it a little book
The pals ask "What is this sir,if you don't mind"
"Superb!" says he "I'm the first one to find"
"Little friends I have to dash"
"Will you all please look after this geocache?"
So when you have some time for leisure
Please come and search for Rupert's treasure