| By sheer chance, on a date I saw those very same things. I'm not sure what else to call them. They are definitely the worse for wear. In fact, had I known that that was what the real McCoy looked like when I first heard those stories read to me as a child I might have had nightmares. (Moreso even than if I had seen the original Christopher Robbin in his pickling bottle. (as suggested above)) They are really a let down, better not to see them. This is a case where the illustrations greatly enhance the tale. Perhaps all this simply attests to the fact that Milne was such a good storyteller he could bring even these truly lifeless (and somewhat hideous) things to life. Pooh isn't even exactly what one might call bear-like. Although the exhibit explains the inclarity as to what piglet may have been.
Lest you think the date colored my impression, it was a good date.
re: My vocabulary in this write up, I only speak like this when I'm really tired or really bored, I'm thinking in this case it's the 'really tired' option. | 
