"Even Paddington can't come to much harm in half an hour," said Mrs. Brown optimistically. But he can manage a lot of other things in even less time - like hanging Mr. Curry's lawnmower from a tree-top. Or coming up through the bandstand floor during the "Surprise Symphony". Then Paddington has a sticky time of it making toffee in Mrs. Bird's kitchen, and an even stickier time explaining what went wrong. And what other bear could set Father Christmas's beard on fire ? Who else, but Paddington !