ures ▁usually ▁arise ▁from ▁him ▁misunder standing ▁something ▁and ▁trying ▁to ▁right ▁( what ▁he ▁perce ives ▁to ▁be ) ▁unf air ▁or ▁un just ▁situations . ▁This ▁typically ▁ends ▁with ▁him ▁mess ing ▁things ▁up ▁in ▁some ▁way . ▁But ▁in ▁all ▁his ▁advent ures , ▁he ▁ends ▁up ▁on ▁top ▁and ▁everyone ▁involved ▁can ▁laugh ▁about ▁it . ▁( A ▁notable ▁exception ▁to ▁this ▁rule ▁is ▁the ▁Brow ns ' ▁next - door ▁neighbour ▁Mr ▁Cur ry , ▁who , ▁in ▁every ▁advent ure , ▁ends ▁up ▁in ▁trouble .) ▁ ▁The ▁stories ▁follow ▁P adding ton ' s ▁advent ures ▁and ▁m ish aps ▁in ▁England , ▁along ▁with ▁some ▁sni ppets ▁of ▁information ▁about ▁his ▁past . ▁For ▁instance , ▁in ▁one ▁story , ▁we ▁learn ▁that ▁P adding ton ▁was ▁or phan ed ▁in ▁an ▁earth qu ake , ▁before ▁being ▁taken ▁in ▁and ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁A unt ▁Lucy . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁cast ▁of ▁characters , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁are ▁in ▁some ▁way ▁ent ang led ▁in ▁P adding ton ' s ▁mis ad vent ures . ▁These ▁include : ▁ ▁P adding ton ▁Bear : ▁A ▁friendly , ▁char ism atic ▁and ▁pol ite ▁bear ▁from ▁Dark est ▁Peru . ▁P adding ton ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁by ▁A unt ▁Lucy ▁and ▁Uncle ▁Past u zo ▁after ▁his ▁parents ▁died ▁in ▁an ▁earth qu ake ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁young . ▁P adding ton ▁moves ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁Brow