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In the [[fiction]]al world of the [[book series]] [[Winnie-the-Pooh]] by [[A. A. Milne]], '''Roo''' is a young [[Joey (marsupial)|joey]] (a baby [[kangaroo]]) who is a good friend of Winnie-the-Pooh. He's [[Kanga (Winnie-the-Pooh)|Kanga]]'s son and [[Tigger]]'s best friend. He lives with Kanga in a house near the Sandy Pit in the northwestern part of the [[Hundred Acre Wood]]. Tigger later comes to live with them.
Roo constantly gets in trouble but he always learns his lesson. He is cheerful and enthusiastic, taking great joy in discovering the small wonders in life. He is also curious, fun, and loving; he looks at the world in a loving and sympathetic way. When speaking, Roo tends to use exclamations and frequently repeats himself in his excitement, like many small children. Roo is too young to know how to read or write, as evidenced by the fact that he signs the "rissolution" for Christopher Robin with a SMUDGE instead of any attempt at letters.
Roo is the youngest of the characters in the book. Because of his young age, Roo is a very small animal, the smallest in the story (other than Rabbit's friends and relations, and Alexander Beetle), although he must be very close in size to [[Piglet (Winnie the Pooh)|Piglet]] since Kanga is unable to tell the difference when Piglet jumps into her pouch instead of Roo. (In [[Ernest H. Shepard|Ernest H. Shepard's]] illustrations, Roo appears to be very slightly smaller than Piglet.) He is also apparently small enough to fall down mouse holes while practicing jumps, and too small to reach the first rail of the [[Poohsticks]] bridge.
Like most of the characters in Winnie-the Pooh, Roo was based on one of [[Christopher Robin Milne|Christopher Robin Milne's]] stuffed toys. The illustrations show Roo with brown fur and an upturned tail.
Roo and his mother, Kanga, come to the Forest "in the usual way" in Chapter VII of ''[[Winnie-the-Pooh]]''. He also appears in Chapter VIII, is mentioned in Chapter IX, and appears again in Chapter X of that book. In ''[[The House at Pooh Corner]]'', Roo appears in chapters II, IV, VI, VII, IX, and X, and is mentioned in a few others. Some of the adventures that Roo experiences include being "kidnapped" by [[Rabbit (Winnie the Pooh)|Rabbit]], accompanying the Expotition to the North Pole (and getting an impromptu swimming lesson), attending [[Christopher Robin|Christopher Robin's]] party for Pooh, getting stuck in a tree with [[Tigger]], and playing [[Poohsticks]].
Unlike many of the other characters in the Pooh books, Roo does not have a known favorite food, although his mother makes him [[watercress]] sandwiches on occasion. He dislikes the extract of [[malt]] that his mother gives him as "strengthening medicine" after meals, though he will reluctantly take it.
Some of Roo's friends include [[Tigger]], [[Winnie-the-Pooh]], [[Piglet (Winnie the Pooh)|Piglet]], [[Eeyore]], [[Rabbit (Winnie the Pooh)|Rabbit]], his mother [[Kanga (Winnie-the-Pooh)|Kanga]], [[Owl (Winnie the Pooh)|Owl]], and [[Christopher Robin]].
==Adaptations==
===Disney cartoon version===
Roo also appears in the Disney cartoon versions of the Winnie the Pooh stories. He has been voiced by [[Clint Howard]] in the movies ''[[The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'' and ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!]]''.
In the cartoons, Roo is the smallest of the regularly appearing characters. He has brown fur and wears a light blue shirt. He often expresses thoughts and feelings that make him seem wiser than his years. In fact, on occasion Roo seems even wiser than many of the older characters.
Roo appeared as one of the guests in ''[[House of Mouse]]'' and ''[[Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse]]''.
===Kingdom Hearts version===
{{nihongo|'''Roo'''|ル|Ru}} appears in the game ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' along with Tigger as a tutor on bouncing. [[Jimmy Bennett]] does his voice for the English version. In the Japanese version, [[Kae Araki]] does the same character.
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