Read the passage. A Bear in the Army
While traveling through Iran during World War II, a group of Polish soldiers encountered
a young boy with an intriguing possession available for trade: a bear cub. The soldiers
promptly bought the cub, named him Wojtek, and took him to join the rest of their unit.
The playful bear adapted well to military life. However, when the unit was sailing for
Italy, officials refused to allow the bear on the ship, saying that only soldiers were
permitted. The solution was both obvious and extraordinary: the soldiers arranged for
Wojtek to be officially enlisted in the army. As an enlisted soldier, he could accompany
the men on their mission. "He didn't receive money," recalled one former soldier in an
interview with the BBC World Service, but was officially a Polish soldier." Wojtek
remained with the company throughout the war and even helped carry heavy crates of
ammunition to soldiers on the battlefield.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A Polish army unit grew so fond of a pet bear that they enlisted the animal in
the army in order to bring him aboard a military ship.
During World War II, a group of Polish soldiers bought a bear cub from an
Iranian boy
A bear cub named Wojtek was not allowed to board a military ship bound for
Italy because the vessel was restricted to official soldiers.