INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohaveread
jinou
anotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youmayrememberže
thatheoncehadaswan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon'tknowwhich)a
andthatheusedtocalltéto
thisswanPooh.Thatwasalongtime
dávno
ago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,wetookthejméno
namewithus,aswedidn'tthinktheswanwouldwantitanymore.No
Well,whenEdwardBearsaidže
thathewouldlikeanexcitingjméno
namealltohimself,ChristopherRobinsaidatonce,aniž by
withoutstoppingtothink,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.A
Andhewas.So,asIhaveexplainedthePooh
část
part,Iwillnowexplainthezbytek
restofit.Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
dlouho
longwithoutgoingtotheZoo.Tam
TherearesomepeoplewhobegintheZooatthebeginning,calledWAYIN,a
andwalkasquicklyastheycanpastkaždé
everycageuntiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,ale
butthenicestpeoplegostraighttotheanimaltheylovethemost,a
andstaythere.SowhenChristopherRobingoestotheZoo,hegoesto
kde
wherethePolarBearsare,a
andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,a
anddoorsareunlocked,andwewanderthroughdarkpassagesa
andupsteepstairs,untilatlastwecometothespeciální
specialcage,andthecageisopened,a
andouttrotssomethingbrowna
andfurry,andwithahappycryof"Oh,Bear!"ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Now
tento
thisbear'snameisWinnie,což
whichshowswhatagoodjméno
nameforbearsitis,ale
butthefunnythingisže
thatwecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscalledpo
afterPooh,orPoohafterWinnie.Wedidknow
kdysi
once,butwehaveforgotten....Ihadwrittenasfarasthis
když
whenPigletlookedupandsaidinhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?""My
drahý
dearPiglet,"Isaid,"thewholekniha
bookisaboutyou.""Soitis
o
aboutPooh,"hesqueaked.Youseewhatit
je
is.HeisjealousbecausehethinksPoohishavingaGrandIntroductionalltohimself.
Poohisthefavourite,of
samozřejmě
course,there'snodenyingit,ale
butPigletcomesinforagoodmnoho
manythingswhichPoohmisses;protože
becauseyoucan'ttakePoohtoškoly
schoolwithouteverybodyknowingit,ale
butPigletissosmallže
thatheslipsintoapocket,kde
whereitisverycomfortingtocítit
feelhimwhenyouarenotquitesurewhethertwicesevenistwelvenebo
ortwenty-two.Sometimesheslipsout
a
andhasagoodlookintheink-pot,a
andinthiswayhehasgotvíce
moreeducationthanPooh,butPoohdoesn'tmind.Some
mají
havebrains,andsomehaven't,hesays,a
andthereitis.And
teď
nowalltheothersaresaying,"WhataboutUs?"So
možná
perhapsthebestthingtoudělat
doistostopwritingIntroductionsa
andgetonwiththebook.CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
A
ANDSOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGINTady
HereisEdwardBear,comingdownstairsnow,bump,bump,bump,onthezadní
backofhishead,behindChristopherRobin.Itis,asfarasheknows,
na
theonlywayofcomingdownstairs,ale
butsometimeshefeelsthatthereopravdu
reallyisanotherway,ifonlyhecouldpřestat
stopbumpingforamomenta
andthinkofit.Andthenhefeels
že
thatperhapsthereisn't.Anyhow,
tady
hereheisatthebottom,a
andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.Winnie-the-Pooh.
Když
WhenIfirstheardhisjméno
name,Isaid,justasyouaregoingtosay,"ButIthoughthewasaboy?"SodidI,"saidChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan'tcallhimWinnie?"
Idon't."
Ale
Butyousaid——".He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyouknowwhat'ther'means?"
Ah,
ano
yes,nowIdo,"Isaidquickly;a
andIhopeyoudotoo,protože
becauseitisalltheexplanationyouaregoingtoget.Někdy
SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesortkdyž
whenhecomesdownstairs,andněkdy
sometimeshelikestositquietlyinfrontofthefirea
andlistentoastory.Thisevening——.
Whataboutastory?"
saidChristopherRobin.
Whataboutastory?"
Isaid.
Couldyou
velmi
verysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"IsupposeIcould,"Isaid.
"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
O
Abouthimself.Becausehe'sthatsortofBear."
Oh,Isee."
Socouldyou
velmi
verysweetly?"I'lltry,"Isaid.
SoItried.
Kdysi
Onceuponatime,averylongtimedávno
agonow,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Poohlivedinaforestallbyhimselfpod
underthenameofSanders.("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"
askedChristopherRobin.
Itmeanshehadthe
jméno
nameoverthedooringoldletters,a
andlivedunderit."Winnie-the-Poohwasn'tquitesure,"saidChristopherRobin.
NowIam,"saidagrowlyvoice.
ThenIwillgoon,"saidI.)
Jednoho
Onedaywhenhewasoutwalking,hecametoanotevřené
openplaceinthemiddleoftheforest,a
andinthemiddleoftohoto
thisplacewasalargeoak-tree,a
and,fromthetopofthetree,tam
therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.Winnie-the-Poohsatdownatthefootofthetree,
dal
puthisheadbetweenhispawsa
andbegantothink.Firstofallhesaidtohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noisemeans
něco
something.Youdon'tgetabuzzing-noiselikethat,
jen
justbuzzingandbuzzing,withoutitsmeaningněco
something.Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,
a
andtheonlyreasonformakingabuzzing-noiseže
thatIknowofisbecauseyou'reabee."Thenhethought
další
anotherlongtime,andsaid:"Andthe
jediný
onlyreasonforbeingabeekterý
thatIknowofismakinghoney."A
Andthenhegotup,a
andsaid:"Andtheonly
důvod
reasonformakinghoneyissoasIcaneatit."Sohebegantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
a
andheclimbedandheclimbed,a
andasheclimbedhesangalittlesongtohimself.Itwentlikethis:.
Thenheclimbedalittlefurther...
a
andalittlefurther...a
andthenjustalittlefurther.Bythat
době
timehehadthoughtofdalší
anothersong.Hewasgettingrathertiredbythis
době
time,sothatiswhyhesangaComplainingSong.Hewasnearly
tam
therenow,andifhejen
juststoodonthatbranch...Crack!
Oh,help!"
saidPooh,ashedropped
deset
tenfeetonthebranchbelowním
him.IfonlyIhadn't——"
hesaid,ashebouncedtwentyfeetontothe
další
nextbranch.Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
a
andcrashedontoanotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".Of
samozřejmě
course,itwasrather——"headmitted,asheslithered
velmi
veryquicklythroughthenextšest
sixbranches.Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashesaidgood-byetothe
poslední
lastbranch,spunroundthreetimes,a
andflewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"itallcomesoflikingmed
honeysomuch.Oh,help!"
Hecrawledoutofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnose,
a
andbegantothinkagain.A
AndthefirstpersonhethoughtofwasChristopherRobin.("Wasthatme?"
saidChristopherRobininanawedvoice,hardlydaringto
uvěřit
believeit.Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobinsaid
nic
nothing,buthiseyesgotlargera
andlarger,andhisfacegotpinkera
andpinker.)SoWinnie-the-PoohwentroundtohisfriendChristopherRobin,
který
wholivedbehindagreendveřmi
doorinanotherpartoftheforest.Dobré
Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"hesaid.Good
ráno
morning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.Iwonderifyou'vegotsuchathingasaballoonaboutyou?"
Aballoon?"
Ano
Yes,Ijustsaidtomyselfcomingalong:'IwonderifChristopherRobinhassucha
věc
thingasaballoonabouthim?'Ijustsaidittomyself,thinkingofballoons,
a
andwondering."Whatdoyou
chceš
wantaballoonfor?"yousaid.
Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundtosee
že
thatnobodywaslistening,puthispawtohismouth,a
andsaidinadeepwhisper:"Honey!"
Ale
Butyoudon'tgethoneywithballoons!"Ido,"saidPooh.
No
Well,itjusthappenedthatyouhadbeentoapartytheden
daybeforeatthehouseofyourfriendPiglet,a
andyouhadballoonsattheparty.Youhadhada
velký
biggreenballoon;andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhada
velký
bigblueone,andhadleftitbehind,beingopravdu
reallytooyoungtogotoapartyatall;a
andsoyouhadbroughtthegreenonea
andtheblueonehomewithyou.Který
Whichonewouldyoulike?"youaskedPooh.
He
dal
puthisheadbetweenhispawsa
andthoughtverycarefully.It'slikethis,"hesaid.
"Whenyougo
po
afterhoneywithaballoon,thegreatvěc
thingisnottoletthebeesvědět
knowyou'recoming.Now,ifyouhaveagreenballoon,theymight
myslet
thinkyouwereonlypartofthetree,a
andnotnoticeyou,and,pokud
ifyouhaveablueballoon,theymightmyslet
thinkyouwereonlypartofthesky,a
andnotnoticeyou,andtheotázka
questionis:Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"
youasked.
Theymightortheymightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh.
"Younevercantell
s
withbees."Hethoughtforamoment
a
andsaid:"Ishalltryto
vypadat
looklikeasmallblackcloud.Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyouhadbetter
mít
havetheblueballoon,"yousaid;a
andsoitwasdecided.No
Well,youbothwentouts
withtheblueballoon,andyoutookyourzbraň
gunwithyou,justincase,asyouvždycky
alwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoavelmi
verymuddyplacethatheknewof,a
androlledandrolleduntilhewasčerný
blackallover;andthen,
když
whentheballoonwasblownnahoru
upasbigasbig,a
andyouandPoohwereoba
bothholdingontothestring,youletgosuddenly,a
andPoohBearfloatedgracefullynahoru
upintothesky,andstayedthere—levels
withthetopofthetreea
andabouttwentyfeetawayfromit.Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Pooh
dolů
downtoyou."WhatdoIlooklike?"
Youlook
jako
likeaBearholdingontoaballoon,"yousaid.Not,"saidPoohanxiously,"—not
jako
likeasmallblackcloudinabluesky?"Notverymuch."
Ah,
no
well,perhapsfromuphereitlooksdifferent.A
And,asIsay,younikdy
nevercantellwithbees."Tam
Therewasnowindtoblowhimnearertothetree,sotam
therehestayed.Hecouldseethe
med
honey,hecouldsmellthemed
honey,buthecouldn'tquitereachthemed
honey.Afteralittlewhilehecalled
dolů
downtoyou.ChristopherRobin!"
hesaidinaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
Ithinkthebeessuspectsomething!"
Whatsortofthing?"
Idon'tknow.
Ale
Butsomethingtellsmethatthey'resuspicious!"Možná
Perhapstheythinkthatyou'repo
aftertheirhoney."Itmaybethat.
You
nikdy
nevercantellwithbees."Therewas
další
anotherlittlesilence,andthenhecalleddolů
downtoyouagain.ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"
Ithinkso."
Iwishyouwouldbringitouthere,
a
andwalkupanddowns
withit,andlookupatmeeverynowa
andthen,andsay'Tut-tut,itlooksjako
likerain.'Ithink,ifyoudidthat,itwouldhelpthedeceptionwhichwearepractisingon
těchto
thesebees."Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"Silly
starý
oldBear!"butyoudidn'tsayitaloud
protože
becauseyouweresofondofhim,a
andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.Oh,thereyouare!"
calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothetree.
"Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
Ihavediscovered
že
thatthebeesarenowdefinitelySuspicious."ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
yousaid.
Ano
Yes,butwaitamoment.Wemustbepractical.
TheimportantbeetodeceiveistheQueenBee.
Canyousee
která
whichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"No."
Apity.
No
Well,now,ifyouwalknahoru
upanddownwithyourumbrella,saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'IshalldowhatIcanbysingingalittleCloudSong,suchasacloudmightzpívat
sing....Go!"
So,whileyouwalked
nahoru
upanddownandwonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohsangtuto
thissong:.Thebeeswere
stále
stillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.Některé
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsa
andflewallroundthecloudasitbeganthedruhá
secondverseofthissong,a
andonebeesatdownonthenoseofthecloudforamoment,a
andthengotupagain.Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
Ihave
právě
justbeenthinking,andIhavepřišel
cometoaveryimportantdecision.Thesearethewrongsortofbees."
Arethey?"
Quitethewrongsort.
SoIshould
myslet
thinktheywouldmakethewrongsortofmedu
honey,shouldn'tyou?"Wouldthey?"
Ano
Yes.SoIthinkIshallcomedown."
How?"
askedyou.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtaboutthis.
Pokud
Ifheletgoofthestring,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tlikethemyšlenka
ideaofthat.Sohethoughtfora
dlouho
longtime,andthenhesaid:.ChristopherRobin,youmustshoottheballoonwithyourgun.
Haveyougotyourgun?"
Of
samozřejmě
courseIhave,"yousaid."ButifIdothat,itwillspoiltheballoon,"yousaid.