Winnie-the-Pooh Progressive Translation Books for Czech B2 Students

INTRODUCTION

IfyouhappentohavereadanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youmayrememberthatheoncehadaswan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon'tknowwhich)andthatheusedtocallthisswanPooh.

Thatwasalongtimeago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,wetookthenamewithus,aswedidn'tthinktheswanwouldwantitanymore.

Well,whenEdwardBearsaidthathewouldlikeanexcitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobinsaidatonce,withoutstoppingtothink,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.

Andhewas.

So,asIhaveexplainedthePoohpart,Iwillnowexplaintherestofit.

Youcan'tbeinLondonforlongwithoutgoingtothe

Zoo

Zoo.

Therearesomepeoplewhobeginthe

Zoo

Zooatthebeginning,calledWAYIN,andwalkasquicklyastheycanpasteverycageuntiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,butthe

nejhezčí

nicestpeoplegostraighttotheanimaltheylovethemost,andstaythere.

SowhenChristopherRobingoestothe

Zoo

Zoo,hegoestowherethe

Lední

PolarBearsare,andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,anddoorsareunlocked,andwewanderthroughdarkpassagesandupsteepstairs,untilatlastwecometothespecial

klec

cage,andthecageisopened,andouttrotssomethingbrownandfurry,andwithahappycryof"Oh,Bear!"

ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.

Nowthisbear'snameisWinnie,whichshowswhatagoodnameforbearsitis,butthefunnythingisthatwecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscalledafterPooh,orPoohafterWinnie.

Wedidknowonce,butwehaveforgotten....

IhadwrittenasfarasthiswhenPigletlookedupandsaidinhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?"

"MydearPiglet,"Isaid,"thewholebookisaboutyou."

"SoitisaboutPooh,"hesqueaked.

Youseewhatitis.

HeisjealousbecausehethinksPoohishavingaGrand

Úvod

Introductionalltohimself.

Poohisthefavourite,ofcourse,there'snodenyingit,butPigletcomesinforagoodmanythingswhichPoohmisses;

becauseyoucan'ttakePoohtoschoolwithouteverybodyknowingit,butPigletissosmallthatheslipsintoapocket,whereitisverycomfortingtofeelhimwhenyouarenotquitesurewhethertwicesevenistwelveortwenty-two.

Sometimesheslipsoutandhasagoodlookintheink-pot,andinthiswayhehasgotmoreeducationthanPooh,butPoohdoesn'tmind.

Somehavebrains,andsomehaven't,hesays,andthereitis.

Andnowalltheothersaresaying,"WhataboutUs?"

SoperhapsthebestthingtodoistostopwritingIntroductionsandgetonwiththebook.

Kapitola

CHAPTERI

INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOHANDSOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGIN

HereisEdwardBear,comingdownstairsnow,bump,bump,bump,onthebackofhishead,behindChristopherRobin.

Itis,asfarasheknows,theonlywayofcomingdownstairs,butsometimeshefeelsthattherereallyisanotherway,ifonlyhecouldstopbumpingforamomentandthinkofit.

Andthenhefeelsthatperhapsthereisn't.

Každopádně

Anyhow,hereheisatthebottom,andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.

Winnie-the-Pooh.

WhenIfirstheardhisname,Isaid,justasyouaregoingtosay,"ButIthoughthewasaboy?"

SodidI,"saidChristopherRobin.

Thenyoucan'tcallhimWinnie?"

Idon't."

Butyousaid——".

He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.

Don'tyouknowwhat'ther'means?"

Ah,yes,nowIdo,"Isaidquickly;

andIhopeyoudotoo,becauseitisallthe

vysvětlení

explanationyouaregoingtoget.

SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesortwhenhecomesdownstairs,andsometimeshelikestositquietlyinfrontofthefireandlistentoastory.

Thisevening——.

Whataboutastory?"

saidChristopherRobin.

Whataboutastory?"

Isaid.

CouldyouverysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"

IsupposeIcould,"Isaid.

"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"

Abouthimself.

Becausehe'sthatsortofBear."

Oh,Isee."

Socouldyouverysweetly?"

I'lltry,"Isaid.

SoItried.

Onceuponatime,averylongtimeagonow,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-PoohlivedinaforestallbyhimselfunderthenameofSanders.

("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"

askedChristopherRobin.

Itmeanshehadthenameoverthedooringoldletters,andlivedunderit."

Winnie-the-Poohwasn'tquitesure,"saidChristopherRobin.

NowIam,"saidagrowlyvoice.

ThenIwillgoon,"saidI.)

Onedaywhenhewasoutwalking,hecametoanopenplaceinthemiddleoftheforest,andinthemiddleofthisplacewasalargeoak-tree,and,fromthetopofthetree,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.

Winnie-the-Poohsatdownatthefootofthetree,puthisheadbetweenhispawsandbegantothink.

Firstofallhesaidtohimself:

"Thatbuzzing-noisemeanssomething.

Youdon'tgetabuzzing-noiselikethat,justbuzzingandbuzzing,withoutitsmeaningsomething.

Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,andtheonlyreasonformakingabuzzing-noisethatIknowofisbecauseyou'reabee."

Thenhethoughtanotherlongtime,andsaid:

"Andtheonlyreasonforbeinga

včela

beethatIknowofismakinghoney."

Andthenhegotup,andsaid:

"AndtheonlyreasonformakinghoneyissoasIcaneatit."

Sohebegantoclimbthetree.

Heclimbedandheclimbedandheclimbed,andasheclimbedhesangalittlesongtohimself.

Itwentlikethis:.

Thenheclimbedalittlefurther...

andalittlefurther...

andthenjustalittlefurther.

Bythattimehehadthoughtofanothersong.

Hewasgettingrathertiredbythistime,sothatiswhyhesangaComplainingSong.

Hewasnearlytherenow,andifhejuststoodonthat

větvi

branch...

Crack!

Oh,help!"

saidPooh,ashedroppedtenfeetonthe

větvi

branchbelowhim.

IfonlyIhadn't——"

hesaid,ashebouncedtwentyfeetontothenext

větvi

branch.

Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,andcrashedontoanother

větvi

branchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".

Ofcourse,itwasrather——"

headmitted,asheslitheredveryquicklythroughthenextsixbranches.

Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashesaidgood-byetothelastbranch,spunroundthreetimes,andflew

půvabně

gracefullyintoagorse-bush,"itallcomesoflikinghoneysomuch.

Oh,help!"

Hecrawledoutofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnose,andbegantothinkagain.

AndthefirstpersonhethoughtofwasChristopherRobin.

("Wasthatme?"

saidChristopherRobininanawedvoice,hardlydaringtobelieveit.

Thatwasyou."

ChristopherRobinsaidnothing,buthiseyesgotlargerandlarger,andhisfacegotpinkerandpinker.)

SoWinnie-the-PoohwentroundtohisfriendChristopherRobin,wholivedbehindagreendoorinanotherpartoftheforest.

Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"hesaid.

Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.

Iwonderifyou'vegotsuchathingasaballoonaboutyou?"

Aballoon?"

Yes,Ijustsaidtomyselfcomingalong:

'IwonderifChristopherRobinhassuchathingasa

balón

balloonabouthim?'

Ijustsaidittomyself,thinkingofballoons,andwondering."

Whatdoyouwantaballoonfor?"

yousaid.

Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundtoseethatnobodywaslistening,puthispawtohismouth,andsaidinadeepwhisper:

"Honey!"

Butyoudon'tgethoneywithballoons!"

Ido,"saidPooh.

Well,itjusthappenedthatyouhadbeentoapartythedaybeforeatthehouseofyourfriendPiglet,andyouhadballoonsattheparty.

Youhadhadabiggreenballoon;

andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhadabigblueone,andhadleftitbehind,beingreallytooyoungtogotoapartyatall;

andsoyouhadbroughtthegreenoneandtheblueonehomewithyou.

Whichonewouldyoulike?"

youaskedPooh.

Heputhisheadbetweenhispawsandthoughtverycarefully.

It'slikethis,"hesaid.

"Whenyougoafterhoneywithaballoon,thegreatthingisnottoletthebeesknowyou'recoming.

Now,ifyouhaveagreenballoon,theymightthinkyouwereonlypartofthetree,andnotnoticeyou,and,ifyouhaveablueballoon,theymightthinkyouwereonlypartofthesky,andnotnoticeyou,andthequestionis:

Whichismostlikely?"

Wouldn'ttheynoticeyou

pod

underneaththeballoon?"

youasked.

Theymightortheymightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh.

"Younevercantellwithbees."

Hethoughtforamomentandsaid:

"Ishalltrytolooklikeasmallblack

mrak

cloud.

Thatwilldeceivethem."

Thenyouhadbetterhavetheblueballoon,"yousaid;

andsoitwasdecided.

Well,youbothwentoutwiththeblueballoon,andyoutookyourgunwithyou,justincase,asyoualwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoavery

blátivé

muddyplacethatheknewof,androlledandrolleduntilhewasblackallover;

andthen,whenthe

balón

balloonwasblownupasbigasbig,andyouandPoohwerebothholdingontothe

provaz

string,youletgosuddenly,andPoohBearfloated

půvabně

gracefullyupintothesky,andstayedthere—levelwiththetopofthetreeandabouttwentyfeetawayfromit.

Hooray!"

youshouted.

Isn'tthatfine?"

shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.

"WhatdoIlooklike?"

YoulooklikeaBearholdingontoaballoon,"yousaid.

Not,"saidPooh

úzkostlivě

anxiously,"—notlikeasmallblack

mrak

cloudinabluesky?"

Notverymuch."

Ah,well,perhapsfromuphereitlooksdifferent.

And,asIsay,younevercantellwithbees."

Therewasnowindtoblowhim

blíž

nearertothetree,sotherehestayed.

Hecouldseethehoney,hecouldsmellthehoney,buthecouldn'tquitereachthehoney.

Afteralittlewhilehecalleddowntoyou.

ChristopherRobin!"

hesaidinaloud

šeptem

whisper.

Hallo!"

Ithinkthebeessuspectsomething!"

Whatsortofthing?"

Idon'tknow.

Butsomethingtellsmethatthey'resuspicious!"

Perhapstheythinkthatyou'reaftertheirhoney."

Itmaybethat.

Younevercantellwithbees."

Therewasanotherlittlesilence,andthenhecalleddowntoyouagain.

ChristopherRobin!"

Yes?"

Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"

Ithinkso."

Iwishyouwouldbringitouthere,andwalkupanddownwithit,andlookupatmeeverynowandthen,andsay'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain.'

Ithink,ifyoudidthat,itwouldhelpthedeceptionwhichwearepractisingonthesebees."

Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"SillyoldBear!"

butyoudidn'tsayit

nahlas

aloudbecauseyouweresofondofhim,andyouwenthomeforyour

deštník

umbrella.

Oh,thereyouare!"

calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothetree.

"Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.

IhavediscoveredthatthebeesarenowdefinitelySuspicious."

ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"

yousaid.

Yes,butwaitamoment.

Wemustbepractical.

Theimportant

včela

beetodeceiveistheQueen

Včela

Bee.

CanyouseewhichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"

No."

Apity.

Well,now,ifyouwalkupanddownwithyourumbrella,saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'IshalldowhatIcanbysingingalittle

Oblak

CloudSong,suchasa

oblak

cloudmightsing....

Go!"

So,whileyouwalkedupanddownandwonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohsangthissong:.

Thebeeswerestillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.

Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsandflewallroundthecloudasitbeganthesecondverseofthissong,andone

včela

beesatdownonthenoseofthecloudforamoment,andthengotupagain.

Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthe

mrak

cloud.

Yes?"

Ihavejustbeenthinking,andIhavecometoaveryimportantdecision.

Thesearethewrongsortofbees."

Arethey?"

Quitethewrongsort.

SoIshouldthinktheywouldmakethewrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"

Wouldthey?"

Yes.

SoIthinkIshallcomedown."

How?"

askedyou.

Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtaboutthis.

Ifheletgoofthe

provaz

string,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tliketheideaofthat.

Sohethoughtforalongtime,andthenhesaid:.

ChristopherRobin,youmustshoottheballoonwithyourgun.

Haveyougotyourgun?"

OfcourseIhave,"yousaid.

"ButifIdothat,itwillspoiltheballoon,"yousaid.

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