INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappento
har
havereadanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youkan
mayrememberthatheoncehaden
aswan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon'tved
knowwhich)andthatheplejede
usedtocallthisswanPooh.At
Thatwasalongtimesiden
ago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,wetog
tookthenamewithus,aswedidn'ttroede
thinktheswanwouldwantitanymere
more.Well,whenEdwardBearsaidthathe
ville
wouldlikeanexcitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobinsaidatonce,uden
withoutstoppingtothink,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.Og
Andhewas.So,asI
har
haveexplainedthePoohpart,Ivil
willnowexplaintherestofit.Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
længe
longwithoutgoingtotheZoologisk have
Zoo.Therearesomepeoplewho
begynder
begintheZooatthebegynder
beginning,calledWAYIN,andwalkashurtigt
quicklyastheycanpasthvert
everycageuntiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,men
butthenicestpeoplegodirekte
straighttotheanimaltheyelsker
lovethemost,andstaythere.So
når
whenChristopherRobingoestotheZoologisk have
Zoo,hegoestowherethePolarBearsare,og
andhewhisperssomethingtothetredje
thirdkeeperfromtheleft,og
anddoorsareunlocked,andwevandrer
wanderthroughdarkpassagesandop
upsteepstairs,untilatlastwekommer
cometothespecialcage,og
andthecageisopened,og
andouttrotssomethingbrownog
andfurry,andwithahappyråb
cryof"Oh,Bear!"ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Now
denne
thisbear'snameisWinnie,hvor
whichshowswhatagoodnavn
nameforbearsitis,men
butthefunnythingisat
thatwecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscalledefter
afterPooh,orPoohafterWinnie.Wedid
vidste
knowonce,butwehaveforgotten....I
havde
hadwrittenasfarasdette
thiswhenPigletlookedupog
andsaidinhissqueakystemme
voice,"WhataboutMe?""My
kære
dearPiglet,"Isaid,"thewholebogen
bookisaboutyou.""Soitis
om
aboutPooh,"hesqueaked.You
se
seewhatitis.Heis
jaloux
jealousbecausehethinksPoohishar
havingaGrandIntroductionalltohimself.Poohisthefavourite,of
selvfølgelig
course,there'snodenyingit,men
butPigletcomesinforagoodmanythingssom
whichPoohmisses;becauseyoucan't
tage
takePoohtoschoolwithouteverybodyved
knowingit,butPigletissolille
smallthatheslipsintoen
apocket,whereitismeget
verycomfortingtofeelhimnår
whenyouarenotquitesikker
surewhethertwicesevenistwelveeller
ortwenty-two.Sometimesheslips
ud
outandhasagoodkig
lookintheink-pot,andindenne
thiswayhehasgotmere
moreeducationthanPooh,butPoohdoesn'tnoget imod
mind.Somehavebrains,and
nogle
somehaven't,hesays,andder
thereitis.Andnow
alle
alltheothersaresaying,"WhataboutUs?"So
måske
perhapsthebestthingtogøre
doistostopwritingIntroductionsog
andgetonwiththebogen
book.CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEARE
Introduceret
INTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOHANDSOMEBEES,Og
ANDTHESTORIESBEGINHereisEdwardBear,
kommer
comingdownstairsnow,bump,bump,bump
bump,onthebackofhishead,bag
behindChristopherRobin.Itis,as
vidt
farasheknows,theeneste
onlywayofcomingdownstairs,men
butsometimeshefeelsthattherevirkelig
reallyisanotherway,ifeneste
onlyhecouldstopbumpingforaøjeblik
momentandthinkofit.Og
Andthenhefeelsthatmåske
perhapsthereisn't.Anyhow,hereheisatthe
bunden
bottom,andreadytobepræsenteret
introducedtoyou.Winnie-the-Pooh.
WhenI
første
firstheardhisname,Isaid,justasyouaregoingtosige
say,"ButIthoughthewasen
aboy?"SodidI,"
sagde
saidChristopherRobin.Thenyoucan't
kalde
callhimWinnie?"Idon't."
Men
Butyousaid——".He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
ved
knowwhat'ther'means?"Ah,
ja
yes,nowIdo,"Isagde
saidquickly;andIhopeyou
gør
dotoo,becauseitisal
alltheexplanationyouaregoingtoget.Nogle gange
SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofnogle
somesortwhenhecomesdownstairs,og
andsometimeshelikestosidde
sitquietlyinfrontofthefireog
andlistentoastory.This
aften
evening——.Whataboutastory?"
sagde
saidChristopherRobin.Whatabout
en
astory?"Isaid.
Couldyou
meget
verysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"IsupposeIcould,"I
sagde
said."Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Om
Abouthimself.Becausehe'sthat
slags
sortofBear."Oh,Isee."
So
kunne
couldyouverysweetly?"I'lltry,"I
sagde
said.SoItried.
Onceupon
en
atime,averylongtimesiden
agonow,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Poohlivedinen
aforestallbyhimselfunder
underthenameofSanders.("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"
spurgte
askedChristopherRobin.Itmeanshe
havde
hadthenameoverthedøren
dooringoldletters,andlivedunder
underit."Winnie-the-Poohwasn'tquitesure,"
sagde
saidChristopherRobin.NowIam,"
sagde
saidagrowlyvoice.ThenI
vil
willgoon,"saidI.)One
dag
daywhenhewasoutgå
walking,hecametoanåbent
openplaceinthemiddleoftheskoven
forest,andinthemiddleofdette
thisplacewasalargeoak-tree,og
and,fromthetopofthetræet
tree,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.Winnie-the-Poohsat
ned
downatthefootofthetræet
tree,puthisheadbetweenhispawsog
andbegantothink.Firstofallhesaidtohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noise
betyder
meanssomething.Youdon'tget
en
abuzzing-noiselikethat,justbuzzingog
andbuzzing,withoutitsmeaningnoget
something.Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smaking
en
abuzzing-noise,andtheonlygrund
reasonformakingabuzzing-noisethatIkender
knowofisbecauseyou'reen
abee."Thenhethoughtanotherlong
tid
time,andsaid:"Andthe
eneste
onlyreasonforbeingabi
beethatIknowofislave
makinghoney."Andthenhegotup,
og
andsaid:"Andtheonly
grund
reasonformakinghoneyissoasIkan
caneatit."Sohe
begyndte
begantoclimbthetree.He
klatrede
climbedandheclimbedandheklatrede
climbed,andasheclimbedhesang
sangalittlesongtohimself.It
gik
wentlikethis:.Thenhe
klatrede
climbedalittlefurther...og
andalittlefurther...og
andthenjustalittlelængere
further.Bythattimehe
havde
hadthoughtofanothersong.Hewas
blive
gettingrathertiredbythistidspunkt
time,sothatiswhyhesang
sangaComplainingSong.Hewas
næsten
nearlytherenow,andifhebare
juststoodonthatbranch...Crack!
Oh,help!"
sagde
saidPooh,ashedroppedti
tenfeetonthebranchunder
belowhim.IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
sagde
said,ashebouncedtwentyfod
feetontothenextgren
branch.Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"he
forklarede
explained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,og
andcrashedontoanothergren
branchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".Of
selvfølgelig
course,itwasrather——"he
indrømmede
admitted,asheslitheredveryhurtigt
quicklythroughthenextsixbranches.Itall
kommer
comes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashesaidgood-byetothesidste
lastbranch,spunroundthreetimes,og
andflewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"itallkommer
comesoflikinghoneysomeget
much.Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
ud
outofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnæse
nose,andbegantothinkigen
again.Andthefirstpersonhe
tænkte
thoughtofwasChristopherRobin.("Wasthatme?"
sagde
saidChristopherRobininanawedstemme
voice,hardlydaringtobelievedet
it.Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
sagde
saidnothing,buthiseyesblev
gotlargerandlarger,andhisansigt
facegotpinkerandpinker.)SoWinnie-the-Pooh
gik
wentroundtohisfriendChristopherRobin,der
wholivedbehindagreendør
doorinanotherpartoftheskoven
forest.Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
sagde
said.Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
I
gad vide
wonderifyou'vegotsuchen
athingasaballoonom
aboutyou?"Aballoon?"
Yes,I
bare
justsaidtomyselfcomingalong:'I
undrer
wonderifChristopherRobinhassådan
suchathingasaballon
balloonabouthim?'Ijust
sagde
saidittomyself,thinkingofballoons,og
andwondering."Whatdoyou
vil
wantaballoonfor?"you
sagde
said.Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundto
se
seethatnobodywaslistening,lagde
puthispawtohismunden
mouth,andsaidinadyb
deepwhisper:"Honey!"
Butyoudon't
får
gethoneywithballoons!"Ido,"
sagde
saidPooh.Well,itjusthappenedthatyou
havde
hadbeentoapartythedagen
daybeforeatthehouseofyourven
friendPiglet,andyouhadballoonsattheparty.Youhadhad
en
abiggreenballoon;andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhada
stor
bigblueone,andhadefterladt
leftitbehind,beingreallyfor
tooyoungtogotoafest
partyatall;andsoyou
havde
hadbroughtthegreenoneog
andtheblueonehomemed
withyou.Whichonewouldyoulike?"
you
spurgte
askedPooh.Heputhishead
mellem
betweenhispawsandthoughtmeget
verycarefully.It'slikethis,"he
sagde
said."Whenyougoafter
honning
honeywithaballoon,thestore
greatthingisnottolade
letthebeesknowyou'rekommer
coming.Now,ifyouhave
en
agreenballoon,theymighttror
thinkyouwereonlypartofthetræet
tree,andnotnoticeyou,og
and,ifyouhaveablå
blueballoon,theymightthinkyouwereonlydel
partofthesky,andnotbemærker
noticeyou,andthequestioner
is:Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'tthey
bemærke
noticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"you
spurgte
asked.Theymightorthey
kan
mightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh."You
aldrig
nevercantellwithbees."He
tænkte
thoughtforamomentandsagde
said:"Ishalltryto
se
looklikeasmallblacksky
cloud.Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyou
få
hadbetterhavetheblueballoon,"yousagde
said;andsoitwas
besluttet
decided.Well,youbothwent
ud
outwiththeblueballoon,og
andyoutookyourgunmed
withyou,justincase,asyoualtid
alwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoet
averymuddyplacethathekendte
knewof,androlledandrullede
rolleduntilhewasblackalt
allover;andthen,whentheballoonwasblown
op
upasbigasbig,og
andyouandPoohwerebegge
bothholdingontothestring,youlod
letgosuddenly,andPoohBjørn
Bearfloatedgracefullyupintothehimlen
sky,andstayedthere—levelwiththetoppen
topofthetreeandomkring
abouttwentyfeetawayfromit.Hooray!"
you
råbte
shouted.Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Pooh
ned
downtoyou."WhatdoI
ser
looklike?"Youlooklike
en
aBearholdingontoen
aballoon,"yousaid.Not,"
sagde
saidPoohanxiously,"—notlikeen
asmallblackcloudinen
abluesky?"Notverymuch."
Ah,
nå
well,perhapsfromuphereitser
looksdifferent.And,asI
siger
say,younevercantellmed
withbees."Therewasno
vind
windtoblowhimnearertothetræet
tree,sotherehestayed.He
kunne
couldseethehoney,hekunne
couldsmellthehoney,buthecouldn'thelt
quitereachthehoney.After
et
alittlewhilehecalledned
downtoyou.ChristopherRobin!"
he
sagde
saidinaloudwhisper.Hallo!"
I
tror
thinkthebeessuspectsomething!"Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
ved
know.Butsomethingtellsme
at
thatthey'resuspicious!"Perhapsthey
tror
thinkthatyou'reaftertheirhoney."It
kan
maybethat.Younever
kan
cantellwithbees."Therewasanother
lille
littlesilence,andthenhekaldte
calleddowntoyouagain.ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Har
Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"I
tror
thinkso."Iwishyou
ville
wouldbringitouthere,og
andwalkupanddownmed
withit,andlookupatmeeverynowog
andthen,andsay'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain.'I
tror
think,ifyoudidthat,itville
wouldhelpthedeceptionwhichwearepraktiserer
practisingonthesebees."Well,you
grinede
laughedtoyourself,"SillyoldBear!"men
butyoudidn'tsayithøjt
aloudbecauseyouweresoglad
fondofhim,andyougik
wenthomeforyourumbrella.Oh,
der
thereyouare!"calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,as
snart
soonasyougotbacktothetræet
tree."Iwasbeginningto
blive
getanxious.Ihavediscovered
at
thatthebeesarenowhelt sikkert
definitelySuspicious."ShallIputmy
paraply
umbrellaup?"yousaid.
Yes,
men
butwaitamoment.We
må
mustbepractical.Theimportant
bi
beetodeceiveistheQueenBi
Bee.CanyouseewhichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
En
Apity.Well,now,ifyou
går
walkupanddownwithyourparaply
umbrella,saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishallgøre
dowhatIcanbysynge
singingalittleCloudSong,suchasen
acloudmightsing....Go!"
So,
mens
whileyouwalkedupandned
downandwonderedifitville
wouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohsangthissang
song:.Thebeeswerestillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Nogle
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsog
andflewallroundtheskyen
cloudasitbegantheanden
secondverseofthissong,og
andonebeesatdownonthenæse
noseofthecloudforaøjeblik
moment,andthengotupigen
again.Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthe
skyen
cloud.Yes?"
Ihavejustbeen
tænkt
thinking,andIhavecometoen
averyimportantdecision.Thesearethe
forkerte
wrongsortofbees."Arethey?"
Ganske
Quitethewrongsort.SoI
burde
shouldthinktheywouldmaketheforkerte
wrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"Ville
Wouldthey?"Yes.
SoI
tror
thinkIshallcomedown."How?"
spurgte
askedyou.Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtaboutthis.
Hvis
Ifheletgoofdet
thestring,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tlide
liketheideaofthat.Sohe
tænkte
thoughtforalongtime,og
andthenhesaid:.ChristopherRobin,you
må
mustshoottheballoonwithyourpistol
gun.Haveyougotyourgun?"
OfcourseIhave,"you
sagde
said."ButifIdothat,it
vil
willspoiltheballoon,"yousagde
said.