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INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappento
hebt
have
readanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youmayremember
dat
that
heoncehadaswan(or
de
the
swanhadChristopherRobin,Idon't
weet
know
which)andthatheusedto
noemde
call
thisswanPooh.
Thatwasa
lang
long
timeago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,we
namen
took
thenamewithus,aswedidn't
dachten
think
theswanwouldwantitany
meer
more
.
Well,whenEdwardBear
zei
said
thathewouldlike
een
an
excitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobin
zei
said
atonce,withoutstoppingto
denken
think
,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.
En
And
hewas.
So,asI
heb
have
explainedthePoohpart,I
zal
will
nowexplaintherestofit.
Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
lang
long
withoutgoingtotheZoo.
Thereare
sommige
some
peoplewhobegintheZooatthebeginning,
genoemd
called
WAYIN,andwalkasquicklyasthey
kunnen
can
pasteverycageuntiltheygettothe
ene
one
calledWAYOUT,butthenicest
mensen
people
gostraighttotheanimalthey
liefhebben
love
themost,andstaythere.
So
als
when
ChristopherRobingoesto
de
the
Zoo,hegoesto
waar
where
thePolarBearsare,
en
and
hewhisperssomethingto
de
the
thirdkeeperfromtheleft,
en
and
doorsareunlocked,andwewander
door
through
darkpassagesandupsteepstairs,
totdat
until
atlastwecometo
de
the
specialcage,andthecageis
geopend
opened
,andouttrotssomethingbrown
en
and
furry,andwithahappycryof"Oh,Bear!"
ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Now
deze
this
bear'snameisWinnie,whichshowswhat
een
a
goodnameforbearsit
is
is
,butthefunnythingis
dat
that
wecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscalledafterPooh,orPoohafterWinnie.
Wedid
wisten
know
once,butwehave
vergeten
forgotten...
.
Ihadwrittenas
ver
far
asthiswhenPigletlookedup
en
and
saidinhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?"
"My
lieve
dear
Piglet,"Isaid,"the
hele
whole
bookisaboutyou."
"Soitis
over
about
Pooh,"hesqueaked.
You
ziet
see
whatitis.
Heisjealous
omdat
because
hethinksPoohis
heeft
having
aGrandIntroductionalltohimself.
Poohis
de
the
favourite,ofcourse,there'snodenyingit,
maar
but
Pigletcomesinforagood
veel
many
thingswhichPoohmisses;
want
because
youcan'ttakePoohto
school
school
withouteverybodyknowingit,
maar
but
Pigletissosmall
dat
that
heslipsintoapocket,
waar
where
itisverycomfortingto
voelen
feel
himwhenyouarenot
helemaal
quite
surewhethertwicesevenistwelveortwenty-two.
Soms
Sometimes
heslipsoutand
heeft
has
agoodlookintheink-pot,
en
and
inthiswayhe
heeft
has
gotmoreeducationthanPooh,
maar
but
Poohdoesn'tmind.
Some
hebben
have
brains,andsomehaven't,he
zegt
says
,andthereitis.
En
And
nowalltheothersare
zeggen
saying
,"WhataboutUs?"
So
misschien
perhaps
thebestthingtodoisto
stoppen
stop
writingIntroductionsandgeton
met
with
thebook.
CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
En
AND
SOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGIN
Hier
Here
isEdwardBear,comingdownstairs
nu
now
,bump,bump,bump,on
de
the
backofhishead,
achter
behind
ChristopherRobin.
Itis,asfarashe
weet
knows
,theonlywayof
komen
coming
downstairs,butsometimeshe
voelt
feels
thattherereallyis
andere
another
way,ifonlyhe
kunnen
could
stopbumpingfora
moment
moment
andthinkofit.
En
And
thenhefeelsthat
misschien
perhaps
thereisn't.
Anyhow,hereheisat
de
the
bottom,andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
WhenI
eerst
first
heardhisname,Isaid,
net
just
asyouaregoingto
zeggen
say
,"ButIthoughthewas
een
a
boy?"
SodidI,"
zei
said
ChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan't
noemen
call
himWinnie?"
Idon't."
Maar
But
yousaid——".
He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
weet
know
what'ther'means?"
Ah,
ja
yes
,nowIdo,"I
zei
said
quickly;
andIhopeyou
doet
do
too,becauseitisall
de
the
explanationyouaregoingto
krijgen
get
.
SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesort
als
when
hecomesdownstairs,and
soms
sometimes
helikestositquietlyinfrontof
het
the
fireandlistento
een
a
story.
Thisevening——.
Whatabout
een
a
story?"
saidChristopherRobin.
Whatabout
een
a
story?"
Isaid.
Couldyou
heel
very
sweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"
IsupposeIcould,"I
zei
said
.
"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Over
About
himself.
Becausehe'sthat
soort
sort
ofBear."
Oh,Isee."
So
kunnen
could
youverysweetly?"
I'lltry,"I
zei
said
.
SoItried.
Onceupon
een
a
time,averylongtime
geleden
ago
now,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Pooh
woonde
lived
inaforestallbyhimself
onder
under
thenameofSanders.
("Whatdoes'under
de
the
name'mean?"
askedChristopherRobin.
It
betekent
means
hehadthename
over
over
thedooringoldletters,
en
and
livedunderit."
Winnie-the-Poohwasn't
helemaal
quite
sure,"saidChristopherRobin.
NowIam,"
zei
said
agrowlyvoice.
ThenI
zal
will
goon,"saidI.)
One
dag
day
whenhewasout
wandelen
walking
,hecametoan
open
open
placeinthemiddleoftheforest,
en
and
inthemiddleof
deze
this
placewasalargeoak-tree,
en
and
,fromthetopofthetree,
er
there
camealoudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Pooh
zitten
sat
downatthefootof
de
the
tree,puthishead
tussen
between
hispawsandbeganto
denken
think
.
Firstofallhe
zei
said
tohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noise
betekent
means
something.
Youdon'tgetabuzzing-noise
als
like
that,justbuzzingandbuzzing,
zonder
without
itsmeaningsomething.
Ifthere's
een
a
buzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,
en
and
theonlyreasonformaking
een
a
buzzing-noisethatIknowofis
omdat
because
you'reabee."
Thenhe
dacht
thought
anotherlongtime,and
zei
said
:
"Andtheonlyreasonforbeing
een
a
beethatIknowofismakinghoney."
En
And
thenhegotup,
en
and
said:
"Andtheonly
reden
reason
formakinghoneyissoasI
kan
can
eatit."
Sohebegantoclimb
de
the
tree.
Heclimbedandheclimbed
en
and
heclimbed,andasheclimbedhe
zong
sang
alittlesongtohimself.
It
ging
went
likethis:.
Thenheclimbed
een
a
littlefurther...
and
een
a
littlefurther...
andthenjust
een
a
littlefurther.
Bythat
tijd
time
hehadthoughtof
ander
another
song.
Hewasgettingrathertiredbythis
tijd
time
,sothatiswhyhe
zong
sang
aComplainingSong.
Hewasnearly
er
there
now,andifhe
gewoon
just
stoodonthatbranch...
Crack!
Oh,help!"
zei
said
Pooh,ashedropped
tien
ten
feetonthebranchbelow
hem
him
.
IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
zei
said
,ashebouncedtwentyfeetonto
de
the
nextbranch.
Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,ashe
draaide
turned
head-over-heels,andcrashedonto
andere
another
branchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".
Of
natuurlijk
course
,itwasrather——"
headmitted,asheslithered
heel
very
quicklythroughthenext
zes
six
branches.
Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashe
zei
said
good-byetothelastbranch,spunround
drie
three
times,andflewgracefullyinto
een
a
gorse-bush,"itallcomesofliking
honing
honey
somuch.
Oh,help!"
Hecrawledoutof
de
the
gorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnose,
en
and
begantothinkagain.
En
And
thefirstpersonhe
dacht
thought
ofwasChristopherRobin.
("Was
dat
that
me?"
saidChristopherRobinin
een
an
awedvoice,hardlydaringto
geloven
believe
it.
Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
zei
said
nothing,buthiseyesgotlarger
en
and
larger,andhisfacegotpinker
en
and
pinker.)
SoWinnie-the-Poohwentroundtohis
vriend
friend
ChristopherRobin,wholived
achter
behind
agreendoorin
ander
another
partoftheforest.
Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
zei
said
.
Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
Iwonderifyou'vegotsuch
een
a
thingasaballoon
over
about
you?"
Aballoon?"
Yes,Ijust
zei
said
tomyselfcomingalong:
'IwonderifChristopherRobin
heeft
has
suchathingas
een
a
balloonabouthim?'
I
gewoon
just
saidittomyself,
dacht
thinking
ofballoons,andwondering."
Whatdoyouwant
een
a
balloonfor?"
yousaid.
Winnie-the-Pooh
keek
looked
roundtoseethat
niemand
nobody
waslistening,puthispawtohismouth,
en
and
saidinadeepwhisper:
"Honey!"
Maar
But
youdon'tgethoney
met
with
balloons!"
Ido,"saidPooh.
Nou
Well
,itjusthappenedthatyou
had
had
beentoapartythe
dag
day
beforeatthehouseofyour
vriend
friend
Piglet,andyouhadballoonsatthe
feest
party
.
Youhadhada
grote
big
greenballoon;
andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhada
grote
big
blueone,andhadleftitbehind,being
echt
really
tooyoungtogotoapartyatall;
en
and
soyouhadbrought
de
the
greenoneandtheblueone
huis
home
withyou.
Whichone
zou
would
youlike?"
youaskedPooh.
Heputhis
hoofd
head
betweenhispawsand
dacht
thought
verycarefully.
It'slikethis,"he
zei
said
.
"Whenyougoafter
honing
honey
withaballoon,thegreatthingisnotto
laten
let
thebeesknowyou're
komt
coming
.
Now,ifyouhave
een
a
greenballoon,theymight
denken
think
youwereonlypartof
de
the
tree,andnotnoticeyou,
en
and
,ifyouhaveablueballoon,theymight
denken
think
youwereonlypartof
de
the
sky,andnotnoticeyou,
en
and
thequestionis:
Whichis
meest
most
likely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneath
de
the
balloon?"
youasked.
Theymightortheymightnot,"
zei
said
Winnie-the-Pooh.
"Younevercantell
met
with
bees."
Hethoughtforamoment
en
and
said:
"Ishalltrytolooklike
een
a
smallblackcloud.
That
zal
will
deceivethem."
Thenyou
heb
had
betterhavetheblueballoon,"you
zei
said
;
andsoitwasdecided.
Nou
Well
,youbothwentout
met
with
theblueballoon,andyou
nam
took
yourgunwithyou,justin
geval
case
,asyoualwaysdid,
en
and
Winnie-the-Poohwenttoa
zeer
very
muddyplacethathe
kende
knew
of,androlledandrolleduntilhewasblackallover;
en
and
then,whentheballoonwasblown
omhoog
up
asbigasbig,
en
and
youandPoohwere
allebei
both
holdingontothestring,you
liet
let
gosuddenly,andPoohBearfloatedgracefully
omhoog
up
intothesky,andstayedthere—levelwiththe
top
top
ofthetreeand
ongeveer
about
twentyfeetawayfromit.
Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn't
dat
that
fine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoIlooklike?"
Youlook
als
like
aBearholdingonto
een
a
balloon,"yousaid.
Not,"
zei
said
Poohanxiously,"—notlike
een
a
smallblackcloudin
een
a
bluesky?"
Notverymuch."
Ah,
nou
well
,perhapsfromuphereitlooksdifferent.
En
And
,asIsay,you
nooit
never
cantellwithbees."
Therewas
geen
no
windtoblowhimnearerto
de
the
tree,sotherehestayed.
He
kon
could
seethehoney,he
kon
could
smellthehoney,buthecouldn't
helemaal
quite
reachthehoney.
After
een
a
littlewhilehecalleddowntoyou.
ChristopherRobin!"
he
zei
said
inaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
I
denk
think
thebeessuspectsomething!"
Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
weet
know
.
Butsomethingtellsme
dat
that
they'resuspicious!"
Perhapsthey
denken
think
thatyou'reaftertheirhoney."
It
kan
may
bethat.
Younevercantell
met
with
bees."
Therewasanother
beetje
little
silence,andthenhecalleddowntoyou
weer
again
.
ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Haveyou
een
an
umbrellainyourhouse?"
I
denk
think
so."
Iwishyouwould
bracht
bring
itouthere,and
liep
walk
upanddownwith
het
it
,andlookupatmeeverynow
en
and
then,andsay'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain.'
I
denk
think
,ifyoudidthat,it
zou
would
helpthedeceptionwhichwearepractisingonthesebees."
Nou
Well
,youlaughedtoyourself,"Silly
oude
old
Bear!"
butyoudidn't
zei
say
italoudbecauseyouweresofondof
hem
him
,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.
Oh,
daar
there
youare!"
calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougot
terug
back
tothetree.
"Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
I
heb
have
discoveredthatthebeesare
nu
now
definitelySuspicious."
ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
you
zei
said
.
Yes,butwaitamoment.
We
moeten
must
bepractical.
Theimportantbeetodeceiveis
de
the
QueenBee.
Canyou
zien
see
whichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
Apity.
Nou
Well
,now,ifyouwalkup
en
and
downwithyourumbrella,
zegt
saying
,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishall
doen
do
whatIcanby
zingen
singing
alittleCloudSong,suchas
een
a
cloudmightsing....
Go!"
So,
terwijl
while
youwalkedupand
neer
down
andwonderedifit
zou
would
rain,Winnie-the-Poohsangthissong:.
De
The
beeswerestillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Someof
hen
them
,indeed,lefttheirnests
en
and
flewallroundthecloudasitbeganthe
tweede
second
verseofthissong,
en
and
onebeesatdownonthenoseofthecloudfora
ogenblik
moment
,andthengotup
weer
again
.
Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
I
heb
have
justbeenthinking,andI
heb
have
cometoaveryimportantdecision.
Theseare
de
the
wrongsortofbees."
Arethey?"
Heel
Quite
thewrongsort.
SoIshould
denken
think
theywouldmakethewrong
soort
sort
ofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"
Zouden
Would
they?"
Yes.
SoI
denk
think
Ishallcomedown."
How?"
gevraagd
asked
you.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtaboutthis.
Ifheletgoofthestring,he
zou
would
fall—bump—andhedidn'tlikethe
idee
idea
ofthat.
Sohe
dacht
thought
foralongtime,
en
and
thenhesaid:.
ChristopherRobin,you
moet
must
shoottheballoonwithyour
pistool
gun
.
Haveyougotyourgun?"
Of
natuurlijk
course
Ihave,"yousaid.
"But
als
if
Idothat,it
zal
will
spoiltheballoon,"you
zei
said
.