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Winnie-the-Pooh | Progressively Translated Dutch A1-B2 Books

Winnie-the-Pooh | Progressively Translated Dutch A1-B2 Books

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INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappento
hebt
havereadanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youmayremember
dat
thatheoncehada
zwaan
swan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon't
weet
knowwhich)andthatheusedto
noemde
callthisswanPooh.
Thatwasa
lang
longtimeago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,we
namen
tookthenamewithus,aswedidn't
dachten
thinktheswanwouldwantitany
meer
more.
Well,whenEdwardBear
zei
saidthathewouldlike
een
anexcitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobin
zei
saidatonce,withoutstoppingto
denken
think,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.
En
Andhewas.
So,asI
heb
haveexplainedthePoohpart,I
zal
willnowexplaintherestofit.
Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
lang
longwithoutgoingtothe
Dierentuin
Zoo.
Therearesomepeople
die
whobegintheZooatthebeginning,
genoemd
calledWAYIN,andwalkas
snel
quicklyastheycanpast
elke
everycageuntiltheygettothe
ene
onecalledWAYOUT,butthe
aardigste
nicestpeoplegostraighttothe
dier
animaltheylovethemost,
en
andstaythere.
SowhenChristopherRobin
gaat
goestotheZoo,he
gaat
goestowherethePolarBears
zijn
are,andhewhisperssomethingto
de
thethirdkeeperfromtheleft,
en
anddoorsareunlocked,andwe
dwalen
wanderthroughdarkpassagesandup
steile
steepstairs,untilatlastwe
komen
cometothespecialcage,
en
andthecageisopened,
en
andouttrotssomethingbrown
en
andfurry,andwithahappy
kreet
cryof"Oh,Bear!"
ChristopherRobin
haast
rushesintoitsarms.
Now
deze
thisbear'snameisWinnie,whichshowswhat
een
agoodnameforbearsit
is
is,butthefunnythingis
dat
thatwecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscalledafterPooh,orPoohafterWinnie.
Wedid
wisten
knowonce,butwehave
vergeten
forgotten....
Ihadwrittenas
ver
farasthiswhenPigletlookedup
en
andsaidinhissqueaky
stem
voice,"WhataboutMe?"
"My
lieve
dearPiglet,"Isaid,"the
hele
wholebookisaboutyou."
"Soitis
over
aboutPooh,"hesqueaked.
You
ziet
seewhatitis.
Heis
jaloers
jealousbecausehethinksPoohis
heeft
havingaGrandIntroductionalltohimself.
Poohis
de
thefavourite,ofcourse,there'sno
ontkend
denyingit,butPigletcomesinforagood
veel
manythingswhichPoohmisses;
want
becauseyoucan'ttakePoohto
school
schoolwithouteverybodyknowingit,
maar
butPigletissosmall
dat
thatheslipsintoa
zak
pocket,whereitisvery
troostend
comfortingtofeelhimwhenyouarenot
helemaal
quitesurewhethertwicesevenistwelveortwenty-two.
Soms
Sometimesheslipsoutand
heeft
hasagoodlookintheink-pot,
en
andinthiswayhe
heeft
hasgotmoreeducationthanPooh,
maar
butPoohdoesn'tmind.
Some
hebben
havebrains,andsomehaven't,he
zegt
says,andthereitis.
En
Andnowalltheothersare
zeggen
saying,"WhataboutUs?"
So
misschien
perhapsthebestthingtodoisto
stoppen
stopwritingIntroductionsandgeton
met
withthebook.
CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
En
ANDSOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIES
Beginnen
BEGIN
HereisEdwardBear,
komt
comingdownstairsnow,bump,bump,
bump
bump,onthebackofhis
hoofd
head,behindChristopherRobin.
It
is
is,asfarashe
weet
knows,theonlywayof
komen
comingdownstairs,butsometimeshe
voelt
feelsthattherereallyis
andere
anotherway,ifonlyhe
kunnen
couldstopbumpingfora
moment
momentandthinkofit.
En
Andthenhefeelsthat
misschien
perhapsthereisn't.
Anyhow,hereheisat
de
thebottom,andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
WhenI
eerst
firstheardhisname,Isaid,
net
justasyouaregoingto
zeggen
say,"ButIthoughthewas
een
aboy?"
SodidI,"
zei
saidChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan't
noemen
callhimWinnie?"
Idon't."
Maar
Butyousaid——".
He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
weet
knowwhat'ther'means?"
Ah,
ja
yes,nowIdo,"I
zei
saidquickly;
andIhopeyou
doet
dotoo,becauseitisall
de
theexplanationyouaregoingto
krijgen
get.
SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesort
als
whenhecomesdownstairs,and
soms
sometimeshelikestosit
rustig
quietlyinfrontofthe
vuur
fireandlistentoa
verhaal
story.
Thisevening——.
Whatabout
een
astory?"
saidChristopherRobin.
Whatabout
een
astory?"
Isaid.
Couldyou
heel
verysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"
IsupposeIcould,"I
zei
said.
"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Over
Abouthimself.
Becausehe'sthat
soort
sortofBear."
Oh,Isee."
So
kunnen
couldyouverysweetly?"
I'lltry,"I
zei
said.
SoItried.
Onceupon
een
atime,averylongtime
geleden
agonow,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Pooh
woonde
livedinaforestallbyhimself
onder
underthenameofSanders.
("Whatdoes'under
de
thename'mean?"
askedChristopherRobin.
It
betekent
meanshehadthename
over
overthedooringoldletters,
en
andlivedunderit."
Winnie-the-Poohwasn't
helemaal
quitesure,"saidChristopherRobin.
NowIam,"
zei
saidagrowlyvoice.
ThenI
zal
willgoon,"saidI.)
One
dag
daywhenhewasout
wandelen
walking,hecametoan
open
openplaceinthemiddleofthe
bos
forest,andinthemiddleof
deze
thisplacewasalargeoak-tree,
en
and,fromthetopofthe
boom
tree,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Pooh
zitten
satdownatthefootof
de
thetree,puthishead
tussen
betweenhispawsandbeganto
denken
think.
Firstofallhe
zei
saidtohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noise
betekent
meanssomething.
Youdon'tgetabuzzing-noise
als
likethat,justbuzzingandbuzzing,
zonder
withoutitsmeaningsomething.
Ifthere's
een
abuzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,
en
andtheonlyreasonformaking
een
abuzzing-noisethatIknowofis
omdat
becauseyou'reabee."
Thenhe
dacht
thoughtanotherlongtime,and
zei
said:
"Andtheonlyreasonforbeing
een
abeethatIknowofismakinghoney."
En
Andthenhegotup,
en
andsaid:
"Andtheonly
reden
reasonformakinghoneyissoasI
kan
caneatit."
Sohe
begon
begantoclimbthetree.
He
klom
climbedandheclimbedandhe
klom
climbed,andasheclimbedhe
zong
sangalittlesongtohimself.
It
ging
wentlikethis:.
Thenhe
klom
climbedalittlefurther...
en
andalittlefurther...
en
andthenjustalittlefurther.
By
die
thattimehehadthoughtof
ander
anothersong.
Hewasgetting
nogal
rathertiredbythistime,so
die
thatiswhyhesang
een
aComplainingSong.
Hewas
bijna
nearlytherenow,andifhe
gewoon
juststoodonthatbranch...
Crack!
Oh,help!"
zei
saidPooh,ashedropped
tien
tenfeetonthebranch
onder
belowhim.
IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
zei
said,ashebouncedtwenty
voet
feetontothenext
tak
branch.
Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,ashe
draaide
turnedhead-over-heels,andcrashedonto
andere
anotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".
Of
natuurlijk
course,itwasrather——"
he
toe
admitted,asheslitheredvery
snel
quicklythroughthenextsixbranches.
Itall
komt
comes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashe
zei
saidgood-byetothelast
tak
branch,spunroundthreetimes,
en
andflewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"itall
komt
comesoflikinghoneyso
veel
much.
Oh,help!"
Hecrawledoutof
de
thegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhis
neus
nose,andbegantothink
weer
again.
Andthefirstpersonhe
dacht
thoughtofwasChristopherRobin.
("Was
dat
thatme?"
saidChristopherRobinin
een
anawedvoice,hardlydaringto
geloven
believeit.
Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
zei
saidnothing,buthiseyesgotlarger
en
andlarger,andhisfacegotpinker
en
andpinker.)
SoWinnie-the-Poohwentroundtohis
vriend
friendChristopherRobin,wholived
achter
behindagreendoorin
ander
anotherpartoftheforest.
Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
zei
said.
Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
I
vraag me af
wonderifyou'vegotsuch
een
athingasaballoon
over
aboutyou?"
Aballoon?"
Yes,Ijust
zei
saidtomyselfcomingalong:
'I
vraag me af
wonderifChristopherRobinhassuch
een
athingasaballoon
over
abouthim?'
Ijustsaidittomyself,
dacht
thinkingofballoons,andwondering."
Whatdoyouwant
een
aballoonfor?"
yousaid.
Winnie-the-Pooh
keek
lookedroundtoseethat
niemand
nobodywaslistening,puthis
poot
pawtohismouth,and
zei
saidinadeepwhisper:
"Honey!"
Maar
Butyoudon'tgethoney
met
withballoons!"
Ido,"saidPooh.
Nou
Well,itjusthappenedthatyou
had
hadbeentoapartythe
dag
daybeforeatthehouseofyour
vriend
friendPiglet,andyouhadballoonsatthe
feest
party.
Youhadhada
grote
biggreenballoon;
andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhada
grote
bigblueone,andhadleftitbehind,being
echt
reallytooyoungtogotoapartyatall;
en
andsoyouhadbrought
de
thegreenoneandthe
blauwe
blueonehomewithyou.
Whichone
zou
wouldyoulike?"
youaskedPooh.
Heputhis
hoofd
headbetweenhispawsand
dacht
thoughtverycarefully.
It'slikethis,"he
zei
said.
"Whenyougoafter
honing
honeywithaballoon,thegreatthingisnotto
laten
letthebeesknowyou're
komt
coming.
Now,ifyouhave
een
agreenballoon,theymight
denken
thinkyouwereonlypartof
de
thetree,andnotnoticeyou,
en
and,ifyouhavea
blauwe
blueballoon,theymightthinkyouwereonly
deel
partofthesky,andnot
merken
noticeyou,andthequestion
is
is:
Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'tthey
opmerken
noticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"
you
gevraagd
asked.
Theymightortheymightnot,"
zei
saidWinnie-the-Pooh.
"Younevercantell
met
withbees."
Hethoughtforamoment
en
andsaid:
"Ishalltrytolooklike
een
asmallblackcloud.
That
zal
willdeceivethem."
Thenyou
heb
hadbetterhavetheblueballoon,"you
zei
said;
andsoitwas
besloten
decided.
Well,youbothwent
uit
outwiththeblueballoon,
en
andyoutookyourgun
met
withyou,justincase,asyou
altijd
alwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwentto
een
averymuddyplacethathe
kende
knewof,androlledand
rolde
rolleduntilhewasblackallover;
en
andthen,whentheballoonwasblown
omhoog
upasbigasbig,
en
andyouandPoohwere
allebei
bothholdingontothestring,you
liet
letgosuddenly,andPoohBear
zweefde
floatedgracefullyupintothe
lucht
sky,andstayedthere—levelwiththe
top
topofthetreeand
ongeveer
abouttwentyfeetawayfromit.
Hooray!"
you
schreeuwde
shouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoIlooklike?"
Youlook
als
likeaBearholdingonto
een
aballoon,"yousaid.
Not,"
zei
saidPoohanxiously,"—notlike
een
asmallblackcloudin
een
abluesky?"
Notverymuch."
Ah,
nou
well,perhapsfromuphereitlooksdifferent.
En
And,asIsay,you
nooit
nevercantellwithbees."
Therewas
geen
nowindtoblowhimnearerto
de
thetree,sotherehestayed.
He
kon
couldseethehoney,he
kon
couldsmellthehoney,buthecouldn't
helemaal
quitereachthehoney.
After
een
alittlewhilehecalleddowntoyou.
ChristopherRobin!"
he
zei
saidinaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
I
denk
thinkthebeessuspectsomething!"
Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
weet
know.
Butsomethingtellsme
dat
thatthey'resuspicious!"
Perhapsthey
denken
thinkthatyou'reaftertheirhoney."
It
kan
maybethat.
Younevercantell
met
withbees."
Therewasanother
beetje
littlesilence,andthenhecalleddowntoyou
weer
again.
ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Haveyou
een
anumbrellainyourhouse?"
I
denk
thinkso."
Iwishyouwould
bracht
bringitouthere,and
liep
walkupanddownwith
het
it,andlookupatmeeverynow
en
andthen,andsay'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain.'
I
denk
think,ifyoudidthat,it
zou
wouldhelpthedeceptionwhichweare
beoefenen
practisingonthesebees."
Well,you
lachte
laughedtoyourself,"SillyoldBear!"
maar
butyoudidn'tsayit
hardop
aloudbecauseyouwereso
gek
fondofhim,andyou
ging
wenthomeforyourumbrella.
Oh,
daar
thereyouare!"
calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougot
terug
backtothetree.
"Iwas
begon
beginningtogetanxious.
I
heb
havediscoveredthatthebeesare
nu
nowdefinitelySuspicious."
ShallIputmy
paraplu
umbrellaup?"
yousaid.
Yes,
maar
butwaitamoment.
We
moeten
mustbepractical.
Theimportant
bij
beetodeceiveisthe
Koningin
QueenBee.
Canyouseewhichis
de
theQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
Apity.
Nou
Well,now,ifyouwalkup
en
anddownwithyourumbrella,
zegt
saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishall
doen
dowhatIcanby
zingen
singingalittleCloudSong,suchas
een
acloudmightsing....
Go!"
So,
terwijl
whileyouwalkedupand
neer
downandwonderedifit
zou
wouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohsangthis
lied
song:.
Thebeeswerestill
zoemden
buzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Someof
hen
them,indeed,lefttheirnests
en
andflewallroundthe
wolk
cloudasitbeganthe
tweede
secondverseofthissong,
en
andonebeesatdownonthe
neus
noseofthecloudfora
ogenblik
moment,andthengotup
weer
again.
Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthe
wolk
cloud.
Yes?"
Ihavejustbeenthinking,
en
andIhavecometo
een
averyimportantdecision.
Theseare
de
thewrongsortofbees."
Arethey?"
Heel
Quitethewrongsort.
SoIshould
denken
thinktheywouldmakethewrong
soort
sortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"
Zouden
Wouldthey?"
Yes.
SoI
denk
thinkIshallcomedown."
How?"
gevraagd
askedyou.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtaboutthis.
Ifheletgoofthestring,he
zou
wouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tlikethe
idee
ideaofthat.
Sohe
dacht
thoughtforalongtime,
en
andthenhesaid:.
ChristopherRobin,you
moet
mustshoottheballoonwithyour
pistool
gun.
Haveyougotyourgun?"
Of
natuurlijk
courseIhave,"yousaid.
"But
als
ifIdothat,it
zal
willspoiltheballoon,"you
zei
said.