INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohave
lukenut
readanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,yousaatat
mayrememberthatheoncehadaswan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon'ttiedä
knowwhich)andthatheusedtokutsui
callthisswanPooh.Thatwasa
kauan
longtimeago,andwhenwesanoimme
saidgood-bye,wetookthenimen
namewithus,aswedidn'tthinktheswanwouldwantitanymore.Well,whenEdwardBear
sanoi
saidthathewouldlikeanexcitingnimen
namealltohimself,ChristopherRobinsanoi
saidatonce,withoutstoppingtoajattelemaan
think,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.Ja
Andhewas.So,asI
olen
haveexplainedthePoohpart,Iwillnyt
nowexplaintherestofit.Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
pitkään
longwithoutgoingtotheZoo.Siellä
TherearesomepeoplewhobegintheZooatthebeginning,calledWAYIN,ja
andwalkasquicklyastheyvoivat
canpasteverycageuntiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,mutta
butthenicestpeoplegostraighttotheanimaltheyrakastavat
lovethemost,andstaysiellä
there.SowhenChristopherRobin
menee
goestotheZoo,hemenee
goestowherethePolarBearsovat
are,andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,anddoorsareunlocked,andwewanderläpi
throughdarkpassagesandupsteepstairs,kunnes
untilatlastwecometothespecialcage,andthecageisavataan
opened,andouttrotssomethingbrownandfurry,andwithailoinen
happycryof"Oh,Bear!"ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Now
tämä
thisbear'snameisWinnie,whichosoittaa
showswhatagoodnameforbearsiton
is,butthefunnythingisettä
thatwecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscalledafterPooh,orPoohafterWinnie.Wedid
tiesimme
knowonce,butwehaveolemme unohtaneet
forgotten....Ihadwrittenasfarasthis
kun
whenPigletlookedupandsanoi
saidinhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?""MydearPiglet,"I
sanoin
said,"thewholebookisaboutyou.""SoitisaboutPooh,"hesqueaked.
You
näet
seewhatitis.Heisjealous
koska
becausehethinksPoohison
havingaGrandIntroductionalltohimself.Poohisthefavourite,ofcourse,there's
ei
nodenyingit,butPigletcomesinforagoodmanythingswhichPoohmisses;becauseyoucan'ttakePoohtoschoolwithouteverybodyknowing
se
it,butPigletissopieni
smallthatheslipsintoapocket,jossa
whereitisverycomfortingtotuntea
feelhimwhenyouarenotaivan
quitesurewhethertwicesevenistwelveortwenty-two.Joskus
Sometimesheslipsoutandon
hasagoodlookintheink-pot,ja
andinthiswayheon
hasgotmoreeducationthanPooh,mutta
butPoohdoesn'tmind.Somehavebrains,
ja
andsomehaven't,hesays,ja
andthereitis.And
nyt
nowalltheothersaresanovat
saying,"WhataboutUs?"So
ehkä
perhapsthebestthingtodoistolopettaa
stopwritingIntroductionsandgetonkanssa
withthebook.CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
Ja
ANDSOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGINHereisEdwardBear,
tulee
comingdownstairsnow,bump,bump,bump,onthebackofhishead,taakse
behindChristopherRobin.Itis,as
pitkälle
farasheknows,theonlywayoftulla
comingdownstairs,butsometimeshetuntee
feelsthattherereallyisanotherway,jos
ifonlyhecouldstopbumpingforamomentandthinkofit.Ja
Andthenhefeelsthatehkä
perhapsthereisn't.Anyhow,hereheisatthebottom,
ja
andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.Winnie-the-Pooh.
WhenIfirst
kuulin
heardhisname,Isaid,aivan
justasyouaregoingtosay,"ButIthoughthewasaboy?"SodidI,"
sanoi
saidChristopherRobin.Thenyoucan't
kutsua
callhimWinnie?"Idon't."
Mutta
Butyousaid——".He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
tiedä
knowwhat'ther'means?"Ah,
kyllä
yes,nowIdo,"Isanoin
saidquickly;andIhopeyoudotoo,
koska
becauseitisalltheexplanationyouaregoingtosaat
get.SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesort
kun
whenhecomesdownstairs,andsometimeshelikestoistua
sitquietlyinfrontofthetulen
fireandlistentoastory.Thisevening——.
Whataboutastory?"
sanoi
saidChristopherRobin.Whataboutastory?"
I
sanoin
said.Couldyouverysweetly
kertoa
tellWinnie-the-Poohone?"IsupposeIcould,"I
sanoin
said."Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Abouthimself.
Koska
Becausehe'sthatsortofBear."Oh,Isee."
Socouldyou
hyvin
verysweetly?"I'lltry,"I
sanoin
said.SoItried.
Onceuponatime,a
hyvin
verylongtimeagonow,noin
aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-PoohlivedinaforestallbyhimselfunderthenameofSanders.("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"
kysyi
askedChristopherRobin.Itmeanshe
oli
hadthenameovertheoven
dooringoldletters,andlivedunderit."Winnie-the-Poohwasn't
aivan
quitesure,"saidChristopherRobin.NowIam,"
sanoi
saidagrowlyvoice.ThenIwillgoon,"said
Minä
I.)Onedaywhenhewasout
kävelemässä
walking,hecametoanopenplaceinthemiddleoftheforest,andinthemiddleoftätä
thisplacewasalargeoak-tree,and,fromthetopofthetree,theretuli
camealoudbuzzing-noise.Winnie-the-Pooh
istui
satdownatthefootofthetree,laittoi
puthisheadbetweenhispawsandbegantothink.Ensin
Firstofallhesaidtohimself:"Thatbuzzing-noise
tarkoittaa
meanssomething.Youdon'tgetabuzzing-noiselike
että
that,justbuzzingandbuzzing,ilman
withoutitsmeaningsomething.Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,andthe
ainoa
onlyreasonformakingabuzzing-noiseettä
thatIknowofiskoska
becauseyou'reabee."Thenhe
ajatteli
thoughtanotherlongtime,andsanoi
said:"AndtheonlyreasonforbeingabeethatI
tiedän
knowofismakinghoney."Ja
Andthenhegotup,ja
andsaid:"Andtheonly
syy
reasonformakinghoneyissoasIvoin
caneatit."Sohebegantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
ja
andheclimbedandheclimbed,ja
andasheclimbedhelauloi
sangalittlesongtohimself.It
meni
wentlikethis:.Thenheclimbedalittlefurther...
ja
andalittlefurther...ja
andthenjustalittlefurther.Bythattimehe
oli
hadthoughtofanothersong.Hewasgettingrathertiredbythistime,sothatiswhyhe
lauloi
sangaComplainingSong.Hewasnearly
siellä
therenow,andifhevain
juststoodonthatbranch...Crack!
Oh,help!"
sanoi
saidPooh,ashedroppedkymmenen
tenfeetonthebranchbelowhim.IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
sanoi
said,ashebouncedtwentyfeetontothenextbranch.Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
ja
andcrashedontoanotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".Of
tietenkin
course,itwasrather——"headmitted,asheslithered
hyvin
veryquicklythroughthenextkuuden
sixbranches.Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashesaidgood-byetothelastbranch,spunround
kolme
threetimes,andflewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"italltulee
comesoflikinghoneysomuch.Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
ulos
outofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnose,andbegantoajatella
thinkagain.Andthefirst
henkilö
personhethoughtofwasChristopherRobin.("Wasthatme?"
sanoi
saidChristopherRobininanawedvoice,hardlydaringtouskoa
believeit.Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
sanonut
saidnothing,buthiseyesgotlargerja
andlarger,andhisfacegotpinkerja
andpinker.)SoWinnie-the-PoohwentroundtohisfriendChristopherRobin,
joka
wholivedbehindagreenoven
doorinanotherpartoftheforest.Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
sanoi
said.Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
Iwonderifyou'vegotsucha
asia
thingasaballoonaboutyou?"Aballoon?"
Yes,Ijust
sanoin
saidtomyselfcomingalong:'Iwonder
jos
ifChristopherRobinhassuchaasia
thingasaballoonabouthim?'Ijust
sanoin
saidittomyself,thinkingofballoons,andwondering."Whatdoyouwantaballoonfor?"
you
sanoit
said.Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundto
katsoi
seethatnobodywaslistening,laittoi
puthispawtohismouth,ja
andsaidinadeepwhisper:"Honey!"
Mutta
Butyoudon'tgethoneywithballoons!"Ido,"
sanoi
saidPooh.Well,itjust
sattui
happenedthatyouhadbeentoapartythedaybeforeatthehouseofyourfriendPiglet,andyouhadballoonsattheparty.You
oli
hadhadabiggreenballoon;and
yksi
oneofRabbit'srelationshadoli
hadabigblueone,andoli
hadleftitbehind,beingreallyliian
tooyoungtogotoapartyatall;ja
andsoyouhadbroughtthegreenoneja
andtheblueonehomewithyou.Whichonewouldyoulike?"
you
kysyit
askedPooh.Heputhis
päänsä
headbetweenhispawsandajatteli
thoughtverycarefully.It'slikethis,"he
sanoi
said."Whenyougoafterhoneywithaballoon,thegreatthingisnotto
anna
letthebeesknowyou'recoming.Now,
jos
ifyouhaveagreenballoon,theysaattavat
mightthinkyouwereonlyosa
partofthetree,andnotnoticeyou,and,jos
ifyouhaveablueballoon,theysaattavat
mightthinkyouwereonlyosa
partofthesky,andnotnoticeyou,andthequestionis:Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"
you
pyysit
asked.Theymightorthey
saattavat
mightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh."You
koskaan
nevercantellwithbees."He
ajatteli
thoughtforamomentandsanoi
said:"Ishalltryto
näyttää
looklikeasmallblackcloud.Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyou
on
hadbetterhavetheblueballoon,"yousanoit
said;andsoitwasdecided.
Well,you
molemmat
bothwentoutwiththeblueballoon,andyouotitte
tookyourgunwithyou,justintapauksessa
case,asyoualwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoaverymuddyplacethatheknewof,androlledandrolledkunnes
untilhewasblackallover;andthen,
kun
whentheballoonwasblownupassuuri
bigasbig,andyouandPoohweremolemmat
bothholdingontothestring,youletgosuddenly,andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyupintothesky,andstayedthere—levelwiththetopofthetreeandabouttwentyfeetawayfromsen
it.Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoIlooklike?"
You
näytät
looklikeaBearholdingontoaballoon,"yousanoit
said.Not,"saidPoohanxiously,"—not
kuin
likeasmallblackcloudinabluesky?"Notverymuch."
Ah,well,
ehkä
perhapsfromuphereitnäyttää
looksdifferent.And,asI
sanon
say,younevercantellwithbees."Siellä
Therewasnowindtoblowhimnearertothetree,sosiellä
therehestayed.Hecould
näki
seethehoney,hecouldsmellthehoney,mutta
buthecouldn'tquitereachthehoney.Aftera
vähän
littlewhilehecalleddowntoyou.ChristopherRobin!"
he
sanoi
saidinaloudwhisper.Hallo!"
Ithinkthebeessuspectsomething!"
Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
tiedä
know.Butsomethingtellsme
että
thatthey'resuspicious!"Perhapstheythink
että
thatyou'reaftertheirhoney."It
voi
maybethat.Younever
voi
cantellwithbees."Therewasanother
pieni
littlesilence,andthenhekutsui
calleddowntoyouagain.ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"
Ithinkso."
Iwishyouwould
toisit
bringitouthere,andkävelisit
walkupanddownwithsen
it,andlookupatmeeverynowja
andthen,andsay'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain.'Ithink,
jos
ifyoudidthat,itwouldauttaisi
helpthedeceptionwhichwearepractisingonthesebees."No
Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"Sillyvanha
oldBear!"butyoudidn't
sanonut
sayitaloudbecauseyouweresofondofhänestä
him,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.Oh,thereyouare!"
kutsui
calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougottakaisin
backtothetree."Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
Ihavediscovered
että
thatthebeesarenowdefinitelySuspicious."ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
you
sanoit
said.Yes,butwaita
hetki
moment.Wemustbepractical.
TheimportantbeetodeceiveistheQueenBee.
CanyouseewhichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
Apity.
Well,
nyt
now,ifyouwalkupja
anddownwithyourumbrella,sanot
saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishallteen
dowhatIcanbylaulaen
singingalittleCloudSong,suchasacloudmightlaulaen
sing....Go!"
So,whileyou
kävelit
walkedupanddownandwonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohlauloi
sangthissong:.Thebeeswere
yhä
stillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.Jotkut
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsandflewallroundthecloudasitbeganthetoinen
secondverseofthissong,andyksi
onebeesatdownonthenoseofthecloudforamoment,andthengotylös
upagain.Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
I
olen
havejustbeenthinking,andIolen
havecometoaveryimportantdecision.Nämä
Thesearethewrongsortofbees."Arethey?"
Aivan
Quitethewrongsort.SoI
pitäisi
shouldthinktheywouldmakethewrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"Wouldthey?"
Kyllä
Yes.SoIthinkIshall
tulen
comedown."How?"
askedyou.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn't
ajatellut
thoughtaboutthis.Ifhe
päästää
letgoofthestring,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tpitänyt
liketheideaofthat.Sohe
ajatteli
thoughtforalongtime,ja
andthenhesaid:.ChristopherRobin,you
täytyy
mustshoottheballoonwithyourgun.Haveyougotyourgun?"
OfcourseIhave,"you
sanoit
said."ButifIdothat,itwillspoiltheballoon,"you
sanoit
said.