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INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohave
lukenut
read
anotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,you
saatat
may
rememberthatheoncehadaswan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon't
tiedä
know
which)andthatheusedto
kutsui
call
thisswanPooh.
Thatwasa
kauan
long
timeago,andwhenwe
sanoimme
said
good-bye,wetookthe
nimen
name
withus,aswedidn'tthinktheswanwouldwantitanymore.
Well,whenEdwardBear
sanoi
said
thathewouldlikeanexciting
nimen
name
alltohimself,ChristopherRobin
sanoi
said
atonce,withoutstoppingto
ajattelemaan
think
,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.
Ja
And
hewas.
So,asI
olen
have
explainedthePoohpart,Iwill
nyt
now
explaintherestofit.
Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
pitkään
long
withoutgoingtotheZoo.
Siellä
There
aresomepeoplewhobegintheZooatthebeginning,calledWAYIN,
ja
and
walkasquicklyasthey
voivat
can
pasteverycageuntiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,
mutta
but
thenicestpeoplegostraighttotheanimalthey
rakastavat
love
themost,andstay
siellä
there
.
SowhenChristopherRobin
menee
goes
totheZoo,he
menee
goes
towherethePolarBears
ovat
are
,andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,anddoorsareunlocked,andwewander
läpi
through
darkpassagesandupsteepstairs,
kunnes
until
atlastwecometothespecialcage,andthecageis
avataan
opened
,andouttrotssomethingbrownandfurry,andwitha
iloinen
happy
cryof"Oh,Bear!"
ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Now
tämä
this
bear'snameisWinnie,which
osoittaa
shows
whatagoodnameforbearsit
on
is
,butthefunnythingis
että
that
wecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscalledafterPooh,orPoohafterWinnie.
Wedid
tiesimme
know
once,butwehave
olemme unohtaneet
forgotten...
.
Ihadwrittenasfarasthis
kun
when
Pigletlookedupand
sanoi
said
inhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?"
"MydearPiglet,"I
sanoin
said
,"thewholebookisaboutyou."
"SoitisaboutPooh,"hesqueaked.
You
näet
see
whatitis.
Heisjealous
koska
because
hethinksPoohis
on
having
aGrandIntroductionalltohimself.
Poohisthefavourite,ofcourse,there's
ei
no
denyingit,butPigletcomesinforagoodmanythingswhichPoohmisses;
becauseyoucan'ttakePoohtoschoolwithouteverybodyknowing
se
it
,butPigletisso
pieni
small
thatheslipsintoapocket,
jossa
where
itisverycomfortingto
tuntea
feel
himwhenyouarenot
aivan
quite
surewhethertwicesevenistwelveortwenty-two.
Joskus
Sometimes
heslipsoutand
on
has
agoodlookintheink-pot,
ja
and
inthiswayhe
on
has
gotmoreeducationthanPooh,
mutta
but
Poohdoesn'tmind.
Somehavebrains,
ja
and
somehaven't,hesays,
ja
and
thereitis.
And
nyt
now
alltheothersare
sanovat
saying
,"WhataboutUs?"
So
ehkä
perhaps
thebestthingtodoisto
lopettaa
stop
writingIntroductionsandgeton
kanssa
with
thebook.
CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
Ja
AND
SOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGIN
HereisEdwardBear,
tulee
coming
downstairsnow,bump,bump,bump,onthebackofhishead,
taakse
behind
ChristopherRobin.
Itis,as
pitkälle
far
asheknows,theonlywayof
tulla
coming
downstairs,butsometimeshe
tuntee
feels
thattherereallyisanotherway,
jos
if
onlyhecouldstopbumpingforamomentandthinkofit.
Ja
And
thenhefeelsthat
ehkä
perhaps
thereisn't.
Anyhow,hereheisatthebottom,
ja
and
readytobeintroducedtoyou.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
WhenIfirst
kuulin
heard
hisname,Isaid,
aivan
just
asyouaregoingtosay,"ButIthoughthewasaboy?"
SodidI,"
sanoi
said
ChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan't
kutsua
call
himWinnie?"
Idon't."
Mutta
But
yousaid——".
He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
tiedä
know
what'ther'means?"
Ah,
kyllä
yes
,nowIdo,"I
sanoin
said
quickly;
andIhopeyoudotoo,
koska
because
itisalltheexplanationyouaregoingto
saat
get
.
SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesort
kun
when
hecomesdownstairs,andsometimeshelikesto
istua
sit
quietlyinfrontofthe
tulen
fire
andlistentoastory.
Thisevening——.
Whataboutastory?"
sanoi
said
ChristopherRobin.
Whataboutastory?"
I
sanoin
said
.
Couldyouverysweetly
kertoa
tell
Winnie-the-Poohone?"
IsupposeIcould,"I
sanoin
said
.
"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Abouthimself.
Koska
Because
he'sthatsortofBear."
Oh,Isee."
Socouldyou
hyvin
very
sweetly?"
I'lltry,"I
sanoin
said
.
SoItried.
Onceuponatime,a
hyvin
very
longtimeagonow,
noin
about
lastFriday,Winnie-the-PoohlivedinaforestallbyhimselfunderthenameofSanders.
("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"
kysyi
asked
ChristopherRobin.
Itmeanshe
oli
had
thenameoverthe
oven
door
ingoldletters,andlivedunderit."
Winnie-the-Poohwasn't
aivan
quite
sure,"saidChristopherRobin.
NowIam,"
sanoi
said
agrowlyvoice.
ThenIwillgoon,"said
Minä
I.)
Onedaywhenhewasout
kävelemässä
walking
,hecametoanopenplaceinthemiddleoftheforest,andinthemiddleof
tätä
this
placewasalargeoak-tree,and,fromthetopofthetree,there
tuli
came
aloudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Pooh
istui
sat
downatthefootofthetree,
laittoi
put
hisheadbetweenhispawsandbegantothink.
Ensin
First
ofallhesaidtohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noise
tarkoittaa
means
something.
Youdon'tgetabuzzing-noiselike
että
that
,justbuzzingandbuzzing,
ilman
without
itsmeaningsomething.
Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,andthe
ainoa
only
reasonformakingabuzzing-noise
että
that
Iknowofis
koska
because
you'reabee."
Thenhe
ajatteli
thought
anotherlongtime,and
sanoi
said
:
"AndtheonlyreasonforbeingabeethatI
tiedän
know
ofismakinghoney."
Ja
And
thenhegotup,
ja
and
said:
"Andtheonly
syy
reason
formakinghoneyissoasI
voin
can
eatit."
Sohebegantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
ja
and
heclimbedandheclimbed,
ja
and
asheclimbedhe
lauloi
sang
alittlesongtohimself.
It
meni
went
likethis:.
Thenheclimbedalittlefurther...
ja
and
alittlefurther...
ja
and
thenjustalittlefurther.
Bythattimehe
oli
had
thoughtofanothersong.
Hewasgettingrathertiredbythistime,sothatiswhyhe
lauloi
sang
aComplainingSong.
Hewasnearly
siellä
there
now,andifhe
vain
just
stoodonthatbranch...
Crack!
Oh,help!"
sanoi
said
Pooh,ashedropped
kymmenen
ten
feetonthebranchbelowhim.
IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
sanoi
said
,ashebouncedtwentyfeetontothenextbranch.
Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
ja
and
crashedontoanotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".
Of
tietenkin
course
,itwasrather——"
headmitted,asheslithered
hyvin
very
quicklythroughthenext
kuuden
six
branches.
Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashesaidgood-byetothelastbranch,spunround
kolme
three
times,andflewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"itall
tulee
comes
oflikinghoneysomuch.
Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
ulos
out
ofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnose,andbeganto
ajatella
think
again.
Andthefirst
henkilö
person
hethoughtofwasChristopherRobin.
("Wasthatme?"
sanoi
said
ChristopherRobininanawedvoice,hardlydaringto
uskoa
believe
it.
Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
sanonut
said
nothing,buthiseyesgotlarger
ja
and
larger,andhisfacegotpinker
ja
and
pinker.)
SoWinnie-the-PoohwentroundtohisfriendChristopherRobin,
joka
who
livedbehindagreen
oven
door
inanotherpartoftheforest.
Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
sanoi
said
.
Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
Iwonderifyou'vegotsucha
asia
thing
asaballoonaboutyou?"
Aballoon?"
Yes,Ijust
sanoin
said
tomyselfcomingalong:
'Iwonder
jos
if
ChristopherRobinhassucha
asia
thing
asaballoonabouthim?'
Ijust
sanoin
said
ittomyself,thinkingofballoons,andwondering."
Whatdoyouwantaballoonfor?"
you
sanoit
said
.
Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundto
katsoi
see
thatnobodywaslistening,
laittoi
put
hispawtohismouth,
ja
and
saidinadeepwhisper:
"Honey!"
Mutta
But
youdon'tgethoneywithballoons!"
Ido,"
sanoi
said
Pooh.
Well,itjust
sattui
happened
thatyouhadbeentoapartythedaybeforeatthehouseofyourfriendPiglet,andyouhadballoonsattheparty.
You
oli
had
hadabiggreenballoon;
and
yksi
one
ofRabbit'srelationshad
oli
had
abigblueone,and
oli
had
leftitbehind,beingreally
liian
too
youngtogotoapartyatall;
ja
and
soyouhadbroughtthegreenone
ja
and
theblueonehomewithyou.
Whichonewouldyoulike?"
you
kysyit
asked
Pooh.
Heputhis
päänsä
head
betweenhispawsand
ajatteli
thought
verycarefully.
It'slikethis,"he
sanoi
said
.
"Whenyougoafterhoneywithaballoon,thegreatthingisnotto
anna
let
thebeesknowyou'recoming.
Now,
jos
if
youhaveagreenballoon,they
saattavat
might
thinkyouwereonly
osa
part
ofthetree,andnotnoticeyou,and,
jos
if
youhaveablueballoon,they
saattavat
might
thinkyouwereonly
osa
part
ofthesky,andnotnoticeyou,andthequestionis:
Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"
you
pyysit
asked
.
Theymightorthey
saattavat
might
not,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh.
"You
koskaan
never
cantellwithbees."
He
ajatteli
thought
foramomentand
sanoi
said
:
"Ishalltryto
näyttää
look
likeasmallblackcloud.
Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyou
on
had
betterhavetheblueballoon,"you
sanoit
said
;
andsoitwasdecided.
Well,you
molemmat
both
wentoutwiththeblueballoon,andyou
otitte
took
yourgunwithyou,justin
tapauksessa
case
,asyoualwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoaverymuddyplacethatheknewof,androlledandrolled
kunnes
until
hewasblackallover;
andthen,
kun
when
theballoonwasblownupas
suuri
big
asbig,andyouandPoohwere
molemmat
both
holdingontothestring,youletgosuddenly,andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyupintothesky,andstayedthere—levelwiththetopofthetreeandabouttwentyfeetawayfrom
sen
it
.
Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoIlooklike?"
You
näytät
look
likeaBearholdingontoaballoon,"you
sanoit
said
.
Not,"saidPoohanxiously,"—not
kuin
like
asmallblackcloudinabluesky?"
Notverymuch."
Ah,well,
ehkä
perhaps
fromuphereit
näyttää
looks
different.
And,asI
sanon
say
,younevercantellwithbees."
Siellä
There
wasnowindtoblowhimnearertothetree,so
siellä
there
hestayed.
Hecould
näki
see
thehoney,hecouldsmellthehoney,
mutta
but
hecouldn'tquitereachthehoney.
Aftera
vähän
little
whilehecalleddowntoyou.
ChristopherRobin!"
he
sanoi
said
inaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
Ithinkthebeessuspectsomething!"
Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
tiedä
know
.
Butsomethingtellsme
että
that
they'resuspicious!"
Perhapstheythink
että
that
you'reaftertheirhoney."
It
voi
may
bethat.
Younever
voi
can
tellwithbees."
Therewasanother
pieni
little
silence,andthenhe
kutsui
called
downtoyouagain.
ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"
Ithinkso."
Iwishyouwould
toisit
bring
itouthere,and
kävelisit
walk
upanddownwith
sen
it
,andlookupatmeeverynow
ja
and
then,andsay'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain.'
Ithink,
jos
if
youdidthat,itwould
auttaisi
help
thedeceptionwhichwearepractisingonthesebees."
No
Well
,youlaughedtoyourself,"Silly
vanha
old
Bear!"
butyoudidn't
sanonut
say
italoudbecauseyouweresofondof
hänestä
him
,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.
Oh,thereyouare!"
kutsui
called
downWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougot
takaisin
back
tothetree.
"Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
Ihavediscovered
että
that
thebeesarenowdefinitelySuspicious."
ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
you
sanoit
said
.
Yes,butwaita
hetki
moment
.
Wemustbepractical.
TheimportantbeetodeceiveistheQueenBee.
CanyouseewhichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
Apity.
Well,
nyt
now
,ifyouwalkup
ja
and
downwithyourumbrella,
sanot
saying
,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishall
teen
do
whatIcanby
laulaen
singing
alittleCloudSong,suchasacloudmight
laulaen
sing...
.
Go!"
So,whileyou
kävelit
walked
upanddownandwonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Pooh
lauloi
sang
thissong:.
Thebeeswere
yhä
still
buzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Jotkut
Some
ofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsandflewallroundthecloudasitbeganthe
toinen
second
verseofthissong,and
yksi
one
beesatdownonthenoseofthecloudforamoment,andthengot
ylös
up
again.
Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
I
olen
have
justbeenthinking,andI
olen
have
cometoaveryimportantdecision.
Nämä
These
arethewrongsortofbees."
Arethey?"
Aivan
Quite
thewrongsort.
SoI
pitäisi
should
thinktheywouldmakethewrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"
Wouldthey?"
Kyllä
Yes
.
SoIthinkIshall
tulen
come
down."
How?"
askedyou.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn't
ajatellut
thought
aboutthis.
Ifhe
päästää
let
goofthestring,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn't
pitänyt
like
theideaofthat.
Sohe
ajatteli
thought
foralongtime,
ja
and
thenhesaid:.
ChristopherRobin,you
täytyy
must
shoottheballoonwithyourgun.
Haveyougotyourgun?"
OfcourseIhave,"you
sanoit
said
.
"ButifIdothat,itwillspoiltheballoon,"you
sanoit
said
.