INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohave
lukenut
readanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,yousaatat
mayrememberthatheoncehadajoutsen
swan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon'ttiedä
knowwhich)andthatheusedtokutsui
callthisswanPooh.Thatwasa
kauan
longtimeago,andwhenwesanoimme
saidgood-bye,wetookthenimen
namewithus,aswedidn'tthinkthejoutsen
swanwouldwantitanymore.Well,whenEdward
Karhu
Bearsaidthathewouldlikeanexcitingnimen
namealltohimself,ChristopherRobinsanoi
saidatonce,withoutstoppingtoajattelemaan
think,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.Ja
Andhewas.So,asI
olen
haveexplainedthePoohpart,Iwillnyt
nowexplaintherestofit.Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
pitkään
longwithoutgoingtotheZoo.Siellä
Therearesomepeoplewhoaloittavat
begintheZooatthealoittavat
beginning,calledWAYIN,andwalkasnopeasti
quicklyastheycanpasteveryhäkin
cageuntiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,mutta
butthenicestpeoplegosuoraan
straighttotheanimaltheyrakastavat
lovethemost,andstaysiellä
there.SowhenChristopherRobin
menee
goestotheZoo,hemenee
goestowherethePolarBearsovat
are,andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,anddoorsareavataan
unlocked,andwewanderthroughdarkpassagesandylös
upsteepstairs,untilatlastwetulemme
cometothespecialcage,andthehäkki
cageisopened,andouttrotsjotain
somethingbrownandfurry,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.Heis
mustasukkainen
jealousbecausehethinksPoohison
havingaGrandIntroductionalltohimself.Poohisthe
suosikki
favourite,ofcourse,there'snokiistää
denyingit,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,ANDTHESTORIESAlkavat
BEGINHereisEdwardBear,
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
becauseitisalltheselitys
explanationyouaregoingtosaat
get.SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesort
kun
whenhecomesdownstairs,andsometimeshelikestoistua
sitquietlyinfrontofthetulen
fireandlistentoastory.This
illalla
evening——.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,hecametoanopenplaceinthekeskellä
middleoftheforest,andinthekeskellä
middleofthisplacewasasuuri
largeoak-tree,and,fromthetopofthepuun
tree,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.Winnie-the-Pooh
istui
satdownatthefootofthepuun
tree,puthisheadbetweenhispawsandalkoi
begantothink.Firstofallhe
sanoi
saidtohimself:"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:"Andtheonlyreasonforbeinga
mehiläinen
beethatIknowofismakinghoney."Ja
Andthenhegotup,ja
andsaid:"Andtheonly
syy
reasonformakinghoneyissoasIvoin
caneatit."Sohe
alkoi
begantoclimbthetree.He
kiipesi
climbedandheclimbedandhekiipesi
climbed,andasheclimbedhelauloi
sangalittlesongtohimself.It
meni
wentlikethis:.Thenhe
kiipesi
climbedalittlefurther...ja
andalittlefurther...ja
andthenjustalittlepidemmälle
further.Bythattimehe
oli
hadthoughtofanothersong.Hewasgetting
melko
rathertiredbythistime,sothatiswhyhelauloi
sangaComplainingSong.Hewas
melkein
nearlytherenow,andifhevain
juststoodonthatbranch...Crack!
Oh,help!"
sanoi
saidPooh,ashedroppedkymmenen
tenfeetonthebranchbelowhim.IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
sanoi
said,ashebouncedtwentyjalkaa
feetontothenextbranch.Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"he
selitti
explained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,ja
andcrashedontoanotherbranchthirtyjalkaa
feetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".Of
tietenkin
course,itwasrather——"he
myönsi
admitted,asheslitheredverynopeasti
quicklythroughthenextsixbranches.Itall
tulee
comes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashesaidgood-byetothelastbranch,spunympäri
roundthreetimes,andflewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"italltulee
comesoflikinghoneysomuch.Oh,help!"
He
ryömi
crawledoutofthegorse-bush,harjasi
brushedthepricklesfromhisnose,andalkoi
begantothinkagain.Andthe
ensimmäinen
firstpersonhethoughtofwasChristopherRobin.("Wasthatme?"
sanoi
saidChristopherRobininanawedäänellä
voice,hardlydaringtobelievesitä
it.Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
sanonut
saidnothing,buthiseyesgotlargerja
andlarger,andhisfacegotpinkerja
andpinker.)SoWinnie-the-PoohwentroundtohisfriendChristopherRobin,
joka
wholivedbehindagreenoven
doorinanotherpartoftheforest.Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
sanoi
said.Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
I
ihmettelen
wonderifyou'vegotsuchaasia
thingasaballoonaboutyou?"Aballoon?"
Yes,Ijust
sanoin
saidtomyselfcomingalong:'I
ihmettelen
wonderifChristopherRobinhassuchaasia
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
hadhadabiggreenilmapallo
balloon;andoneofRabbit'srelations
oli
hadhadabigblueyksi
one,andhadleftitbehind,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
ifyouhaveagreenilmapallo
balloon,theymightthinkyouwerevain
onlypartofthetree,andnothuomaa
noticeyou,and,ifyouhaveasininen
blueballoon,theymightthinkyouwerevain
onlypartofthesky,andnothuomaa
noticeyou,andthequestionis:Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyou
alla
underneaththeballoon?"youasked.
They
saattavat
mightortheymightnot,"sanoi
saidWinnie-the-Pooh."Younevercantellwithbees."
He
ajatteli
thoughtforamomentandsanoi
said:"Ishalltryto
näyttää
looklikeasmallblackcloud.Thatwill
pettää
deceivethem."Thenyouhadbetter
on
havetheblueballoon,"yousanoit
said;andsoitwas
päätettiin
decided.Well,youbothwent
ulos
outwiththeblueballoon,andyouotitte
tookyourgunwithyou,justintapauksessa
case,asyoualwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoaverymuddyplacethatheknewof,androlledandrolledkunnes
untilhewasblackallover;andthen,
kun
whentheballoonwasblownupassuuri
bigasbig,andyouandPoohweremolemmat
bothholdingontothestring,youletgoyhtäkkiä
suddenly,andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyupintothesky,andstayedthere—levelwiththetopofthepuun
treeandabouttwentyfeetawayfromsen
it.Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
huusi
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!"
Ithinkthebees
epäilevät
suspectsomething!"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?"
Haveyouan
sateenvarjo
umbrellainyourhouse?"Ithinkso."
Iwishyouwould
toisit
bringitouthere,andkävelisit
walkupanddownwithsen
it,andlookupatmeeverynowja
andthen,andsay'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain.'Ithink,
jos
ifyoudidthat,itwouldauttaisi
helpthedeceptionwhichweareharjoitamme
practisingonthesebees."Well,you
nauroit
laughedtoyourself,"SillyoldBear!"mutta
butyoudidn'tsayitääneen
aloudbecauseyouweresofondofhänestä
him,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.Oh,thereyouare!"
kutsui
calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougottakaisin
backtothetree."Iwas
alkanut
beginningtogetanxious.Ihavediscovered
että
thatthebeesarenowehdottomasti
definitelySuspicious."ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
you
sanoit
said.Yes,butwaita
hetki
moment.Wemustbepractical.
Theimportant
mehiläinen
beetodeceiveistheKuningatar
QueenBee.Canyouseewhichisthe
Kuningatar
QueenBeefromdownthere?"No."
A
sääli
pity.Well,now,ifyou
kävelet
walkupanddownwithyourumbrella,sanot
saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishallteen
dowhatIcanbylaulaen
singingalittleCloudSong,suchasapilvi
cloudmightsing....Go!"
So,
kun
whileyouwalkedupandalas
downandwonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohlauloi
sangthissong:.Thebeeswere
yhä
stillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.Jotkut
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsandlensivät
flewallroundthecloudasitalkoi
beganthesecondverseoftämän
thissong,andonebeeistui
satdownonthenoseofthecloudforamoment,andthengotylös
upagain.Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthe
pilvi
cloud.Yes?"
Ihavejustbeenthinking,
ja
andIhavecometoahyvin
veryimportantdecision.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,itwill
pilaa
spoiltheballoon,"yousaid.