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INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohave
lukenut
read
anotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,you
saatat
may
rememberthatheoncehada
joutsen
swan
(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon't
tiedä
know
which)andthatheusedto
kutsui
call
thisswanPooh.
Thatwasa
kauan
long
timeago,andwhenwe
sanoimme
said
good-bye,wetookthe
nimen
name
withus,aswedidn'tthinkthe
joutsen
swan
wouldwantitanymore.
Well,whenEdward
Karhu
Bear
saidthathewouldlikeanexciting
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
aresomepeoplewho
aloittavat
begin
theZooatthe
aloittavat
beginning
,calledWAYIN,andwalkas
nopeasti
quickly
astheycanpastevery
häkin
cage
untiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,
mutta
but
thenicestpeoplego
suoraan
straight
totheanimalthey
rakastavat
love
themost,andstay
siellä
there
.
SowhenChristopherRobin
menee
goes
totheZoo,he
menee
goes
towherethePolarBears
ovat
are
,andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,anddoorsare
avataan
unlocked
,andwewanderthroughdarkpassagesand
ylös
up
steepstairs,untilatlastwe
tulemme
come
tothespecialcage,andthe
häkki
cage
isopened,andouttrots
jotain
something
brownandfurry,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.
Heis
mustasukkainen
jealous
becausehethinksPoohis
on
having
aGrandIntroductionalltohimself.
Poohisthe
suosikki
favourite
,ofcourse,there'sno
kiistää
denying
it,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,ANDTHESTORIES
Alkavat
BEGIN
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
itisallthe
selitys
explanation
youaregoingto
saat
get
.
SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesort
kun
when
hecomesdownstairs,andsometimeshelikesto
istua
sit
quietlyinfrontofthe
tulen
fire
andlistentoastory.
This
illalla
evening——
.
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
,hecametoanopenplaceinthe
keskellä
middle
oftheforest,andinthe
keskellä
middle
ofthisplacewasa
suuri
large
oak-tree,and,fromthetopofthe
puun
tree
,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Pooh
istui
sat
downatthefootofthe
puun
tree
,puthisheadbetweenhispawsand
alkoi
began
tothink.
Firstofallhe
sanoi
said
tohimself:
"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
:
"Andtheonlyreasonforbeinga
mehiläinen
bee
thatIknowofismakinghoney."
Ja
And
thenhegotup,
ja
and
said:
"Andtheonly
syy
reason
formakinghoneyissoasI
voin
can
eatit."
Sohe
alkoi
began
toclimbthetree.
He
kiipesi
climbed
andheclimbedandhe
kiipesi
climbed
,andasheclimbedhe
lauloi
sang
alittlesongtohimself.
It
meni
went
likethis:.
Thenhe
kiipesi
climbed
alittlefurther...
ja
and
alittlefurther...
ja
and
thenjustalittle
pidemmälle
further
.
Bythattimehe
oli
had
thoughtofanothersong.
Hewasgetting
melko
rather
tiredbythistime,sothatiswhyhe
lauloi
sang
aComplainingSong.
Hewas
melkein
nearly
therenow,andifhe
vain
just
stoodonthatbranch...
Crack!
Oh,help!"
sanoi
said
Pooh,ashedropped
kymmenen
ten
feetonthebranchbelowhim.
IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
sanoi
said
,ashebouncedtwenty
jalkaa
feet
ontothenextbranch.
Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"he
selitti
explained
,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
ja
and
crashedontoanotherbranchthirty
jalkaa
feet
below,"whatImeanttodo——".
Of
tietenkin
course
,itwasrather——"
he
myönsi
admitted
,asheslitheredvery
nopeasti
quickly
throughthenextsixbranches.
Itall
tulee
comes
,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashesaidgood-byetothelastbranch,spun
ympäri
round
threetimes,andflewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"itall
tulee
comes
oflikinghoneysomuch.
Oh,help!"
He
ryömi
crawled
outofthegorse-bush,
harjasi
brushed
thepricklesfromhisnose,and
alkoi
began
tothinkagain.
Andthe
ensimmäinen
first
personhethoughtofwasChristopherRobin.
("Wasthatme?"
sanoi
said
ChristopherRobininanawed
äänellä
voice
,hardlydaringtobelieve
sitä
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.
I
ihmettelen
wonder
ifyou'vegotsucha
asia
thing
asaballoonaboutyou?"
Aballoon?"
Yes,Ijust
sanoin
said
tomyselfcomingalong:
'I
ihmettelen
wonder
ifChristopherRobinhassucha
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
hadabiggreen
ilmapallo
balloon
;
andoneofRabbit'srelations
oli
had
hadabigblue
yksi
one
,andhadleftitbehind,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
youhaveagreen
ilmapallo
balloon
,theymightthinkyouwere
vain
only
partofthetree,andnot
huomaa
notice
you,and,ifyouhavea
sininen
blue
balloon,theymightthinkyouwere
vain
only
partofthesky,andnot
huomaa
notice
you,andthequestionis:
Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyou
alla
underneath
theballoon?"
youasked.
They
saattavat
might
ortheymightnot,"
sanoi
said
Winnie-the-Pooh.
"Younevercantellwithbees."
He
ajatteli
thought
foramomentand
sanoi
said
:
"Ishalltryto
näyttää
look
likeasmallblackcloud.
Thatwill
pettää
deceive
them."
Thenyouhadbetter
on
have
theblueballoon,"you
sanoit
said
;
andsoitwas
päätettiin
decided
.
Well,youbothwent
ulos
out
withtheblueballoon,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,youletgo
yhtäkkiä
suddenly
,andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyupintothesky,andstayedthere—levelwiththetopofthe
puun
tree
andabouttwentyfeetawayfrom
sen
it
.
Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
huusi
shouted
Winnie-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!"
Ithinkthebees
epäilevät
suspect
something!"
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?"
Haveyouan
sateenvarjo
umbrella
inyourhouse?"
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
thedeceptionwhichweare
harjoitamme
practising
onthesebees."
Well,you
nauroit
laughed
toyourself,"SillyoldBear!"
mutta
but
youdidn'tsayit
ääneen
aloud
becauseyouweresofondof
hänestä
him
,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.
Oh,thereyouare!"
kutsui
called
downWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougot
takaisin
back
tothetree.
"Iwas
alkanut
beginning
togetanxious.
Ihavediscovered
että
that
thebeesarenow
ehdottomasti
definitely
Suspicious."
ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
you
sanoit
said
.
Yes,butwaita
hetki
moment
.
Wemustbepractical.
Theimportant
mehiläinen
bee
todeceiveisthe
Kuningatar
Queen
Bee.
Canyouseewhichisthe
Kuningatar
Queen
Beefromdownthere?"
No."
A
sääli
pity
.
Well,now,ifyou
kävelet
walk
upanddownwithyourumbrella,
sanot
saying
,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishall
teen
do
whatIcanby
laulaen
singing
alittleCloudSong,suchasa
pilvi
cloud
mightsing....
Go!"
So,
kun
while
youwalkedupand
alas
down
andwonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Pooh
lauloi
sang
thissong:.
Thebeeswere
yhä
still
buzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Jotkut
Some
ofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsand
lensivät
flew
allroundthecloudasit
alkoi
began
thesecondverseof
tämän
this
song,andonebee
istui
sat
downonthenoseofthecloudforamoment,andthengot
ylös
up
again.
Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthe
pilvi
cloud
.
Yes?"
Ihavejustbeenthinking,
ja
and
Ihavecometoa
hyvin
very
importantdecision.
Thesearethewrongsortofbees."
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,itwill
pilaa
spoil
theballoon,"yousaid.