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Winnie-the-Pooh | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

Winnie-the-Pooh | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

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INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohave
lu
readanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,you
peut
mayrememberthatheoncehad
un
aswan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon't
sais
knowwhich)andthatheusedtocall
ce
thisswanPooh.
Thatwasa
longtemps
longtimeago,andwhenwe
dit
saidgood-bye,wetookthe
nom
namewithus,aswedidn't
pensions
thinktheswanwouldwantitany
plus
more.
Well,whenEdwardBear
dit
saidthathewouldlike
un
anexcitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobin
dit
saidatonce,withoutstoppingto
penser
think,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.
Et
Andhewas.
So,asIhaveexplainedthePooh
partie
part,Iwillnowexplainthe
reste
restofit.
Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
longtemps
longwithoutgoingtotheZoo.
Therearesome
gens
peoplewhobegintheZooatthebeginning,
appelé
calledWAYIN,andwalkasquicklyasthey
peuvent
canpasteverycageuntiltheygettotheone
appelé
calledWAYOUT,butthenicest
gens
peoplegostraighttotheanimalthey
aiment
lovethemost,andstaythere.
So
quand
whenChristopherRobingoestotheZoo,he
va
goestowherethePolarBears
sont
are,andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,
et
anddoorsareunlocked,andwewander
travers
throughdarkpassagesandupsteepstairs,untilatlastwe
arrivions
cometothespecialcage,
et
andthecageisopened,
et
andouttrotssomethingbrown
et
andfurry,andwitha
heureux
happycryof"Oh,Bear!"
ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Maintenant
Nowthisbear'snameisWinnie,which
montre
showswhatagoodnameforbearsit
est
is,butthefunnythingisthatwecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscalledafterPooh,
ou
orPoohafterWinnie.
Wedid
su
knowonce,butwehave
oublié
forgotten....
Ihadwrittenas
loin
farasthiswhenPigletlookedup
et
andsaidinhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?"
"My
cher
dearPiglet,"Isaid,"the
entier
wholebookisaboutyou."
"SoitisaboutPooh,"hesqueaked.
You
voyez
seewhatitis.
Heisjealousbecausehe
pense
thinksPoohishavingaGrandIntroduction
tout
alltohimself.
Poohis
le
thefavourite,ofcourse,there's
pas
nodenyingit,butPiglet
vient
comesinforagood
beaucoup
manythingswhichPoohmisses;
parce que
becauseyoucan'ttakePoohtoschool
sans
withouteverybodyknowingit,butPigletisso
petit
smallthatheslipsinto
une
apocket,whereitis
très
verycomfortingtofeelhim
quand
whenyouarenotquite
sûr
surewhethertwicesevenistwelve
ou
ortwenty-two.
Sometimesheslipsout
et
andhasagoodlookin
le
theink-pot,andinthis
façon
wayhehasgotmoreeducationthanPooh,
mais
butPoohdoesn'tmind.
Some
ont
havebrains,andsomehaven't,he
dit
says,andthereitis.
Et
Andnowalltheothersare
disent
saying,"WhataboutUs?"
Soperhapsthebest
chose
thingtodoistostopwritingIntroductions
et
andgetonwiththe
livre
book.
CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
Et
ANDSOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGIN
Voici
HereisEdwardBear,comingdownstairs
maintenant
now,bump,bump,bump,on
la
thebackofhishead,
derrière
behindChristopherRobin.
Itis,asfarashe
sache
knows,theonlywayofcomingdownstairs,
mais
butsometimeshefeelsthatthere
vraiment
reallyisanotherway,ifonlyhe
pouvait
couldstopbumpingforamoment
et
andthinkofit.
Andthenhe
sent
feelsthatperhapsthereisn't.
Anyhow,
ici
hereheisatthebottom,
et
andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
Quand
WhenIfirstheardhis
nom
name,Isaid,justasyouare
allez
goingtosay,"ButI
pensais
thoughthewasaboy?"
So
fait
didI,"saidChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan'tcallhimWinnie?"
Idon't."
Mais
Butyousaid——".
He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
sais
knowwhat'ther'means?"
Ah,
oui
yes,nowIdo,"I
dis
saidquickly;
andIhopeyou
ferez
dotoo,becauseitisall
le
theexplanationyouaregoingtoget.
Parfois
SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesort
quand
whenhecomesdownstairs,and
parfois
sometimeshelikestositquietlyin
devant
frontofthefireandlistento
une
astory.
Thisevening——.
Whatabout
une
astory?"
saidChristopherRobin.
Whatabout
une
astory?"
Isaid.
Couldyou
très
verysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"
IsupposeIcould,"I
dis
said.
"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Abouthimself.
Becausehe'sthatsortofBear."
Oh,Isee."
So
pourriez
couldyouverysweetly?"
I'lltry,"I
dit
said.
SoItried.
Onceupon
une
atime,averylongtimeago
maintenant
now,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Pooh
vivait
livedinaforestallbyhimself
sous
underthenameofSanders.
("Whatdoes'under
le
thename'mean?"
askedChristopherRobin.
It
signifie
meanshehadthenameoverthe
porte
dooringoldletters,and
vivait
livedunderit."
Winnie-the-Poohwasn't
tout à fait
quitesure,"saidChristopherRobin.
Maintenant
NowIam,"saidagrowlyvoice.
ThenI
vais
willgoon,"saidI.)
One
jour
daywhenhewasoutwalking,he
venu
cametoanopenplacein
la
themiddleoftheforest,
et
andinthemiddleof
cet
thisplacewasalargeoak-tree,
et
and,fromthetopof
la
thetree,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Pooh
assis
satdownatthefootofthetree,
mis
puthisheadbetweenhispaws
et
andbegantothink.
Firstof
tout
allhesaidtohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noise
signifie
meanssomething.
Youdon'tget
un
abuzzing-noiselikethat,justbuzzing
et
andbuzzing,withoutitsmeaningsomething.
Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,
et
andtheonlyreasonformakingabuzzing-noise
que
thatIknowofis
parce que
becauseyou'reabee."
Thenhe
réfléchit
thoughtanotherlongtime,and
dit
said:
"Andtheonlyreasonforbeing
une
abeethatIknowofis
faire
makinghoney."
Andthenhegotup,
et
andsaid:
"Andtheonlyreasonfor
faire
makinghoneyissoasI
puisse
caneatit."
Sohebegantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
et
andheclimbedandheclimbed,
et
andasheclimbedhe
chantait
sangalittlesongtohimself.
Itwent
comme
likethis:.
Thenheclimbed
un
alittlefurther...
and
un
alittlefurther...
andthen
juste
justalittlefurther.
Bythat
moment
timehehadthoughtof
autre
anothersong.
Hewasgettingrathertiredby
ce
thistime,sothatis
pourquoi
whyhesangaComplainingSong.
Hewasnearlythere
maintenant
now,andifhejust
tenait
stoodonthatbranch...
Crack!
Oh,help!"
dit
saidPooh,ashedropped
dix
tenfeetonthebranchbelow
lui
him.
IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
dit
said,ashebouncedtwentyfeetonto
la
thenextbranch.
Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
et
andcrashedontoanotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".
Of
sûr
course,itwasrather——"
headmitted,asheslithered
très
veryquicklythroughthenext
six
sixbranches.
Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashe
dit
saidgood-byetothelastbranch,spunround
trois
threetimes,andflewgracefullyinto
un
agorse-bush,"itallcomesof
aimer
likinghoneysomuch.
Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
hors
outofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnose,
et
andbegantothinkagain.
Et
Andthefirstpersonhe
pensé
thoughtofwasChristopherRobin.
("Wasthatme?"
dit
saidChristopherRobininanawedvoice,hardlydaringto
croire
believeit.
Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
dit
saidnothing,buthiseyesgotlarger
et
andlarger,andhisfacegotpinker
et
andpinker.)
SoWinnie-the-Poohwentroundtohis
ami
friendChristopherRobin,wholived
derrière
behindagreendoorin
autre
anotherpartoftheforest.
Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"hesaid.
Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
Iwonder
si
ifyou'vegotsucha
chose
thingasaballoonaboutyou?"
Un
Aballoon?"
Yes,Ijust
dit
saidtomyselfcomingalong:
'Iwonder
si
ifChristopherRobinhassucha
chose
thingasaballoonabouthim?'
I
juste
justsaidittomyself,
pensant
thinkingofballoons,andwondering."
Whatdoyou
veux
wantaballoonfor?"
you
dit
said.
Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundto
voir
seethatnobodywaslistening,
mit
puthispawtohismouth,
et
andsaidinadeepwhisper:
"Honey!"
Mais
Butyoudon'tgethoney
avec
withballoons!"
Ido,"saidPooh.
Well,it
juste
justhappenedthatyouhadbeento
une
apartythedaybeforeat
la
thehouseofyourfriendPiglet,
et
andyouhadballoonsat
la
theparty.
Youhadhad
un
abiggreenballoon;
andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhada
grand
bigblueone,andhad
laissé
leftitbehind,beingreally
trop
tooyoungtogotoa
fête
partyatall;
andsoyouhad
apporté
broughtthegreenoneandtheblueone
maison
homewithyou.
Whichone
voulez
wouldyoulike?"
youaskedPooh.
He
mis
puthisheadbetweenhispaws
et
andthoughtverycarefully.
It's
comme
likethis,"hesaid.
"Whenyou
allez
goafterhoneywithaballoon,thegreat
chose
thingisnottoletthebees
savoir
knowyou'recoming.
Now,ifyouhave
un
agreenballoon,theymight
penser
thinkyouwereonlypartof
la
thetree,andnotnoticeyou,
et
and,ifyouhaveablueballoon,they
pourraient
mightthinkyouwereonly
partie
partofthesky,andnotnoticeyou,
et
andthequestionis:
Whichis
plus
mostlikely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneath
le
theballoon?"
youasked.
They
pourraient
mightortheymightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh.
"You
jamais
nevercantellwithbees."
He
réfléchit
thoughtforamomentand
dit
said:
"Ishalltryto
ressembler
looklikeasmallblackcloud.
Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyouhad
mieux
betterhavetheblueballoon,"you
dit
said;
andsoitwasdecided.
Well,you
deux
bothwentoutwiththeblueballoon,
et
andyoutookyourgun
avec
withyou,justincase,asyou
toujours
alwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwentto
un
averymuddyplacethathe
connaissait
knewof,androlledandrolled
jusqu'à
untilhewasblackallover;
et
andthen,whentheballoonwasblownupas
grand
bigasbig,andyou
et
andPoohwerebothholdingontothestring,youletgosuddenly,
et
andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyupintothesky,
et
andstayedthere—levelwiththetopofthetree
et
andabouttwentyfeetawayfromit.
Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoI
ressemble
looklike?"
Youlooklike
un
aBearholdingonto
un
aballoon,"yousaid.
Not,"
dit
saidPoohanxiously,"—notlike
un
asmallblackcloudin
un
abluesky?"
Notverymuch."
Ah,well,
peut-être
perhapsfromuphereit
ressemble
looksdifferent.
And,asI
dis
say,younevercantell
avec
withbees."
Therewasnowindtoblowhimnearertothetree,sotherehestayed.
He
pouvait
couldseethehoney,he
pouvait
couldsmellthehoney,buthecouldn't
tout à fait
quitereachthehoney.
After
un
alittlewhilehecalleddowntoyou.
ChristopherRobin!"
he
dit
saidinaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
I
pense
thinkthebeessuspectsomething!"
Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
sais
know.
Butsomethingtellsmethatthey'resuspicious!"
Peut-être
Perhapstheythinkthatyou'reaftertheirhoney."
It
peut
maybethat.
Younevercantell
avec
withbees."
Therewasanother
petit
littlesilence,andthenhe
appelé
calleddowntoyouagain.
ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Haveyou
un
anumbrellainyourhouse?"
I
pense
thinkso."
Iwishyouwouldbringitout
ici
here,andwalkupanddown
avec
withit,andlookupatmeeverynow
et
andthen,andsay'Tut-tut,it
regardiez
lookslikerain.'
Ithink,
si
ifyoudidthat,itwould
aiderait
helpthedeceptionwhichwearepractisingon
ces
thesebees."
Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"SillyoldBear!"
mais
butyoudidn'tsayitaloud
parce que
becauseyouweresofondofhim,
et
andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.
Oh,thereyouare!"
appelé
calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothetree.
"Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
Ihavediscovered
que
thatthebeesarenowdefinitelySuspicious."
ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
you
dit
said.
Yes,butwaitamoment.
We
devons
mustbepractical.
Theimportantbeetodeceiveis
la
theQueenBee.
Canyou
voir
seewhichistheQueenBeefrom
bas
downthere?"
No."
Apity.
Well,
maintenant
now,ifyouwalkupand
bas
downwithyourumbrella,saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishall
ferai
dowhatIcanbysinging
un
alittleCloudSong,suchas
un
acloudmightsing....
Go!"
So,whileyou
marchiez
walkedupanddownandwondered
si
ifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Pooh
chanté
sangthissong:.
Thebeeswere
toujours
stillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Certains
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnests
et
andflewallroundthecloudasitbegan
le
thesecondverseofthissong,
et
andonebeesatdownon
le
thenoseofthecloudforamoment,
et
andthengotupagain.
Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledout
le
thecloud.
Yes?"
Ihave
viens
justbeenthinking,andIhavecometo
une
averyimportantdecision.
Theseare
les
thewrongsortofbees."
Arethey?"
Quite
le
thewrongsort.
SoI
devriez
shouldthinktheywouldmake
le
thewrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"
Wouldthey?"
Yes.
SoI
pense
thinkIshallcomedown."
How?"
demandé
askedyou.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtaboutthis.
Ifhe
laissait
letgoofthestring,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tlike
la
theideaofthat.
Sohe
réfléchit
thoughtforalongtime,andthenhe
dit
said:.
ChristopherRobin,youmust
tirer
shoottheballoonwithyour
arme
gun.
Haveyougotyourgun?"
Of
sûr
courseIhave,"yousaid.
"But
si
ifIdothat,itwillspoil
le
theballoon,"yousaid.