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INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohave
lu
read
anotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,you
peut
may
rememberthatheoncehad
un
a
swan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon't
sais
know
which)andthatheusedtocall
ce
this
swanPooh.
Thatwasa
longtemps
long
timeago,andwhenwe
dit
said
good-bye,wetookthe
nom
name
withus,aswedidn't
pensions
think
theswanwouldwantitany
plus
more
.
Well,whenEdwardBear
dit
said
thathewouldlike
un
an
excitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobin
dit
said
atonce,withoutstoppingto
penser
think
,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.
Et
And
hewas.
So,asIhaveexplainedthePooh
partie
part
,Iwillnowexplainthe
reste
rest
ofit.
Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
longtemps
long
withoutgoingtotheZoo.
Therearesome
gens
people
whobegintheZooatthebeginning,
appelé
called
WAYIN,andwalkasquicklyasthey
peuvent
can
pasteverycageuntiltheygettotheone
appelé
called
WAYOUT,butthenicest
gens
people
gostraighttotheanimalthey
aiment
love
themost,andstaythere.
So
quand
when
ChristopherRobingoestotheZoo,he
va
goes
towherethePolarBears
sont
are
,andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,
et
and
doorsareunlocked,andwewander
travers
through
darkpassagesandupsteepstairs,untilatlastwe
arrivions
come
tothespecialcage,
et
and
thecageisopened,
et
and
outtrotssomethingbrown
et
and
furry,andwitha
heureux
happy
cryof"Oh,Bear!"
ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Maintenant
Now
thisbear'snameisWinnie,which
montre
shows
whatagoodnameforbearsit
est
is
,butthefunnythingisthatwecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscalledafterPooh,
ou
or
PoohafterWinnie.
Wedid
su
know
once,butwehave
oublié
forgotten...
.
Ihadwrittenas
loin
far
asthiswhenPigletlookedup
et
and
saidinhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?"
"My
cher
dear
Piglet,"Isaid,"the
entier
whole
bookisaboutyou."
"SoitisaboutPooh,"hesqueaked.
You
voyez
see
whatitis.
Heisjealousbecausehe
pense
thinks
PoohishavingaGrandIntroduction
tout
all
tohimself.
Poohis
le
the
favourite,ofcourse,there's
pas
no
denyingit,butPiglet
vient
comes
inforagood
beaucoup
many
thingswhichPoohmisses;
parce que
because
youcan'ttakePoohtoschool
sans
without
everybodyknowingit,butPigletisso
petit
small
thatheslipsinto
une
a
pocket,whereitis
très
very
comfortingtofeelhim
quand
when
youarenotquite
sûr
sure
whethertwicesevenistwelve
ou
or
twenty-two.
Sometimesheslipsout
et
and
hasagoodlookin
le
the
ink-pot,andinthis
façon
way
hehasgotmoreeducationthanPooh,
mais
but
Poohdoesn'tmind.
Some
ont
have
brains,andsomehaven't,he
dit
says
,andthereitis.
Et
And
nowalltheothersare
disent
saying
,"WhataboutUs?"
Soperhapsthebest
chose
thing
todoistostopwritingIntroductions
et
and
getonwiththe
livre
book
.
CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
Et
AND
SOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGIN
Voici
Here
isEdwardBear,comingdownstairs
maintenant
now
,bump,bump,bump,on
la
the
backofhishead,
derrière
behind
ChristopherRobin.
Itis,asfarashe
sache
knows
,theonlywayofcomingdownstairs,
mais
but
sometimeshefeelsthatthere
vraiment
really
isanotherway,ifonlyhe
pouvait
could
stopbumpingforamoment
et
and
thinkofit.
Andthenhe
sent
feels
thatperhapsthereisn't.
Anyhow,
ici
here
heisatthebottom,
et
and
readytobeintroducedtoyou.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
Quand
When
Ifirstheardhis
nom
name
,Isaid,justasyouare
allez
going
tosay,"ButI
pensais
thought
hewasaboy?"
So
fait
did
I,"saidChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan'tcallhimWinnie?"
Idon't."
Mais
But
yousaid——".
He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
sais
know
what'ther'means?"
Ah,
oui
yes
,nowIdo,"I
dis
said
quickly;
andIhopeyou
ferez
do
too,becauseitisall
le
the
explanationyouaregoingtoget.
Parfois
Sometimes
Winnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesort
quand
when
hecomesdownstairs,and
parfois
sometimes
helikestositquietlyin
devant
front
ofthefireandlistento
une
a
story.
Thisevening——.
Whatabout
une
a
story?"
saidChristopherRobin.
Whatabout
une
a
story?"
Isaid.
Couldyou
très
very
sweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"
IsupposeIcould,"I
dis
said
.
"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Abouthimself.
Becausehe'sthatsortofBear."
Oh,Isee."
So
pourriez
could
youverysweetly?"
I'lltry,"I
dit
said
.
SoItried.
Onceupon
une
a
time,averylongtimeago
maintenant
now
,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Pooh
vivait
lived
inaforestallbyhimself
sous
under
thenameofSanders.
("Whatdoes'under
le
the
name'mean?"
askedChristopherRobin.
It
signifie
means
hehadthenameoverthe
porte
door
ingoldletters,and
vivait
lived
underit."
Winnie-the-Poohwasn't
tout à fait
quite
sure,"saidChristopherRobin.
Maintenant
Now
Iam,"saidagrowlyvoice.
ThenI
vais
will
goon,"saidI.)
One
jour
day
whenhewasoutwalking,he
venu
came
toanopenplacein
la
the
middleoftheforest,
et
and
inthemiddleof
cet
this
placewasalargeoak-tree,
et
and
,fromthetopof
la
the
tree,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Pooh
assis
sat
downatthefootofthetree,
mis
put
hisheadbetweenhispaws
et
and
begantothink.
Firstof
tout
all
hesaidtohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noise
signifie
means
something.
Youdon'tget
un
a
buzzing-noiselikethat,justbuzzing
et
and
buzzing,withoutitsmeaningsomething.
Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,
et
and
theonlyreasonformakingabuzzing-noise
que
that
Iknowofis
parce que
because
you'reabee."
Thenhe
réfléchit
thought
anotherlongtime,and
dit
said
:
"Andtheonlyreasonforbeing
une
a
beethatIknowofis
faire
making
honey."
Andthenhegotup,
et
and
said:
"Andtheonlyreasonfor
faire
making
honeyissoasI
puisse
can
eatit."
Sohebegantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
et
and
heclimbedandheclimbed,
et
and
asheclimbedhe
chantait
sang
alittlesongtohimself.
Itwent
comme
like
this:.
Thenheclimbed
un
a
littlefurther...
and
un
a
littlefurther...
andthen
juste
just
alittlefurther.
Bythat
moment
time
hehadthoughtof
autre
another
song.
Hewasgettingrathertiredby
ce
this
time,sothatis
pourquoi
why
hesangaComplainingSong.
Hewasnearlythere
maintenant
now
,andifhejust
tenait
stood
onthatbranch...
Crack!
Oh,help!"
dit
said
Pooh,ashedropped
dix
ten
feetonthebranchbelow
lui
him
.
IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
dit
said
,ashebouncedtwentyfeetonto
la
the
nextbranch.
Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
et
and
crashedontoanotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".
Of
sûr
course
,itwasrather——"
headmitted,asheslithered
très
very
quicklythroughthenext
six
six
branches.
Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashe
dit
said
good-byetothelastbranch,spunround
trois
three
times,andflewgracefullyinto
un
a
gorse-bush,"itallcomesof
aimer
liking
honeysomuch.
Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
hors
out
ofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnose,
et
and
begantothinkagain.
Et
And
thefirstpersonhe
pensé
thought
ofwasChristopherRobin.
("Wasthatme?"
dit
said
ChristopherRobininanawedvoice,hardlydaringto
croire
believe
it.
Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
dit
said
nothing,buthiseyesgotlarger
et
and
larger,andhisfacegotpinker
et
and
pinker.)
SoWinnie-the-Poohwentroundtohis
ami
friend
ChristopherRobin,wholived
derrière
behind
agreendoorin
autre
another
partoftheforest.
Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"hesaid.
Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
Iwonder
si
if
you'vegotsucha
chose
thing
asaballoonaboutyou?"
Un
A
balloon?"
Yes,Ijust
dit
said
tomyselfcomingalong:
'Iwonder
si
if
ChristopherRobinhassucha
chose
thing
asaballoonabouthim?'
I
juste
just
saidittomyself,
pensant
thinking
ofballoons,andwondering."
Whatdoyou
veux
want
aballoonfor?"
you
dit
said
.
Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundto
voir
see
thatnobodywaslistening,
mit
put
hispawtohismouth,
et
and
saidinadeepwhisper:
"Honey!"
Mais
But
youdon'tgethoney
avec
with
balloons!"
Ido,"saidPooh.
Well,it
juste
just
happenedthatyouhadbeento
une
a
partythedaybeforeat
la
the
houseofyourfriendPiglet,
et
and
youhadballoonsat
la
the
party.
Youhadhad
un
a
biggreenballoon;
andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhada
grand
big
blueone,andhad
laissé
left
itbehind,beingreally
trop
too
youngtogotoa
fête
party
atall;
andsoyouhad
apporté
brought
thegreenoneandtheblueone
maison
home
withyou.
Whichone
voulez
would
youlike?"
youaskedPooh.
He
mis
put
hisheadbetweenhispaws
et
and
thoughtverycarefully.
It's
comme
like
this,"hesaid.
"Whenyou
allez
go
afterhoneywithaballoon,thegreat
chose
thing
isnottoletthebees
savoir
know
you'recoming.
Now,ifyouhave
un
a
greenballoon,theymight
penser
think
youwereonlypartof
la
the
tree,andnotnoticeyou,
et
and
,ifyouhaveablueballoon,they
pourraient
might
thinkyouwereonly
partie
part
ofthesky,andnotnoticeyou,
et
and
thequestionis:
Whichis
plus
most
likely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneath
le
the
balloon?"
youasked.
They
pourraient
might
ortheymightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh.
"You
jamais
never
cantellwithbees."
He
réfléchit
thought
foramomentand
dit
said
:
"Ishalltryto
ressembler
look
likeasmallblackcloud.
Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyouhad
mieux
better
havetheblueballoon,"you
dit
said
;
andsoitwasdecided.
Well,you
deux
both
wentoutwiththeblueballoon,
et
and
youtookyourgun
avec
with
you,justincase,asyou
toujours
always
did,andWinnie-the-Poohwentto
un
a
verymuddyplacethathe
connaissait
knew
of,androlledandrolled
jusqu'à
until
hewasblackallover;
et
and
then,whentheballoonwasblownupas
grand
big
asbig,andyou
et
and
Poohwerebothholdingontothestring,youletgosuddenly,
et
and
PoohBearfloatedgracefullyupintothesky,
et
and
stayedthere—levelwiththetopofthetree
et
and
abouttwentyfeetawayfromit.
Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoI
ressemble
look
like?"
Youlooklike
un
a
Bearholdingonto
un
a
balloon,"yousaid.
Not,"
dit
said
Poohanxiously,"—notlike
un
a
smallblackcloudin
un
a
bluesky?"
Notverymuch."
Ah,well,
peut-être
perhaps
fromuphereit
ressemble
looks
different.
And,asI
dis
say
,younevercantell
avec
with
bees."
Therewasnowindtoblowhimnearertothetree,sotherehestayed.
He
pouvait
could
seethehoney,he
pouvait
could
smellthehoney,buthecouldn't
tout à fait
quite
reachthehoney.
After
un
a
littlewhilehecalleddowntoyou.
ChristopherRobin!"
he
dit
said
inaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
I
pense
think
thebeessuspectsomething!"
Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
sais
know
.
Butsomethingtellsmethatthey'resuspicious!"
Peut-être
Perhaps
theythinkthatyou'reaftertheirhoney."
It
peut
may
bethat.
Younevercantell
avec
with
bees."
Therewasanother
petit
little
silence,andthenhe
appelé
called
downtoyouagain.
ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Haveyou
un
an
umbrellainyourhouse?"
I
pense
think
so."
Iwishyouwouldbringitout
ici
here
,andwalkupanddown
avec
with
it,andlookupatmeeverynow
et
and
then,andsay'Tut-tut,it
regardiez
looks
likerain.'
Ithink,
si
if
youdidthat,itwould
aiderait
help
thedeceptionwhichwearepractisingon
ces
these
bees."
Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"SillyoldBear!"
mais
but
youdidn'tsayitaloud
parce que
because
youweresofondofhim,
et
and
youwenthomeforyourumbrella.
Oh,thereyouare!"
appelé
called
downWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothetree.
"Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
Ihavediscovered
que
that
thebeesarenowdefinitelySuspicious."
ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
you
dit
said
.
Yes,butwaitamoment.
We
devons
must
bepractical.
Theimportantbeetodeceiveis
la
the
QueenBee.
Canyou
voir
see
whichistheQueenBeefrom
bas
down
there?"
No."
Apity.
Well,
maintenant
now
,ifyouwalkupand
bas
down
withyourumbrella,saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishall
ferai
do
whatIcanbysinging
un
a
littleCloudSong,suchas
un
a
cloudmightsing....
Go!"
So,whileyou
marchiez
walked
upanddownandwondered
si
if
itwouldrain,Winnie-the-Pooh
chanté
sang
thissong:.
Thebeeswere
toujours
still
buzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Certains
Some
ofthem,indeed,lefttheirnests
et
and
flewallroundthecloudasitbegan
le
the
secondverseofthissong,
et
and
onebeesatdownon
le
the
noseofthecloudforamoment,
et
and
thengotupagain.
Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledout
le
the
cloud.
Yes?"
Ihave
viens
just
beenthinking,andIhavecometo
une
a
veryimportantdecision.
Theseare
les
the
wrongsortofbees."
Arethey?"
Quite
le
the
wrongsort.
SoI
devriez
should
thinktheywouldmake
le
the
wrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"
Wouldthey?"
Yes.
SoI
pense
think
Ishallcomedown."
How?"
demandé
asked
you.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtaboutthis.
Ifhe
laissait
let
goofthestring,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tlike
la
the
ideaofthat.
Sohe
réfléchit
thought
foralongtime,andthenhe
dit
said:
.
ChristopherRobin,youmust
tirer
shoot
theballoonwithyour
arme
gun
.
Haveyougotyourgun?"
Of
sûr
course
Ihave,"yousaid.
"But
si
if
Idothat,itwillspoil
le
the
balloon,"yousaid.