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Winnie-the-Pooh | Gradually Hardening French A1-B2 Books

Winnie-the-Pooh | Gradually Hardening French A1-B2 Books

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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,asIhave
expliqué
explainedthePoohpart,Iwill
maintenant
nowexplaintherestofit.
Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
longtemps
longwithoutgoingtothe
Zoo
Zoo.
Therearesomepeople
qui
whobegintheZooatthe
début
beginning,calledWAYIN,andwalkas
vite
quicklyastheycanpast
chaque
everycageuntiltheygettotheone
appelé
calledWAYOUT,butthenicest
gens
peoplegostraighttotheanimalthey
aiment
lovethemost,andstaythere.
So
quand
whenChristopherRobingoestothe
Zoo
Zoo,hegoestowherethePolar
Portes
Bearsare,andhewhispers
quelque chose
somethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,
et
anddoorsareunlocked,andwe
errons
wanderthroughdarkpassagesandupsteep
escaliers
stairs,untilatlastwe
arrivions
cometothespecialcage,
et
andthecageisopened,
et
andouttrotssomethingbrown
et
andfurry,andwitha
heureux
happycryof"Oh,Bear!"
ChristopherRobin
précipite
rushesintoitsarms.
Nowthisbear's
nom
nameisWinnie,whichshowswhat
un
agoodnameforbearsit
est
is,butthefunnythingisthatwecan'tremember
si
whetherWinnieiscalledafterPooh,
ou
orPoohafterWinnie.
Wedid
su
knowonce,butwehave
oublié
forgotten....
Ihadwrittenas
loin
farasthiswhenPigletlookedup
et
andsaidinhissqueaky
voix
voice,"WhataboutMe?"
"My
cher
dearPiglet,"Isaid,"the
entier
wholebookisaboutyou."
"SoitisaboutPooh,"he
grinça
squeaked.
Youseewhatitis.
Heis
jaloux
jealousbecausehethinksPoohishaving
une
aGrandIntroductionalltohimself.
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,ANDTHESTORIES
Commencent
BEGIN
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
hereheisatthe
bas
bottom,andreadytobe
présenté
introducedtoyou.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
WhenI
première
firstheardhisname,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
sometimeshelikestosit
tranquillement
quietlyinfrontofthe
feu
fireandlistentoa
histoire
story.
Thisevening——.
Whatabout
une
astory?"
saidChristopherRobin.
Whatabout
une
astory?"
Isaid.
Couldyou
très
verysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"
I
suppose
supposeIcould,"Isaid.
"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,"saidagrowly
voix
voice.
ThenIwillgoon,"said
Je
I.)
Onedaywhenhewasoutwalking,he
venu
cametoanopenplacein
la
themiddleoftheforest,
et
andinthemiddleof
cet
thisplacewasalargeoak-tree,
et
and,fromthetopof
la
thetree,therecamea
fort
loudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Poohsatdownatthefootofthetree,
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."
Sohe
commencé
begantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
et
andheclimbedandheclimbed,
et
andasheclimbedhe
chantait
sangalittlesongtohimself.
Itwent
comme
likethis:.
Thenheclimbed
un
alittlefurther...
and
un
alittlefurther...
andthen
juste
justalittlefurther.
Bythat
moment
timehehadthoughtof
autre
anothersong.
Hewasgetting
plutôt
rathertiredbythistime,sothatis
pourquoi
whyhesangaComplaining
Chant
Song.
Hewasnearlythere
maintenant
now,andifhejust
tenait
stoodonthatbranch...
Crack
Crack!
Oh,help!"
saidPooh,ashe
tombait
droppedtenfeetonthe
branche
branchbelowhim.
IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
dit
said,ashebouncedtwenty
pieds
feetontothenext
branche
branch.
Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"he
expliqué
explained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
et
andcrashedontoanother
branche
branchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".
Of
sûr
course,itwasrather——"
he
admis
admitted,asheslitheredvery
rapidement
quicklythroughthenextsixbranches.
It
tout
allcomes,Isuppose,"he
décidé
decided,ashesaidgood-byetothe
dernière
lastbranch,spunroundthreetimes,
et
andflewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"it
tout
allcomesoflikinghoneyso
beaucoup
much.
Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
hors
outofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhis
nez
nose,andbegantothink
nouveau
again.
Andthefirstpersonhe
pensé
thoughtofwasChristopherRobin.
("Wasthatme?"
dit
saidChristopherRobininanawed
voix
voice,hardlydaringtobelieveit.
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.
I
demande
wonderifyou'vegotsucha
chose
thingasaballoonaboutyou?"
Un
Aballoon?"
Yes,Ijust
dit
saidtomyselfcomingalong:
'I
demande
wonderifChristopherRobinhassucha
chose
thingasaballoonabouthim?'
I
juste
justsaidittomyself,
pensant
thinkingofballoons,andwondering."
Whatdoyou
veux
wantaballoonfor?"
you
dit
said.
Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundto
voir
seethatnobodywaslistening,
mit
puthispawtohis
bouche
mouth,andsaidina
profond
deepwhisper:
"Honey!"
Butyoudon'tget
miel
honeywithballoons!"
Ido,"
dit
saidPooh.
Well,itjust
passé
happenedthatyouhadbeento
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
broughtthegreenoneandthe
bleu
blueonehomewithyou.
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,ifyouhavea
bleu
blueballoon,theymightthinkyouwereonly
partie
partofthesky,andnot
remarquer
noticeyou,andthequestion
est
is:
Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'tthey
remarqueraient
noticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"
you
demandé
asked.
Theymightorthey
pourraient
mightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh.
"You
jamais
nevercantellwithbees."
He
réfléchit
thoughtforamomentand
dit
said:
"Ishalltryto
ressembler
looklikeasmallblack
nuage
cloud.
Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyouhad
mieux
betterhavetheblueballoon,"you
dit
said;
andsoitwas
décidé
decided.
Well,youbothwentout
avec
withtheblueballoon,andyou
pris
tookyourgunwithyou,
juste
justincase,asyou
toujours
alwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwentto
un
averymuddyplacethathe
connaissait
knewof,androlledand
roulé
rolleduntilhewasblack
tous
allover;
andthen,whentheballoonwasblownupas
grand
bigasbig,andyou
et
andPoohwerebothholdingontothe
corde
string,youletgosuddenly,
et
andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyupintothe
ciel
sky,andstayedthere—levelwiththetopofthetree
et
andabouttwentyfeetawayfromit.
Hooray!"
you
crié
shouted.
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."
Therewasno
vent
windtoblowhimnearertothetree,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
helpthedeceptionwhichweare
pratiquons
practisingonthesebees."
Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"SillyoldBear!"
mais
butyoudidn'tsayitaloud
parce que
becauseyouweresofondofhim,
et
andyouwenthomeforyour
parapluie
umbrella.
Oh,thereyouare!"
appelé
calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothetree.
"Iwas
commençais
beginningtogetanxious.
Ihave
découvert
discoveredthatthebeesare
maintenant
nowdefinitelySuspicious."
ShallIputmy
parapluie
umbrellaup?"
yousaid.
Yes,
mais
butwaitamoment.
We
devons
mustbepractical.
Theimportantbeeto
tromper
deceiveistheQueenBee.
Pouvez
Canyouseewhichis
la
theQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
Apity.
Well,
maintenant
now,ifyouwalkupand
bas
downwithyourumbrella,saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishall
ferai
dowhatIcanbysinging
un
alittleCloudSong,suchas
un
acloudmightsing....
Go!"
So,whileyou
marchiez
walkedupanddownand
demandiez
wonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Pooh
chanté
sangthissong:.
Thebeeswere
toujours
stillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Certains
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnests
et
andflewallroundthe
nuage
cloudasitbeganthe
deuxième
secondverseofthissong,
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,itwill
gâchera
spoiltheballoon,"yousaid.