Winnie-the-Pooh Progressive Translation Books for French A2 Students

INTRODUCTION

IfyouhappentohavereadanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youmayrememberthatheoncehadaswan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon'tknowwhich)andthatheusedtocallthisswanPooh.

Thatwasalongtimeago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,wetookthenamewithus,aswedidn'tthinktheswanwouldwantitanymore.

Well,whenEdwardBearsaidthathewouldlikeanexcitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobinsaidatonce,withoutstoppingtothink,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.

Andhewas.

So,asIhave

expliqué

explainedthePoohpart,Iwillnow

expliqué

explaintherestofit.

Youcan'tbeinLondonforlongwithoutgoingtotheZoo.

Therearesomepeoplewho

commencent

begintheZooatthe

début

beginning,calledWAYIN,andwalkas

vite

quicklyastheycanpasteverycageuntiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,butthenicestpeoplego

directement

straighttotheanimaltheylovethemost,andstaythere.

SowhenChristopherRobingoestotheZoo,hegoestowherethePolar

Portes

Bearsare,andhewhisperssomethingtothe

troisième

thirdkeeperfromtheleft,anddoorsareunlocked,andwewanderthroughdarkpassagesandupsteepstairs,untilatlastwecometothespecialcage,andthecageisopened,andouttrotssomethingbrownandfurry,andwithahappy

cri

cryof"Oh,Bear!"

ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.

Nowthisbear'snameisWinnie,whichshowswhatagoodnameforbearsitis,butthefunnythingisthatwecan'tremember

whetherWinnieiscalledafterPooh,orPoohafterWinnie.

Wedidknowonce,butwehaveforgotten....

IhadwrittenasfarasthiswhenPigletlookedupandsaidinhissqueaky

voix

voice,"WhataboutMe?"

"MydearPiglet,"Isaid,"thewholebookisaboutyou."

"SoitisaboutPooh,"hesqueaked.

Youseewhatitis.

HeisjealousbecausehethinksPoohishavingaGrandIntroductionalltohimself.

Poohisthefavourite,ofcourse,there'snodenyingit,butPigletcomesinforagoodmanythingswhichPoohmisses;

becauseyoucan'ttakePoohtoschoolwithouteverybodyknowingit,butPigletissosmallthatheslipsintoapocket,whereitisverycomfortingtofeelhimwhenyouarenotquitesure

whethertwicesevenistwelveortwenty-two.

Sometimesheslipsoutandhasagoodlookintheink-pot,andinthiswayhehasgotmoreeducationthanPooh,butPoohdoesn'tmind.

Somehavebrains,andsomehaven't,hesays,andthereitis.

Andnowalltheothersaresaying,"WhataboutUs?"

SoperhapsthebestthingtodoistostopwritingIntroductionsandgetonwiththebook.

CHAPTERI

INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOHANDSOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIES

Commencent

BEGIN

HereisEdwardBear,comingdownstairsnow,bump,bump,bump,onthebackofhishead,behindChristopherRobin.

Itis,asfarasheknows,theonlywayofcomingdownstairs,butsometimeshefeelsthattherereallyisanotherway,ifonlyhecouldstopbumpingforamomentandthinkofit.

Andthenhefeelsthatperhapsthereisn't.

Anyhow,hereheisatthebottom,andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.

Winnie-the-Pooh.

WhenIfirstheardhisname,Isaid,justasyouaregoingtosay,"ButIthoughthewasaboy?"

SodidI,"saidChristopherRobin.

Thenyoucan'tcallhimWinnie?"

Idon't."

Butyousaid——".

He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.

Don'tyouknowwhat'ther'means?"

Ah,yes,nowIdo,"Isaid

rapidement

quickly;

andIhopeyoudotoo,becauseitisalltheexplanationyouaregoingtoget.

SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesortwhenhecomesdownstairs,andsometimeshelikestositquietlyinfrontofthefireandlistentoastory.

Thisevening——.

Whataboutastory?"

saidChristopherRobin.

Whataboutastory?"

Isaid.

CouldyouverysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"

suppose

supposeIcould,"Isaid.

"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"

Abouthimself.

Becausehe'sthatsortofBear."

Oh,Isee."

Socouldyouverysweetly?"

I'lltry,"Isaid.

SoItried.

Onceuponatime,averylongtimeagonow,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-PoohlivedinaforestallbyhimselfunderthenameofSanders.

("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"

askedChristopherRobin.

Itmeanshehadthenameoverthedooringoldletters,andlivedunderit."

Winnie-the-Poohwasn'tquitesure,"saidChristopherRobin.

NowIam,"saidagrowly

voix

voice.

ThenIwillgoon,"saidI.)

Onedaywhenhewasoutwalking,hecametoanopenplaceinthe

milieu

middleoftheforest,andinthe

milieu

middleofthisplacewasa

grand

largeoak-tree,and,fromthetopofthetree,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.

Winnie-the-Poohsatdownatthefootofthetree,puthisheadbetweenhispawsand

commencé

begantothink.

Firstofallhesaidtohimself:

"Thatbuzzing-noisemeanssomething.

Youdon'tgetabuzzing-noiselikethat,justbuzzingandbuzzing,withoutitsmeaningsomething.

Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,andtheonlyreasonformakingabuzzing-noisethatIknowofisbecauseyou'reabee."

Thenhethoughtanotherlongtime,andsaid:

"AndtheonlyreasonforbeingabeethatIknowofismakinghoney."

Andthenhegotup,andsaid:

"AndtheonlyreasonformakinghoneyissoasIcaneatit."

Sohe

commencé

begantoclimbthetree.

Heclimbedandheclimbedandheclimbed,andasheclimbedhesangalittle

chanson

songtohimself.

Itwentlikethis:.

Thenheclimbedalittle

plus

further...

andalittle

plus

further...

andthenjustalittle

plus

further.

Bythattimehehadthoughtofanother

chanson

song.

Hewasgettingrather

fatigué

tiredbythistime,sothatiswhyhesangaComplaining

Chant

Song.

Hewasnearlytherenow,andifhejuststoodonthatbranch...

Crack!

Oh,help!"

saidPooh,ashe

tombait

droppedtenfeetonthebranchbelowhim.

IfonlyIhadn't——"

hesaid,ashebouncedtwenty

pieds

feetontothenextbranch.

Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"he

expliqué

explained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,andcrashedontoanotherbranchthirty

pieds

feetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".

Ofcourse,itwasrather——"

headmitted,asheslitheredvery

rapidement

quicklythroughthenextsixbranches.

Itallcomes,Isuppose,"he

décidé

decided,ashesaidgood-byetothelastbranch,spunroundthreetimes,and

volé

flewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"itallcomesoflikinghoneysomuch.

Oh,help!"

Hecrawledoutofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhis

nez

nose,andbegantothinkagain.

AndthefirstpersonhethoughtofwasChristopherRobin.

("Wasthatme?"

saidChristopherRobininanawed

voix

voice,hardlydaringtobelieveit.

Thatwasyou."

ChristopherRobinsaidnothing,buthiseyesgotlargerandlarger,andhisfacegotpinkerandpinker.)

SoWinnie-the-PoohwentroundtohisfriendChristopherRobin,wholivedbehindagreendoorinanotherpartoftheforest.

Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"hesaid.

Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.

demande

wonderifyou'vegotsuchathingasaballoonaboutyou?"

Aballoon?"

Yes,Ijustsaidtomyselfcomingalong:

demande

wonderifChristopherRobinhassuchathingasaballoonabouthim?'

Ijustsaidittomyself,thinkingofballoons,andwondering."

Whatdoyouwantaballoonfor?"

yousaid.

Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundtoseethatnobodywaslistening,puthispawtohis

bouche

mouth,andsaidina

profond

deepwhisper:

"Honey!"

Butyoudon'tgethoneywithballoons!"

Ido,"saidPooh.

Well,itjusthappenedthatyouhadbeentoapartythedaybeforeatthehouseofyourfriendPiglet,andyouhadballoonsattheparty.

Youhadhadabig

vert

greenballoon;

andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhadabig

bleu

blueone,andhadleftitbehind,beingreallytooyoungtogotoapartyatall;

andsoyouhadbroughtthe

vert

greenoneandtheblueonehomewithyou.

Whichonewouldyoulike?"

youaskedPooh.

Heputhisheadbetweenhispawsandthoughtverycarefully.

It'slikethis,"hesaid.

"Whenyougoafterhoneywithaballoon,thegreatthingisnottoletthebeesknowyou'recoming.

Now,ifyouhavea

vert

greenballoon,theymightthinkyouwereonlypartofthetree,andnot

remarquer

noticeyou,and,ifyouhavea

bleu

blueballoon,theymightthinkyouwereonlypartofthe

ciel

sky,andnotnoticeyou,andthequestionis:

Whichismostlikely?"

Wouldn'tthey

remarqueraient

noticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"

youasked.

Theymightortheymightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh.

"Younevercantellwithbees."

Hethoughtforamomentandsaid:

"Ishalltrytolooklikeasmallblackcloud.

Thatwilldeceivethem."

Thenyouhadbetterhavethe

bleu

blueballoon,"yousaid;

andsoitwas

décidé

decided.

Well,youbothwentoutwiththe

bleu

blueballoon,andyoutookyourgunwithyou,justincase,asyoualwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoaverymuddyplacethatheknewof,and

roulé

rolledandrolleduntilhewasblackallover;

andthen,whentheballoonwasblownupasbigasbig,andyouandPoohwerebothholdingontothestring,youletgo

soudainement

suddenly,andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyupintothe

ciel

sky,andstayedthere—levelwiththetopofthetreeandabouttwenty

pieds

feetawayfromit.

Hooray!"

youshouted.

Isn'tthatfine?"

shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.

"WhatdoIlooklike?"

Youlooklikea

Ours

Bearholdingontoaballoon,"yousaid.

Not,"saidPoohanxiously,"—notlikeasmallblackcloudina

bleu

bluesky?"

Notverymuch."

Ah,well,perhapsfromuphereitlooksdifferent.

And,asIsay,younevercantellwithbees."

Therewasno

vent

windtoblowhimnearertothetree,sotherehestayed.

Hecouldseethehoney,hecould

sentir

smellthehoney,buthecouldn'tquite

atteindre

reachthehoney.

Afteralittlewhilehecalleddowntoyou.

ChristopherRobin!"

hesaidinaloudwhisper.

Hallo!"

Ithinkthebeessuspectsomething!"

Whatsortofthing?"

Idon'tknow.

Butsomethingtellsmethatthey'resuspicious!"

Perhapstheythinkthatyou'reaftertheirhoney."

Itmaybethat.

Younevercantellwithbees."

Therewasanotherlittlesilence,andthenhecalleddowntoyouagain.

ChristopherRobin!"

Yes?"

Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"

Ithinkso."

Iwishyouwouldbringitouthere,andwalkupanddownwithit,andlookupatmeeverynowandthen,andsay'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain.'

Ithink,ifyoudidthat,itwouldhelpthedeceptionwhichwearepractisingonthesebees."

Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"SillyoldBear!"

butyoudidn'tsayitaloudbecauseyouweresofondofhim,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.

Oh,thereyouare!"

calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothetree.

"Iwas

commençais

beginningtogetanxious.

Ihavediscoveredthatthebeesarenow

définitivement

definitelySuspicious."

ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"

yousaid.

Yes,butwaitamoment.

Wemustbepractical.

Theimportantbeetodeceiveisthe

Reine

QueenBee.

Canyouseewhichisthe

Reine

QueenBeefromdownthere?"

No."

Apity.

Well,now,ifyouwalkupanddownwithyourumbrella,saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'IshalldowhatIcanbysingingalittleCloud

Chant

Song,suchasacloudmightsing....

Go!"

So,whileyouwalkedupanddownand

demandiez

wonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohsangthis

chanson

song:.

Thebeeswerestillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.

Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsand

volèrent

flewallroundthecloudasitbeganthesecondverseofthis

chanson

song,andonebeesatdownonthe

nez

noseofthecloudforamoment,andthengotupagain.

Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.

Yes?"

Ihavejustbeenthinking,andIhavecometoaveryimportant

décision

decision.

Thesearethewrongsortofbees."

Arethey?"

Quitethewrongsort.

SoIshouldthinktheywouldmakethewrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"

Wouldthey?"

Yes.

SoIthinkIshallcomedown."

How?"

askedyou.

Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtaboutthis.

Ifheletgoofthestring,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tliketheideaofthat.

Sohethoughtforalongtime,andthenhesaid:.

ChristopherRobin,youmustshoottheballoonwithyourgun.

Haveyougotyourgun?"

OfcourseIhave,"yousaid.

"ButifIdothat,itwillspoiltheballoon,"yousaid.

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