INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappento
haben
havereadanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youmayrememberdass
thatheoncehadaswan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon'tknowwhich)und
andthatheusedtocallthisswanPooh.Thatwasalong
zeit
timeago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,wetookthenamewithus,aswedidn'tdachten
thinktheswanwouldwantitanymehr
more.Well,whenEdwardBearsaid
dass
thathewouldlikeanexcitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobinsaidatonce,ohne
withoutstoppingtothink,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.Und
Andhewas.So,asIhaveexplained
den
thePoohpart,Iwilljetzt
nowexplaintherestofit.Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
lange
longwithoutgoingtotheZoo.Dort
TherearesomepeoplewhobegintheZooatthebeginning,calledWAYIN,und
andwalkasquicklyastheykönnen
canpasteverycageuntiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,aber
butthenicestpeoplegostraighttotheanimaltheylieben
lovethemost,andstaydort
there.SowhenChristopherRobin
geht
goestotheZoo,hegeht
goestowherethePolarBearsare,und
andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromthegeht
left,anddoorsareunlocked,und
andwewanderthroughdarkpassagesund
andupsteepstairs,untilatlastwekommen
cometothespecialcage,und
andthecageisopened,und
andouttrotssomethingbrownund
andfurry,andwithahappycryof"Oh,Bear!"ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Now
dieses
thisbear'snameisWinnie,whichshowswhatein
agoodnameforbearsitis,aber
butthefunnythingisdass
thatwecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscallednach
afterPooh,orPoohafterWinnie.Wedidknow
einmal
once,butwehaveforgotten....IhadwrittenasfarasthiswhenPigletlookedup
und
andsaidinhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?""MydearPiglet,"Isaid,"the
ganze
wholebookisaboutyou.""SoitisaboutPooh,"hesqueaked.
You
siehst
seewhatitis.Heisjealous
weil
becausehethinksPoohishavingeine
aGrandIntroductionalltohimself.Poohisthefavourite,ofcourse,there's
nicht
nodenyingit,butPigletcomesinforein
agoodmanythingswhichPoohverpasst
misses;becauseyoucan'ttakePoohto
schule
schoolwithouteverybodyknowingit,aber
butPigletissosmallthatheslipsintoeine
apocket,whereitissehr
verycomfortingtofeelhimwenn
whenyouarenotquitesicher
surewhethertwicesevenistwelveortwenty-two.Manchmal
Sometimesheslipsoutandhasagoodblick
lookintheink-pot,andindiese
thiswayhehasgotmehr
moreeducationthanPooh,butPoohdoesn'tmind.Einige
Somehavebrains,andsomehaven't,hesays,und
andthereitis.And
jetzt
nowalltheothersaresaying,"WhataboutUs?"So
vielleicht
perhapsthebestthingtodoistostopwritingIntroductionsund
andgetonwiththebuch
book.CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
Und
ANDSOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGINHier
HereisEdwardBear,comingdownstairsjetzt
now,bump,bump,bump,onder
thebackofhishead,hinter
behindChristopherRobin.Itis,asfarasheknows,
der
theonlywayofcomingdownstairs,aber
butsometimeshefeelsthattherewirklich
reallyisanotherway,ifonlyhekönnte
couldstopbumpingforamoment
momentandthinkofit.Und
Andthenhefeelsthatvielleicht
perhapsthereisn't.Anyhow,hereheisatthebottom,
und
andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.Winnie-the-Pooh.
WhenIfirstheardhisname,Isaid,justasyouaregoingto
sagen
say,"ButIthoughthewasein
aboy?"SodidI,"saidChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan'tcallhimWinnie?"
Idon't."
Aber
Butyousaid——".He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyouknowwhat'ther'means?"
Ah,
ja
yes,nowIdo,"Isaidquickly;und
andIhopeyoudoauch
too,becauseitisalltheexplanationyouaregoingtobekommen
get.SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesa
spiel
gameofsomesortwhenhecomesdownstairs,und
andsometimeshelikestositquietlyinfrontofthefeuer
fireandlistentoageschichte
story.Thisevening——.
Whataboutastory?"
saidChristopherRobin.
Whataboutastory?"
Isaid.
Könntest
CouldyouverysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"IsupposeIcould,"Isaid.
"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Über
Abouthimself.Becausehe'sthat
art
sortofBear."Oh,Isee."
So
könntest
couldyouverysweetly?"I'lltry,"Isaid.
SoI
versucht
tried.Onceuponatime,a
sehr
verylongtimeagonow,etwa
aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Poohlivedinaforestallbyhimselfunter
underthenameofSanders.("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"
fragte
askedChristopherRobin.Itmeanshehadthename
über
overthedooringoldletters,und
andlivedunderit."Winnie-the-Poohwasn't
ganz
quitesure,"saidChristopherRobin.Jetzt
NowIam,"saidagrowlyvoice.ThenI
werde
willgoon,"saidI.)Oneday
als
whenhewasoutwalking,hekam
cametoanopenplaceinder
themiddleoftheforest,und
andinthemiddleofdieses
thisplacewasalargeoak-tree,und
and,fromthetopofder
thetree,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.Winnie-the-Poohsatdownatthefootofthetree,puthis
kopf
headbetweenhispawsandbegantodenken
think.Firstofallhesaidtohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noisemeans
etwas
something.Youdon'tgetabuzzing-noiselike
dass
that,justbuzzingandbuzzing,ohne
withoutitsmeaningsomething.Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,
und
andtheonlyreasonformakingabuzzing-noisedass
thatIknowofisbecauseyou'reabee."Thenhe
dachte
thoughtanotherlongtime,andsaid:"Andthe
einzige
onlyreasonforbeingabeethatIknowofismakinghoney."Und
Andthenhegotup,und
andsaid:"Andtheonly
grund
reasonformakinghoneyissoasIcanessen
eatit."Sohebegantoclimb
den
thetree.Heclimbedandheclimbed
und
andheclimbed,andasheclimbedhesangein
alittlesongtohimself.It
ging
wentlikethis:.Thenheclimbed
ein
alittlefurther...and
ein
alittlefurther...andthen
nur
justalittlefurther.Bythat
zeit
timehehadthoughtofanothersong.Hewasgettingrathertiredby
dieser
thistime,sothatiswhyhesangein
aComplainingSong.Hewasnearly
da
therenow,andifhenur
juststoodonthatbranch...Crack!
Oh,help!"
saidPooh,ashedropped
zehn
tenfeetonthebranchbelowihm
him.IfonlyIhadn't——"
hesaid,ashebouncedtwentyfeetonto
den
thenextbranch.Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
und
andcrashedontoanotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".Ofcourse,itwasrather——"
headmitted,asheslithered
sehr
veryquicklythroughthenextsechs
sixbranches.Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashesaidgood-byetothelastbranch,spunroundthreetimes,
und
andflewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"itallcomesoflikinghonig
honeysomuch.Oh,help!"
Hecrawledoutof
die
thegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnose,und
andbegantothinkagain.Und
Andthefirstpersonhedachte
thoughtofwasChristopherRobin.("Wasthatme?"
saidChristopherRobininanawedvoice,hardlydaringto
glauben
believeit.Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobinsaid
nichts
nothing,buthiseyesgotlargerund
andlarger,andhisfacegotpinkerund
andpinker.)SoWinnie-the-Poohwentroundtohis
freund
friendChristopherRobin,wholivedhinter
behindagreendoorinanotherteil
partoftheforest.Good
morgen
morning,ChristopherRobin,"hesaid.Good
morgen
morning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.Iwonder
ob
ifyou'vegotsuchathingasaballoonaboutyou?"Aballoon?"
Ja
Yes,Ijustsaidtomyselfcomingalong:'Iwonder
ob
ifChristopherRobinhassuchathingasaballoonabouthim?'I
nur
justsaidittomyself,dachte
thinkingofballoons,andwondering."Whatdoyouwantaballoonfor?"
yousaid.
Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundto
sehen
seethatnobodywaslistening,puthispawtohismouth,und
andsaidinadeepwhisper:"Honey!"
Aber
Butyoudon'tgethoneywithballoons!"Ido,"saidPooh.
Nun
Well,itjusthappenedthatyouhadbeentoaparty
partythedaybeforeatder
thehouseofyourfriendPiglet,und
andyouhadballoonsatder
theparty.Youhadhadabiggreenballoon;
und
andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhadabigblueeiner
one,andhadleftitbehind,beingwirklich
reallytooyoungtogotoaparty
partyatall;andsoyouhadbrought
den
thegreenoneandtheblueonehomewithyou.Whichonewouldyoulike?"
you
gefragt
askedPooh.Heputhis
kopf
headbetweenhispawsanddachte
thoughtverycarefully.It'slikethis,"hesaid.
"Whenyougo
nach
afterhoneywithaballoon,die
thegreatthingisnottoletdie
thebeesknowyou'recoming.Now,
wenn
ifyouhaveagreenballoon,theymightdenken
thinkyouwereonlypartofdie
thetree,andnotnoticeyou,und
and,ifyouhaveablueballoon,theymightdenken
thinkyouwereonlypartofdie
thesky,andnotnoticeyou,und
andthequestionis:Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"
you
gefragt
asked.Theymightortheymightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh.
"You
nie
nevercantellwithbees."He
dachte
thoughtforamomentandsaid:"Ishall
versuchen
trytolooklikeasmallblackcloud.That
wird
willdeceivethem."Thenyouhad
besser
betterhavetheblueballoon,"yousaid;und
andsoitwasdecided.Nun
Well,youbothwentoutwithden
theblueballoon,andyoutookyourgunwithyou,nur
justincase,asyoualwaystatet
did,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoasehr
verymuddyplacethatheknewan
of,androlledandrolleduntilhewasschwarz
blackallover;andthen,whentheballoonwasblownupas
groß
bigasbig,andyouund
andPoohwerebothholdingontothestring,youließest
letgosuddenly,andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyupintothesky,und
andstayedthere—levelwiththespitze
topofthetreeandetwa
abouttwentyfeetawayfromit.Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoIlooklike?"
You
siehst aus
looklikeaBearholdingontoein
aballoon,"yousaid.Not,"saidPoohanxiously,"—notlike
eine
asmallblackcloudineine
abluesky?"Notverymuch."
Ah,
nun
well,perhapsfromuphereitlooksdifferent.Und
And,asIsay,younie
nevercantellwithbees."Dort
Therewasnowindtoblowhimnearertothetree,sodort
therehestayed.Hecould
sehen
seethehoney,hecouldsmellden
thehoney,buthecouldn'tganz
quitereachthehoney.Afteralittlewhilehecalleddowntoyou.
ChristopherRobin!"
hesaidinaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
I
glaube
thinkthebeessuspectsomething!"Whatsortofthing?"
Idon'tknow.
Aber
Butsomethingtellsmethatthey'resuspicious!"Vielleicht
Perhapstheythinkthatyou'renach
aftertheirhoney."Itmaybethat.
You
nie
nevercantellwithbees."Therewas
noch eine
anotherlittlesilence,andthenhecalleddowntoyouwieder
again.ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"
I
glaube
thinkso."Iwishyou
würdest
wouldbringitouthere,und
andwalkupanddownwithes
it,andlookupatmeeverynowund
andthen,andsay'Tut-tut,itsieht aus
lookslikerain.'Ithink,
wenn
ifyoudidthat,itwürde
wouldhelpthedeceptionwhichwearepractisingonthesebees."Nun
Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"SillyoldBear!"aber
butyoudidn'tsayitaloudweil
becauseyouweresofondofihn
him,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.Oh,
da
thereyouare!"calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothetree.
"Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
Ihavediscovered
dass
thatthebeesarenowdefinitelySuspicious."ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
yousaid.
Ja
Yes,butwaitamoment.We
müssen
mustbepractical.Theimportantbeetodeceiveis
die
theQueenBee.Canyou
sehen
seewhichistheQueenBeefromunten
downthere?"No."
Apity.
Well,now,
wenn
ifyouwalkupanddownwithyourumbrella,saying,'Tut-tut,itsieht aus
lookslikerain,'Ishalltun
dowhatIcanbysingingalittleCloudSong,suchasacloudmightsing....Go!"
So,
während
whileyouwalkedupanddownund
andwonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohsangdieses
thissong:.Thebeeswere
immer noch
stillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.Einige
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsund
andflewallroundthecloudasitbeganthezweite
secondverseofthissong,und
andonebeesatdownonthenoseofthecloudforamoment
moment,andthengotupwieder
again.Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
Ihave
gerade
justbeenthinking,andIhavecometoasehr
veryimportantdecision.Thesearethewrong
art
sortofbees."Arethey?"
Ganz
Quitethewrongsort.SoI
sollte
shouldthinktheywouldmakedie
thewrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"Würden
Wouldthey?"Yes.
SoI
denke
thinkIshallcomedown."How?"
gefragt
askedyou.Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtaboutthis.
Wenn
Ifheletgoofthestring,hewürde
wouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tliketheideaofthat.Sohe
dachte
thoughtforalongtime,und
andthenhesaid:.ChristopherRobin,youmust
schießen
shoottheballoonwithyourgun.Haveyougotyourgun?"
OfcourseIhave,"yousaid.
"But
wenn
ifIdothat,itwird
willspoiltheballoon,"yousaid.