INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohavereadanother
किताब
bookaboutChristopherRobin,youmayयाद
rememberthatheoncehadएक
aswan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon'tपता
knowwhich)andthatheusedtocallइस
thisswanPooh.Thatwasalong
समय
timeago,andwhenweकहा
saidgood-bye,wetooktheनाम
namewithus,aswedidn'tलगता
thinktheswanwouldwantitanymore.Well,
जब
whenEdwardBearsaidthathewouldlikeएक
anexcitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobinकहा
saidatonce,withoutstoppingtoसोचे
think,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.और
Andhewas.So,asI
है
haveexplainedthePoohpart,Iwillअब
nowexplaintherestofit.Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
लंबे समय
longwithoutgoingtotheZoo.Therearesomepeople
जो
whobegintheZooatthebeginning,calledWAYIN,और
andwalkasquicklyastheycanpastहर
everycageuntiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,लेकिन
butthenicestpeoplegostraighttotheanimaltheyप्यार
lovethemost,andstaythere.So
जब
whenChristopherRobingoestotheZoo,hegoestoजहां
wherethePolarBearsare,और
andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,और
anddoorsareunlocked,andwewanderthroughdarkpassagesऔर
andupsteepstairs,untilatlastweआते
cometothespecialcage,और
andthecageisopened,और
andouttrotssomethingbrownऔर
andfurry,andwithahappycryof"Oh,Bear!"ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
अब
Nowthisbear'snameisWinnie,whichshowswhataअच्छा
goodnameforbearsitis,लेकिन
butthefunnythingisthatwecan'tयाद
rememberwhetherWinnieiscalledafterPooh,या
orPoohafterWinnie.Wedid
पता
knowonce,butwehaveभूल
forgotten....Ihadwrittenasfarasthis
जब
whenPigletlookedupandकहा
saidinhissqueakyvoice,"Whatबारे
aboutMe?""MydearPiglet,"I
कहा
said,"thewholebookisबारे
aboutyou.""Soitis
बारे
aboutPooh,"hesqueaked.You
देखते
seewhatitis.Heisjealous
क्योंकि
becausehethinksPoohishavingएक
aGrandIntroductionalltohimself.Poohisthefavourite,ofcourse,there's
नहीं
nodenyingit,butPigletcomesinforagoodकई
manythingswhichPoohmisses;क्योंकि
becauseyoucan'ttakePoohtoस्कूल
schoolwithouteverybodyknowingit,लेकिन
butPigletissosmallthatheslipsintoapocket,जहां
whereitisverycomfortingtoमहसूस
feelhimwhenyouarenotquiteयकीन
surewhethertwicesevenistwelveया
ortwenty-two.Sometimesheslips
बाहर
outandhasagoodlookinको
theink-pot,andinthisतरह
wayhehasgotmoreeducationसे
thanPooh,butPoohdoesn'tmind.कुछ
Somehavebrains,andsomehaven't,hesays,और
andthereitis.And
अब
nowalltheothersaresaying,"Whatबारे
aboutUs?"Soperhapsthebest
बात
thingtodoistoबंद
stopwritingIntroductionsandgetonसाथ
withthebook.CHAPTERI
IN
जिसमें
WHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOHऔर
ANDSOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGINयहाँ
HereisEdwardBear,comingdownstairsअब
now,bump,bump,bump,onthebackofhisसिर
head,behindChristopherRobin.It
है
is,asfarasheknows,theकेवल
onlywayofcomingdownstairs,लेकिन
butsometimeshefeelsthatthereवास्तव
reallyisanotherway,ifकेवल
onlyhecouldstopbumpingforएक
amomentandthinkofयह
it.Andthenhefeels
कि
thatperhapsthereisn't.Anyhow,
यहाँ
hereheisatthebottom,और
andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.Winnie-the-Pooh.
जब
WhenIfirstheardhisनाम
name,Isaid,justasyouaregoingtoकहा
say,"ButIthoughthewasएक
aboy?"SodidI,"
कहा
saidChristopherRobin.Thenyoucan'tcallhimWinnie?"
Idon't."
लेकिन
Butyousaid——".He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
जानते
knowwhat'ther'means?"Ah,yes,
अब
nowIdo,"Isaidquickly;और
andIhopeyoudoभी
too,becauseitisalltheexplanationyouareजा
goingtoget.SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesa
खेल
gameofsomesortwhenhecomesdownstairs,और
andsometimeshelikestositquietlyinसामने
frontofthefireandlistentoaकहानी
story.Thisevening——.
Whatabout
एक
astory?"saidChristopherRobin.
What
बारे
aboutastory?"Isaid.
Couldyou
बहुत
verysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"IsupposeIcould,"I
कहा
said."Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
बारे
Abouthimself.Becausehe'sthat
तरह
sortofBear."Oh,Isee."
Socouldyou
बहुत
verysweetly?"I'lltry,"Isaid.
SoItried.
Onceupon
एक
atime,averylongtimeपहले
agonow,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Poohlivedinएक
aforestallbyhimselfundertheनाम
nameofSanders.("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"
askedChristopherRobin.
Itmeanshehadthe
नाम
nameoverthedooringoldletters,और
andlivedunderit."Winnie-the-Poohwasn'tquitesure,"saidChristopherRobin.
अब
NowIam,"saidagrowlyvoice.ThenI
होगा
willgoon,"saidI.)One
दिन
daywhenhewasoutwalking,hecametoanopenजगह
placeinthemiddleoftheforest,और
andinthemiddleofइस
thisplacewasalargeoak-tree,और
and,fromthetopofthetree,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.Winnie-the-Poohsat
नीचे
downatthefootofthetree,रख दिया
puthisheadbetweenhispawsऔर
andbegantothink.Firstofallhe
कहा
saidtohimself:"Thatbuzzing-noisemeans
कुछ
something.Youdon'tgetabuzzing-noise
तरह
likethat,justbuzzingandbuzzing,बिना
withoutitsmeaningsomething.Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,
और
andtheonlyreasonformakingabuzzing-noiseकि
thatIknowofisbecauseyou'reabee."Thenhe
सोचा
thoughtanotherlongtime,andकहा
said:"Andtheonlyreasonforbeingabee
जो
thatIknowofismakinghoney."और
Andthenhegotup,और
andsaid:"Andtheonly
कारण
reasonformakinghoneyissoasIसकता
caneatit."Sohebegantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
और
andheclimbedandheclimbed,और
andasheclimbedhesangएक
alittlesongtohimself.Itwent
तरह
likethis:.Thenheclimbeda
थोड़ा
littlefurther...anda
थोड़ा
littlefurther...andthen
बस
justalittlefurther.By
उस
thattimehehadthoughtofanotherगीत
song.Hewasgettingrathertiredby
इस
thistime,sothatiswhyhesangएक
aComplainingSong.Hewasnearly
वहाँ
therenow,andifheसिर्फ
juststoodonthatbranch...Crack!
Oh,help!"
कहा
saidPooh,ashedroppedदस
tenfeetonthebranchbelowउसके
him.IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
कहा
said,ashebouncedtwentyfeetontotheअगले
nextbranch.Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
और
andcrashedontoanotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".Ofcourse,itwasrather——"
headmitted,asheslithered
बहुत
veryquicklythroughthenextछह
sixbranches.Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashe
कहा
saidgood-byetothelastbranch,spunroundतीन
threetimes,andflewgracefullyintoएक
agorse-bush,"itallcomesoflikingशहद
honeysomuch.Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
बाहर
outofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnose,और
andbegantothinkagain.और
Andthefirstpersonheसोचा
thoughtofwasChristopherRobin.("Wasthatme?"
कहा
saidChristopherRobininanawedvoice,hardlydaringtoविश्वास
believeit.Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
कहा
saidnothing,buthiseyesgotlargerऔर
andlarger,andhisfacegotpinkerऔर
andpinker.)SoWinnie-the-Poohwentroundtohis
मित्र
friendChristopherRobin,wholivedपीछे
behindagreendoorinanotherpartoftheforest.Good
सुप्रभात
morning,ChristopherRobin,"hesaid.Good
सुप्रभात
morning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.Iwonder
अगर
ifyou'vegotsuchaबात
thingasaballoonaboutyou?"एक
Aballoon?"Yes,Ijust
कहा
saidtomyselfcomingalong:'Iwonder
अगर
ifChristopherRobinhassuchएक
athingasaballoonबारे
abouthim?'Ijustsaidittomyself,
सोचते
thinkingofballoons,andwondering."Whatdoyou
चाहते
wantaballoonfor?"yousaid.
Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundtosee
कि
thatnobodywaslistening,puthispawtohismouth,और
andsaidinadeepwhisper:"Honey!"
लेकिन
Butyoudon'tgethoneyसाथ
withballoons!"Ido,"saidPooh.
Well,it
सिर्फ
justhappenedthatyouhadbeentoएक
apartythedaybeforeattheघर
houseofyourfriendPiglet,और
andyouhadballoonsattheपार्टी
party.Youhadhada
बड़ा
biggreenballoon;andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhada
बड़ा
bigblueone,andhadleftitपीछे
behind,beingreallytooyoungtogotoaपार्टी
partyatall;andsoyouhadbroughtthegreenone
और
andtheblueonehomeसाथ
withyou.Whichonewouldyoulike?"
youaskedPooh.
He
रखा
puthisheadbetweenhispawsऔर
andthoughtverycarefully.It's
तरह
likethis,"hesaid."Whenyougo
बाद
afterhoneywithaballoon,theमहान
greatthingisnottoletthebeesपता
knowyou'recoming.Now,ifyouhave
एक
agreenballoon,theymightसोच
thinkyouwereonlypartofthetree,और
andnotnoticeyou,and,यदि
ifyouhaveablueballoon,theymightसोच
thinkyouwereonlypartofthesky,और
andnotnoticeyou,andtheसवाल
questionis:Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"
youasked.
Theymight
या
ortheymightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh."Younevercan
बता
tellwithbees."Hethoughtfor
एक
amomentandsaid:"Ishall
कोशिश
trytolooklikeaछोटे
smallblackcloud.Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyouhad
बेहतर
betterhavetheblueballoon,"youकहा
said;andsoitwasdecided.
Well,you
दोनों
bothwentoutwiththeblueballoon,और
andyoutookyourgunसाथ
withyou,justincase,asyouहमेशा
alwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoएक
averymuddyplacethatheknewके
of,androlledandrolledतक
untilhewasblackallover;और
andthen,whentheballoonwasblownऊपर
upasbigasbig,और
andyouandPoohwereदोनों
bothholdingontothestring,youletgosuddenly,और
andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyऊपर
upintothesky,andstayedthere—levelसाथ
withthetopofthetreeऔर
andabouttwentyfeetawayfromit.Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Pooh
नीचे
downtoyou."WhatdoIlooklike?"
You
दिखते
looklikeaBearholdingontoएक
aballoon,"yousaid.Not,"
कहा
saidPoohanxiously,"—notlikeएक
asmallblackcloudinएक
abluesky?"Notverymuch."
Ah,well,
शायद
perhapsfromuphereitlooksअलग
different.And,asIsay,younevercan
बता
tellwithbees."Therewasnowindtoblowhimnearertothetree,sotherehestayed.
Hecouldseethe
शहद
honey,hecouldsmelltheशहद
honey,buthecouldn'tquitereachtheशहद
honey.Afteralittlewhilehecalled
नीचे
downtoyou.ChristopherRobin!"
hesaidinaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
Ithink
को
thebeessuspectsomething!"What
तरह
sortofthing?"Idon't
पता
know.Butsomethingtellsme
कि
thatthey'resuspicious!"Perhapsthey
सोचते
thinkthatyou'reaftertheirhoney."Itmaybe
कि
that.Younevercantell
साथ
withbees."Therewasanother
छोटी सी
littlesilence,andthenhecalleddowntoyouफिर
again.ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Haveyou
एक
anumbrellainyourhouse?"I
लगता
thinkso."Iwishyouwouldbringitout
यहाँ
here,andwalkupandनीचे
downwithit,andlookऊपर
upatmeeverynowऔर
andthen,andsay'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain.'I
लगता
think,ifyoudidthat,itwouldमदद
helpthedeceptionwhichwearepractisingonइन
thesebees."Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"Silly
बूढ़े
oldBear!"butyoudidn't
कहा
sayitaloudbecauseyouweresofondofhim,और
andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.Oh,
वहाँ
thereyouare!"calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougot
वापस
backtothetree."Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
I
है
havediscoveredthatthebeesareअब
nowdefinitelySuspicious."ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
yousaid.
Yes,
लेकिन
butwaitamoment.Wemustbepractical.
The
महत्वपूर्ण
importantbeetodeceiveistheQueenBee.CanyouseewhichistheQueenBeefrom
नीचे
downthere?"No."
Apity.
Well,
अब
now,ifyouwalkupandनीचे
downwithyourumbrella,saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishallकर
dowhatIcanbysingingएक
alittleCloudSong,suchasएक
acloudmightsing....Go!"
So,whileyouwalked
ऊपर
upanddownandwonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohsangthisगीत
song:.Thebeeswerestillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
कुछ
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsऔर
andflewallroundthecloudasitbegantheदूसरा
secondverseofthissong,और
andonebeesatdownonthenoseofthecloudforaपल
moment,andthengotupफिर
again.Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
I
है
havejustbeenthinking,andIहै
havecometoaveryमहत्वपूर्ण
importantdecision.Thesearethe
गलत
wrongsortofbees."Arethey?"
Quitethe
गलत
wrongsort.SoIshould
लगता
thinktheywouldmaketheगलत
wrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"Wouldthey?"
Yes.
SoI
लगता
thinkIshallcomedown."How?"
askedyou.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn't
सोचा
thoughtaboutthis.Ifhelet
जाता
goofthestring,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tपसंद
liketheideaofthat.Sohe
सोचा
thoughtforalongtime,और
andthenhesaid:.ChristopherRobin,you
चाहिए
mustshoottheballoonwithyourबंदूक
gun.Haveyougotyourgun?"
OfcourseIhave,"yousaid.
"But
अगर
ifIdothat,itwillspoilको
theballoon,"yousaid.