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
longwithoutgoingtotheचिड़ियाघर
Zoo.Therearesomepeople
जो
whobegintheZooatthebeginning,calledWAYIN,और
andwalkasquicklyastheycanpastहर
everycageuntiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,लेकिन
butthenicestpeoplegoसीधे
straighttotheanimaltheyप्यार
lovethemost,andstaythere.So
जब
whenChristopherRobingoestotheचिड़ियाघर
Zoo,hegoestowheretheध्रुवीय
PolarBearsare,andhewhispersकुछ
somethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,और
anddoorsareunlocked,andwewanderthroughअंधेरे
darkpassagesandupsteepसीढ़ियों
stairs,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.Heis
ईर्ष्या
jealousbecausehethinksPoohishavingएक
aGrandIntroductionalltohimself.Poohisthe
पसंदीदा
favourite,ofcourse,there'snodenyingit,लेकिन
butPigletcomesinforagoodकई
manythingswhichPoohmisses;क्योंकि
becauseyoucan'ttakePoohtoस्कूल
schoolwithouteverybodyknowingit,लेकिन
butPigletissosmallthatheslipsintoaजेब
pocket,whereitisveryआरामदायक
comfortingtofeelhimwhenyouarenotquiteयकीन
surewhethertwicesevenistwelveया
ortwenty-two.Sometimesheslips
बाहर
outandhasagoodlookinको
theink-pot,andinthisतरह
wayhehasgotmoreशिक्षा
educationthanPooh,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,ANDTHESTORIESशुरू
BEGINHereisEdwardBear,coming
नीचे
downstairsnow,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
hereheisattheनीचे
bottom,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,"Isaidजल्दी
quickly;andIhopeyou
करेंगे
dotoo,becauseitisसब
alltheexplanationyouareजा
goingtoget.SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesa
खेल
gameofsomesortwhenhecomesनीचे
downstairs,andsometimeshelikestositचुपचाप
quietlyinfrontoftheआग
fireandlistentoaकहानी
story.Thisevening——.
Whatabout
एक
astory?"saidChristopherRobin.
What
बारे
aboutastory?"Isaid.
Couldyou
बहुत
verysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"I
लगता
supposeIcould,"Isaid."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
nameoverthedoorinसोने
goldletters,andlivedunderit."Winnie-the-Poohwasn'tquitesure,"saidChristopherRobin.
अब
NowIam,"saidagrowlyआवाज
voice.ThenIwillgoon,"said
मैं
I.)Onedaywhenhewas
बाहर
outwalking,hecametoanopenजगह
placeinthemiddleoftheजंगल
forest,andinthemiddleofइस
thisplacewasalargeoak-tree,और
and,fromthetopoftheपेड़
tree,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.Winnie-the-Poohsat
नीचे
downatthefootoftheपेड़
tree,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:"Andtheonlyreasonforbeinga
मधुमक्खी
beethatIknowofismakinghoney."और
Andthenhegotup,और
andsaid:"Andtheonly
कारण
reasonformakinghoneyissoasIसकता
caneatit."Sohebeganto
चढ़ने
climbthetree.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.Hewas
लगभग
nearlytherenow,andifheसिर्फ
juststoodonthatbranch...क्रैक
Crack!Oh,help!"
saidPooh,ashedropped
दस
tenfeetonthebranchनीचे
belowhim.IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
कहा
said,ashebouncedtwentyfeetontotheअगले
nextbranch.Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
और
andcrashedontoanotherशाखा
branchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".Ofcourse,itwasrather——"
headmitted,asheslithered
बहुत
veryquicklythroughthenextछह
sixbranches.Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashe
कहा
saidgood-byetothelastशाखा
branch,spunroundthreetimes,और
andflewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"itसब
allcomesoflikinghoneysoइतना
much.Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
बाहर
outofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisनाक
nose,andbegantothinkफिर
again.Andthefirstpersonhe
सोचा
thoughtofwasChristopherRobin.("Wasthatme?"
कहा
saidChristopherRobininanawedआवाज
voice,hardlydaringtobelieveइसे
it.Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
कहा
saidnothing,buthiseyesgotlargerऔर
andlarger,andhisfacegotpinkerऔर
andpinker.)SoWinnie-the-Poohwentroundtohis
मित्र
friendChristopherRobin,wholivedपीछे
behindagreendoorinanotherpartoftheजंगल
forest.Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
कहा
said.Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
I
आश्चर्य
wonderifyou'vegotsuchएक
athingasaballoonबारे
aboutyou?"Aballoon?"
Yes,I
सिर्फ
justsaidtomyselfcomingसाथ
along:'IwonderifChristopherRobinhassuch
एक
athingasaballoonबारे
abouthim?'Ijustsaidittomyself,
सोचते
thinkingofballoons,andwondering."Whatdoyou
चाहते
wantaballoonfor?"yousaid.
Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundtosee
कि
thatnobodywaslistening,puthisपंजा
pawtohismouth,andकहा
saidinadeepwhisper:"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
thinkyouwereonlypartoftheपेड़
tree,andnotnoticeyou,और
and,ifyouhaveablueगुब्बारा
balloon,theymightthinkyouwereकेवल
onlypartofthesky,और
andnotnoticeyou,andtheसवाल
questionis:Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyou
नीचे
underneaththeballoon?"youasked.
Theymight
या
ortheymightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh."Younevercan
बता
tellwithbees."Hethoughtfor
एक
amomentandsaid:"Ishall
कोशिश
trytolooklikeaछोटे
smallblackcloud.Thatwill
धोखा
deceivethem."Thenyouhad
बेहतर
betterhavetheblueballoon,"youकहा
said;andsoitwasdecided.
Well,you
दोनों
bothwentoutwiththeनीले
blueballoon,andyoutookyourबंदूक
gunwithyou,justinमामले
case,asyoualwaysdid,और
andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoaबहुत
verymuddyplacethatheknewके
of,androlledandrolledतक
untilhewasblackallover;और
andthen,whentheballoonwasblownऊपर
upasbigasbig,और
andyouandPoohwereदोनों
bothholdingontotheस्ट्रिंग
string,youletgosuddenly,और
andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyऊपर
upintothesky,andstayedthere—levelसाथ
withthetopoftheपेड़
treeandabouttwentyfeetawayfromit.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."Therewasno
हवा
windtoblowhimnearertotheपेड़
tree,sotherehestayed.Hecouldseethe
शहद
honey,hecouldsmelltheशहद
honey,buthecouldn'tquitereachtheशहद
honey.Afteralittlewhilehecalled
नीचे
downtoyou.ChristopherRobin!"
hesaidina
जोर
loudwhisper.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
andyouwenthomeforyourछतरी
umbrella.Oh,thereyouare!"
called
नीचे
downWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotवापस
backtothetree."Iwasbeginningtoget
चिंतित
anxious.Ihavediscoveredthatthebeesare
अब
nowdefinitelySuspicious."ShallIputmy
छतरी
umbrellaup?"yousaid.
Yes,
लेकिन
butwaitamoment.Wemustbe
व्यावहारिक
practical.Theimportantbeetodeceiveisthe
रानी
QueenBee.Canyouseewhichisthe
रानी
QueenBeefromdownthere?"No."
A
अफ़सोस
pity.Well,now,ifyou
चलते
walkupanddownwithyourछतरी
umbrella,saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishallकर
dowhatIcanbysingingएक
alittleCloudSong,suchasएक
acloudmightsing....Go!"
So,whileyouwalked
ऊपर
upanddownandwonderedifitwouldबारिश
rain,Winnie-the-Poohsangthissong:.Thebeeswere
अभी भी
stillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.कुछ
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsऔर
andflewallroundtheबादल
cloudasitbegantheदूसरा
secondverseofthissong,और
andonebeesatdownontheनाक
noseofthecloudforaपल
moment,andthengotupफिर
again.Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthe
बादल
cloud.Yes?"
Ihavejustbeenthinking,
और
andIhavecometoएक
averyimportantdecision.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,itwillखराब
spoiltheballoon,"yousaid.