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INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohave
letto
read
anotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youmay
ricordare
remember
thatheoncehadaswan(or
il
the
swanhadChristopherRobin,Idon't
so
know
which)andthatheusedto
chiamava
call
thisswanPooh.
Thatwasa
molto tempo
long
timeago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,we
preso
took
thenamewithus,aswedidn't
pensavamo
think
theswanwouldwantitany
più
more
.
Well,whenEdwardBear
detto
said
thathewouldlike
un
an
excitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobin
detto
said
atonce,withoutstoppingto
pensare
think
,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.
E
And
hewas.
So,asI
ho
have
explainedthePoohpart,Iwill
ora
now
explaintherestofit.
Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
lungo
long
withoutgoingtotheZoo.
Ci
There
aresomepeoplewhobegintheZooatthebeginning,
chiamato
called
WAYIN,andwalkasquicklyastheycanpast
ogni
every
cageuntiltheygettotheone
chiamato
called
WAYOUT,butthenicest
persone
people
gostraighttotheanimalthey
amano
love
themost,andstay
ci
there
.
SowhenChristopherRobin
va
goes
totheZoo,he
va
goes
towherethePolarBears
sono
are
,andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,
e
and
doorsareunlocked,andwewander
attraverso
through
darkpassagesandupsteepstairs,untilatlastwe
viene
come
tothespecialcage,
e
and
thecageisopened,
e
and
outtrotssomethingbrown
e
and
furry,andwitha
felice
happy
cryof"Oh,Bear!"
ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Ora
Now
thisbear'snameisWinnie,which
mostra
shows
whatagoodnameforbearsit
è
is
,butthefunnythingisthatwecan't
ricordare
remember
whetherWinnieiscalled
dopo
after
Pooh,orPoohafterWinnie.
Wedid
sapevamo
know
once,butwehave
dimenticato
forgotten...
.
Ihadwrittenasfaras
questo
this
whenPigletlookedup
e
and
saidinhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?"
"My
caro
dear
Piglet,"Isaid,"thewhole
libro
book
isaboutyou."
"SoitisaboutPooh,"hesqueaked.
You
vedi
see
whatitis.
Heisjealousbecausehe
pensa
thinks
PoohishavingaGrandIntroductionalltohimself.
Poohis
il
the
favourite,ofcourse,there's
non
no
denyingit,butPiglet
viene
comes
inforagood
molte
many
thingswhichPoohmisses;
perché
because
youcan'ttakePoohto
scuola
school
withouteverybodyknowingit,
ma
but
Pigletissosmall
che
that
heslipsintoapocket,
dove
where
itisverycomfortingtofeelhim
quando
when
youarenotquite
sicuro
sure
whethertwicesevenistwelve
o
or
twenty-two.
Sometimesheslips
fuori
out
andhasagood
sguardo
look
intheink-pot,andin
questo
this
wayhehasgot
più
more
educationthanPooh,butPoohdoesn'tmind.
Alcuni
Some
havebrains,andsomehaven't,he
dice
says
,andthereitis.
E
And
nowalltheothersare
dicono
saying
,"WhataboutUs?"
So
forse
perhaps
thebestthingto
fare
do
istostopwritingIntroductions
e
and
getonwiththe
libro
book
.
CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
E
AND
SOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGIN
HereisEdwardBear,comingdownstairsnow,bump,bump,bump,on
le
the
backofhishead,
dietro
behind
ChristopherRobin.
Itis,asfarashe
sa
knows
,theonlywayofcomingdownstairs,
ma
but
sometimeshefeelsthatthere
davvero
really
isanotherway,if
solo
only
hecouldstopbumpingfor
un
a
momentandthinkofit.
E
And
thenhefeelsthat
forse
perhaps
thereisn't.
Anyhow,hereheisatthebottom,and
pronto
ready
tobeintroducedtoyou.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
Quando
When
Ifirstheardhis
nome
name
,Isaid,justasyouaregoingto
dire
say
,"ButIthoughthewas
un
a
boy?"
SodidI,"
disse
said
ChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan'tcallhimWinnie?"
Idon't."
Ma
But
yousaid——".
He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
sai
know
what'ther'means?"
Ah,
yes
,nowIdo,"I
dissi
said
quickly;
andIhopeyou
facciate
do
too,becauseitisalltheexplanationyouaregoingtoget.
A volte
Sometimes
Winnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesort
quando
when
hecomesdownstairs,and
a volte
sometimes
helikestositquietlyin
davanti
front
ofthefireand
ascoltare
listen
toastory.
Thisevening——.
Whatabout
una
a
story?"
saidChristopherRobin.
Whatabout
una
a
story?"
Isaid.
CouldyouverysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"
IsupposeIcould,"I
dissi
said
.
"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Abouthimself.
Becausehe'sthat
tipo
sort
ofBear."
Oh,Isee."
Socouldyouverysweetly?"
I'lltry,"I
dissi
said
.
SoItried.
Onceupon
una
a
time,averylongtime
fa
ago
now,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Pooh
viveva
lived
inaforestallbyhimself
sotto
under
thenameofSanders.
("Whatdoes'under
il
the
name'mean?"
askedChristopherRobin.
It
significa
means
hehadthename
sopra
over
thedooringoldletters,
e
and
livedunderit."
Winnie-the-Poohwasn'tquitesure,"
detto
said
ChristopherRobin.
NowIam,"
disse
said
agrowlyvoice.
ThenIwill
andrò
go
on,"saidI.)
One
giorno
day
whenhewasoutwalking,he
venne
came
toanopenplaceinthemiddleoftheforest,
e
and
inthemiddleof
questo
this
placewasalargeoak-tree,
e
and
,fromthetopofthetree,there
venne
came
aloudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Pooh
sedette
sat
downatthefootofthetree,
mise
put
hisheadbetweenhispaws
e
and
begantothink.
Firstof
tutto
all
hesaidtohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noise
significa
means
something.
Youdon'tget
un
a
buzzing-noiselikethat,justbuzzing
e
and
buzzing,withoutitsmeaning
qualcosa
something
.
Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smaking
un
a
buzzing-noise,andtheonly
ragione
reason
formakingabuzzing-noise
che
that
Iknowofis
perché
because
you'reabee."
Thenhe
pensato
thought
anotherlongtime,and
detto
said
:
"Andtheonlyreasonforbeing
un
a
beethatIknowofis
fare
making
honey."
Andthenhegotup,
e
and
said:
"Andtheonly
ragione
reason
formakinghoneyissoasIcaneatit."
Sohebegantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
e
and
heclimbedandheclimbed,
e
and
asheclimbedhesang
una
a
littlesongtohimself.
Itwentlikethis:.
Thenheclimbed
un
a
littlefurther...
and
un
a
littlefurther...
andthen
solo
just
alittlefurther.
Bythat
tempo
time
hehadthoughtofanothersong.
Hewasgettingrathertiredby
questo
this
time,sothatiswhyhesang
una
a
ComplainingSong.
Hewasnearlytherenow,
e
and
ifhejuststoodonthatbranch...
Crack!
Oh,help!"
disse
said
Pooh,ashedropped
dieci
ten
feetonthebranchbelowhim.
Se
If
onlyIhadn't——"
he
detto
said
,ashebouncedtwentyfeetontothenextbranch.
You
vedi
see
,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,ashe
girava
turned
head-over-heels,andcrashedontoanotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".
Ofcourse,itwasrather——"
headmitted,asheslitheredveryquickly
attraverso
through
thenextsixbranches.
It
tutto
all
comes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashe
detto
said
good-byetothelastbranch,spunround
tre
three
times,andflewgracefullyinto
un
a
gorse-bush,"itallcomesofliking
miele
honey
somuch.
Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
fuori
out
ofthegorse-bush,brushed
le
the
pricklesfromhisnose,
e
and
begantothinkagain.
E
And
thefirstpersonhe
pensato
thought
ofwasChristopherRobin.
("Wasthatme?"
detto
said
ChristopherRobininanawedvoice,hardlydaringtobelieveit.
Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
detto
said
nothing,buthiseyesgotlarger
e
and
larger,andhisfacegotpinker
e
and
pinker.)
SoWinnie-the-Poohwentroundtohis
amico
friend
ChristopherRobin,wholived
dietro
behind
agreendoorinanother
parte
part
oftheforest.
Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
detto
said
.
Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
Iwonder
se
if
you'vegotsucha
cosa
thing
asaballoonaboutyou?"
Un
A
balloon?"
Yes,Ijust
detto
said
tomyselfcomingalong:
'Iwonder
se
if
ChristopherRobinhassucha
cosa
thing
asaballoonabouthim?'
I
solo
just
saidittomyself,
pensando
thinking
ofballoons,andwondering."
Whatdoyouwant
un
a
balloonfor?"
yousaid.
Winnie-the-Pooh
guardò
looked
roundtoseethat
nessuno
nobody
waslistening,puthispawtohismouth,
e
and
saidinadeepwhisper:
"Honey!"
Ma
But
youdon'tgethoneywithballoons!"
Ido,"
disse
said
Pooh.
Well,itjust
successo
happened
thatyouhadbeento
una
a
partythedaybeforeat
il
the
houseofyourfriendPiglet,
e
and
youhadballoonsat
il
the
party.
Youhadhad
un
a
biggreenballoon;
andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhada
grande
big
blueone,andhad
lasciato
left
itbehind,beingreallytoo
giovane
young
togotoa
festa
party
atall;
andsoyou
avevi
had
broughtthegreenone
e
and
theblueonehomewithyou.
Quale
Which
onewouldyoulike?"
you
chiesto
asked
Pooh.
Heputhis
testa
head
betweenhispawsand
pensato
thought
verycarefully.
It'slikethis,"he
detto
said
.
"Whenyougoafter
miele
honey
withaballoon,thegreat
cosa
thing
isnottolet
la
the
beesknowyou'recoming.
Ora
Now
,ifyouhaveagreenballoon,they
potrebbero
might
thinkyouwereonly
parte
part
ofthetree,andnotnoticeyou,
e
and
,ifyouhaveablueballoon,they
potrebbero
might
thinkyouwereonly
parte
part
ofthesky,andnotnoticeyou,
e
and
thequestionis:
Whichis
più
most
likely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneath
il
the
balloon?"
youasked.
They
potrebbero
might
ortheymightnot,"
disse
said
Winnie-the-Pooh.
"Younevercantellwithbees."
He
pensò
thought
foramomentand
disse
said
:
"Ishalltrytolook
come
like
asmallblackcloud.
Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyouhad
meglio
better
havetheblueballoon,"you
detto
said
;
andsoitwasdecided.
Well,you
entrambi
both
wentoutwiththeblueballoon,
e
and
youtookyourgunwithyou,
solo
just
incase,asyou
sempre
always
did,andWinnie-the-Poohwentto
un
a
verymuddyplacethatheknewof,
e
and
rolledandrolleduntilhewas
nero
black
allover;
andthen,
quando
when
theballoonwasblownupas
grande
big
asbig,andyou
e
and
Poohwerebothholdingonto
il
the
string,youletgosuddenly,
e
and
PoohBearfloatedgracefullyupinto
il
the
sky,andstayedthere—levelwith
il
the
topofthetree
e
and
abouttwentyfeetawayfrom
esso
it
.
Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoIlooklike?"
Youlooklike
un
a
Bearholdingonto
un
a
balloon,"yousaid.
Not,"
disse
said
Poohanxiously,"—notlikeasmallblackcloudinabluesky?"
Notverymuch."
Ah,well,
forse
perhaps
fromuphereitlooks
diverso
different
.
And,asIsay,younevercan
dico
tell
withbees."
Therewas
non
no
windtoblowhimnearertothetree,sotherehestayed.
Hecould
vedere
see
thehoney,hecouldsmell
il
the
honey,buthecouldn'tquitereach
il
the
honey.
Afteralittlewhilehe
chiamato
called
downtoyou.
ChristopherRobin!"
he
disse
said
inaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
Ithink
le
the
beessuspectsomething!"
What
tipo
sort
ofthing?"
Idon't
so
know
.
Butsomethingtellsme
che
that
they'resuspicious!"
Perhapsthey
pensano
think
thatyou'reaftertheirhoney."
Itmaybethat.
Younevercantellwithbees."
Therewasanother
piccolo
little
silence,andthenhe
chiamato
called
downtoyouagain.
ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Hai
Have
youanumbrellainyourhouse?"
Ithinkso."
Iwishyou
vorrei
would
bringitouthere,
e
and
walkupanddown
di
with
it,andlookupatmeeverynow
e
and
then,andsay'Tut-tut,it
guardassi
looks
likerain.'
Ithink,
se
if
youdidthat,itwould
aiuterebbe
help
thedeceptionwhichwearepractisingonthesebees."
Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"Silly
vecchio
old
Bear!"
butyoudidn't
detto
say
italoudbecauseyouweresofondofhim,
e
and
youwenthomeforyourumbrella.
Oh,thereyouare!"
chiamato
called
downWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothetree.
"Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
I
ho
have
discoveredthatthebeesare
ora
now
definitelySuspicious."
ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
you
detto
said
.
Yes,butwaitamoment.
We
dobbiamo
must
bepractical.
TheimportantbeetodeceiveistheQueenBee.
Canyou
vedere
see
whichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
Apity.
Well,
ora
now
,ifyouwalkup
e
and
downwithyourumbrella,
dicendo
saying
,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishall
farò
do
whatIcanbysinging
una
a
littleCloudSong,suchas
una
a
cloudmightsing....
Go!"
So,
mentre
while
youwalkedupand
giù
down
andwonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohsang
questa
this
song:.
Thebeeswerestillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Alcuni
Some
ofthem,indeed,lefttheirnests
e
and
flewallroundthecloudasitbeganthesecondverseof
questa
this
song,andonebee
sedette
sat
downonthenoseofthecloudfora
momento
moment
,andthengotup
di nuovo
again
.
Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
I
ho
have
justbeenthinking,andI
ho
have
cometoavery
importante
important
decision.
Thesearethe
sbagliato
wrong
sortofbees."
Arethey?"
Quitethe
sbagliato
wrong
sort.
SoIshould
pensare
think
theywouldmakethe
sbagliato
wrong
sortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"
Wouldthey?"
Yes
.
SoIthinkIshallcomedown."
How?"
chiesto
asked
you.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtaboutthis.
Se
If
heletgoof
la
the
string,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tlike
la
the
ideaofthat.
Sohe
pensò
thought
foralongtime,
e
and
thenhesaid:.
ChristopherRobin,you
devi
must
shoottheballoonwithyour
pistola
gun
.
Haveyougotyourgun?"
OfcourseIhave,"you
detto
said
.
"ButifIdothat,itwillspoil
il
the
balloon,"yousaid.