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Winnie-the-Pooh | Progressive Translation Books for Italian A1 Learners

Winnie-the-Pooh | Progressive Translation Books for Italian A1 Learners

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INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohave
letto
readanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youmay
ricordare
rememberthatheoncehadaswan(or
il
theswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon't
so
knowwhich)andthatheusedto
chiamava
callthisswanPooh.
Thatwasa
molto tempo
longtimeago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,we
preso
tookthenamewithus,aswedidn't
pensavamo
thinktheswanwouldwantitany
più
more.
Well,whenEdwardBear
detto
saidthathewouldlike
un
anexcitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobin
detto
saidatonce,withoutstoppingto
pensare
think,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.
E
Andhewas.
So,asI
ho
haveexplainedthePoohpart,Iwill
ora
nowexplaintherestofit.
Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
lungo
longwithoutgoingtotheZoo.
Ci
TherearesomepeoplewhobegintheZooatthebeginning,
chiamato
calledWAYIN,andwalkasquicklyastheycanpast
ogni
everycageuntiltheygettotheone
chiamato
calledWAYOUT,butthenicest
persone
peoplegostraighttotheanimalthey
amano
lovethemost,andstay
ci
there.
SowhenChristopherRobin
va
goestotheZoo,he
va
goestowherethePolarBears
sono
are,andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,
e
anddoorsareunlocked,andwewander
attraverso
throughdarkpassagesandupsteepstairs,untilatlastwe
viene
cometothespecialcage,
e
andthecageisopened,
e
andouttrotssomethingbrown
e
andfurry,andwitha
felice
happycryof"Oh,Bear!"
ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Ora
Nowthisbear'snameisWinnie,which
mostra
showswhatagoodnameforbearsit
è
is,butthefunnythingisthatwecan't
ricordare
rememberwhetherWinnieiscalled
dopo
afterPooh,orPoohafterWinnie.
Wedid
sapevamo
knowonce,butwehave
dimenticato
forgotten....
Ihadwrittenasfaras
questo
thiswhenPigletlookedup
e
andsaidinhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?"
"My
caro
dearPiglet,"Isaid,"thewhole
libro
bookisaboutyou."
"SoitisaboutPooh,"hesqueaked.
You
vedi
seewhatitis.
Heisjealousbecausehe
pensa
thinksPoohishavingaGrandIntroductionalltohimself.
Poohis
il
thefavourite,ofcourse,there's
non
nodenyingit,butPiglet
viene
comesinforagood
molte
manythingswhichPoohmisses;
perché
becauseyoucan'ttakePoohto
scuola
schoolwithouteverybodyknowingit,
ma
butPigletissosmall
che
thatheslipsintoapocket,
dove
whereitisverycomfortingtofeelhim
quando
whenyouarenotquite
sicuro
surewhethertwicesevenistwelve
o
ortwenty-two.
Sometimesheslips
fuori
outandhasagood
sguardo
lookintheink-pot,andin
questo
thiswayhehasgot
più
moreeducationthanPooh,butPoohdoesn'tmind.
Alcuni
Somehavebrains,andsomehaven't,he
dice
says,andthereitis.
E
Andnowalltheothersare
dicono
saying,"WhataboutUs?"
So
forse
perhapsthebestthingto
fare
doistostopwritingIntroductions
e
andgetonwiththe
libro
book.
CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
E
ANDSOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGIN
HereisEdwardBear,comingdownstairsnow,bump,bump,bump,on
le
thebackofhishead,
dietro
behindChristopherRobin.
Itis,asfarashe
sa
knows,theonlywayofcomingdownstairs,
ma
butsometimeshefeelsthatthere
davvero
reallyisanotherway,if
solo
onlyhecouldstopbumpingfor
un
amomentandthinkofit.
E
Andthenhefeelsthat
forse
perhapsthereisn't.
Anyhow,hereheisatthebottom,and
pronto
readytobeintroducedtoyou.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
Quando
WhenIfirstheardhis
nome
name,Isaid,justasyouaregoingto
dire
say,"ButIthoughthewas
un
aboy?"
SodidI,"
disse
saidChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan'tcallhimWinnie?"
Idon't."
Ma
Butyousaid——".
He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
sai
knowwhat'ther'means?"
Ah,
sì
yes,nowIdo,"I
dissi
saidquickly;
andIhopeyou
facciate
dotoo,becauseitisalltheexplanationyouaregoingtoget.
A volte
SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesort
quando
whenhecomesdownstairs,and
a volte
sometimeshelikestositquietlyin
davanti
frontofthefireand
ascoltare
listentoastory.
Thisevening——.
Whatabout
una
astory?"
saidChristopherRobin.
Whatabout
una
astory?"
Isaid.
CouldyouverysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"
IsupposeIcould,"I
dissi
said.
"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Abouthimself.
Becausehe'sthat
tipo
sortofBear."
Oh,Isee."
Socouldyouverysweetly?"
I'lltry,"I
dissi
said.
SoItried.
Onceupon
una
atime,averylongtime
fa
agonow,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Pooh
viveva
livedinaforestallbyhimself
sotto
underthenameofSanders.
("Whatdoes'under
il
thename'mean?"
askedChristopherRobin.
It
significa
meanshehadthename
sopra
overthedooringoldletters,
e
andlivedunderit."
Winnie-the-Poohwasn'tquitesure,"
detto
saidChristopherRobin.
NowIam,"
disse
saidagrowlyvoice.
ThenIwill
andrò
goon,"saidI.)
One
giorno
daywhenhewasoutwalking,he
venne
cametoanopenplaceinthemiddleoftheforest,
e
andinthemiddleof
questo
thisplacewasalargeoak-tree,
e
and,fromthetopofthetree,there
venne
camealoudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Pooh
sedette
satdownatthefootofthetree,
mise
puthisheadbetweenhispaws
e
andbegantothink.
Firstof
tutto
allhesaidtohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noise
significa
meanssomething.
Youdon'tget
un
abuzzing-noiselikethat,justbuzzing
e
andbuzzing,withoutitsmeaning
qualcosa
something.
Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smaking
un
abuzzing-noise,andtheonly
ragione
reasonformakingabuzzing-noise
che
thatIknowofis
perché
becauseyou'reabee."
Thenhe
pensato
thoughtanotherlongtime,and
detto
said:
"Andtheonlyreasonforbeing
un
abeethatIknowofis
fare
makinghoney."
Andthenhegotup,
e
andsaid:
"Andtheonly
ragione
reasonformakinghoneyissoasIcaneatit."
Sohebegantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
e
andheclimbedandheclimbed,
e
andasheclimbedhesang
una
alittlesongtohimself.
Itwentlikethis:.
Thenheclimbed
un
alittlefurther...
and
un
alittlefurther...
andthen
solo
justalittlefurther.
Bythat
tempo
timehehadthoughtofanothersong.
Hewasgettingrathertiredby
questo
thistime,sothatiswhyhesang
una
aComplainingSong.
Hewasnearlytherenow,
e
andifhejuststoodonthatbranch...
Crack!
Oh,help!"
disse
saidPooh,ashedropped
dieci
tenfeetonthebranchbelowhim.
Se
IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
detto
said,ashebouncedtwentyfeetontothenextbranch.
You
vedi
see,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,ashe
girava
turnedhead-over-heels,andcrashedontoanotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".
Ofcourse,itwasrather——"
headmitted,asheslitheredveryquickly
attraverso
throughthenextsixbranches.
It
tutto
allcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashe
detto
saidgood-byetothelastbranch,spunround
tre
threetimes,andflewgracefullyinto
un
agorse-bush,"itallcomesofliking
miele
honeysomuch.
Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
fuori
outofthegorse-bush,brushed
le
thepricklesfromhisnose,
e
andbegantothinkagain.
E
Andthefirstpersonhe
pensato
thoughtofwasChristopherRobin.
("Wasthatme?"
detto
saidChristopherRobininanawedvoice,hardlydaringtobelieveit.
Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
detto
saidnothing,buthiseyesgotlarger
e
andlarger,andhisfacegotpinker
e
andpinker.)
SoWinnie-the-Poohwentroundtohis
amico
friendChristopherRobin,wholived
dietro
behindagreendoorinanother
parte
partoftheforest.
Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
detto
said.
Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
Iwonder
se
ifyou'vegotsucha
cosa
thingasaballoonaboutyou?"
Un
Aballoon?"
Yes,Ijust
detto
saidtomyselfcomingalong:
'Iwonder
se
ifChristopherRobinhassucha
cosa
thingasaballoonabouthim?'
I
solo
justsaidittomyself,
pensando
thinkingofballoons,andwondering."
Whatdoyouwant
un
aballoonfor?"
yousaid.
Winnie-the-Pooh
guardò
lookedroundtoseethat
nessuno
nobodywaslistening,puthispawtohismouth,
e
andsaidinadeepwhisper:
"Honey!"
Ma
Butyoudon'tgethoneywithballoons!"
Ido,"
disse
saidPooh.
Well,itjust
successo
happenedthatyouhadbeento
una
apartythedaybeforeat
il
thehouseofyourfriendPiglet,
e
andyouhadballoonsat
il
theparty.
Youhadhad
un
abiggreenballoon;
andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhada
grande
bigblueone,andhad
lasciato
leftitbehind,beingreallytoo
giovane
youngtogotoa
festa
partyatall;
andsoyou
avevi
hadbroughtthegreenone
e
andtheblueonehomewithyou.
Quale
Whichonewouldyoulike?"
you
chiesto
askedPooh.
Heputhis
testa
headbetweenhispawsand
pensato
thoughtverycarefully.
It'slikethis,"he
detto
said.
"Whenyougoafter
miele
honeywithaballoon,thegreat
cosa
thingisnottolet
la
thebeesknowyou'recoming.
Ora
Now,ifyouhaveagreenballoon,they
potrebbero
mightthinkyouwereonly
parte
partofthetree,andnotnoticeyou,
e
and,ifyouhaveablueballoon,they
potrebbero
mightthinkyouwereonly
parte
partofthesky,andnotnoticeyou,
e
andthequestionis:
Whichis
più
mostlikely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneath
il
theballoon?"
youasked.
They
potrebbero
mightortheymightnot,"
disse
saidWinnie-the-Pooh.
"Younevercantellwithbees."
He
pensò
thoughtforamomentand
disse
said:
"Ishalltrytolook
come
likeasmallblackcloud.
Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyouhad
meglio
betterhavetheblueballoon,"you
detto
said;
andsoitwasdecided.
Well,you
entrambi
bothwentoutwiththeblueballoon,
e
andyoutookyourgunwithyou,
solo
justincase,asyou
sempre
alwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwentto
un
averymuddyplacethatheknewof,
e
androlledandrolleduntilhewas
nero
blackallover;
andthen,
quando
whentheballoonwasblownupas
grande
bigasbig,andyou
e
andPoohwerebothholdingonto
il
thestring,youletgosuddenly,
e
andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyupinto
il
thesky,andstayedthere—levelwith
il
thetopofthetree
e
andabouttwentyfeetawayfrom
esso
it.
Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoIlooklike?"
Youlooklike
un
aBearholdingonto
un
aballoon,"yousaid.
Not,"
disse
saidPoohanxiously,"—notlikeasmallblackcloudinabluesky?"
Notverymuch."
Ah,well,
forse
perhapsfromuphereitlooks
diverso
different.
And,asIsay,younevercan
dico
tellwithbees."
Therewas
non
nowindtoblowhimnearertothetree,sotherehestayed.
Hecould
vedere
seethehoney,hecouldsmell
il
thehoney,buthecouldn'tquitereach
il
thehoney.
Afteralittlewhilehe
chiamato
calleddowntoyou.
ChristopherRobin!"
he
disse
saidinaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
Ithink
le
thebeessuspectsomething!"
What
tipo
sortofthing?"
Idon't
so
know.
Butsomethingtellsme
che
thatthey'resuspicious!"
Perhapsthey
pensano
thinkthatyou'reaftertheirhoney."
Itmaybethat.
Younevercantellwithbees."
Therewasanother
piccolo
littlesilence,andthenhe
chiamato
calleddowntoyouagain.
ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Hai
Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"
Ithinkso."
Iwishyou
vorrei
wouldbringitouthere,
e
andwalkupanddown
di
withit,andlookupatmeeverynow
e
andthen,andsay'Tut-tut,it
guardassi
lookslikerain.'
Ithink,
se
ifyoudidthat,itwould
aiuterebbe
helpthedeceptionwhichwearepractisingonthesebees."
Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"Silly
vecchio
oldBear!"
butyoudidn't
detto
sayitaloudbecauseyouweresofondofhim,
e
andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.
Oh,thereyouare!"
chiamato
calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothetree.
"Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
I
ho
havediscoveredthatthebeesare
ora
nowdefinitelySuspicious."
ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
you
detto
said.
Yes,butwaitamoment.
We
dobbiamo
mustbepractical.
TheimportantbeetodeceiveistheQueenBee.
Canyou
vedere
seewhichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
Apity.
Well,
ora
now,ifyouwalkup
e
anddownwithyourumbrella,
dicendo
saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishall
farò
dowhatIcanbysinging
una
alittleCloudSong,suchas
una
acloudmightsing....
Go!"
So,
mentre
whileyouwalkedupand
giù
downandwonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohsang
questa
thissong:.
Thebeeswerestillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Alcuni
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnests
e
andflewallroundthecloudasitbeganthesecondverseof
questa
thissong,andonebee
sedette
satdownonthenoseofthecloudfora
momento
moment,andthengotup
di nuovo
again.
Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
I
ho
havejustbeenthinking,andI
ho
havecometoavery
importante
importantdecision.
Thesearethe
sbagliato
wrongsortofbees."
Arethey?"
Quitethe
sbagliato
wrongsort.
SoIshould
pensare
thinktheywouldmakethe
sbagliato
wrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"
Wouldthey?"
Sì
Yes.
SoIthinkIshallcomedown."
How?"
chiesto
askedyou.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtaboutthis.
Se
Ifheletgoof
la
thestring,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tlike
la
theideaofthat.
Sohe
pensò
thoughtforalongtime,
e
andthenhesaid:.
ChristopherRobin,you
devi
mustshoottheballoonwithyour
pistola
gun.
Haveyougotyourgun?"
OfcourseIhave,"you
detto
said.
"ButifIdothat,itwillspoil
il
theballoon,"yousaid.