INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappento
har
havereadanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youkan
mayrememberthatheoncehadaswan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon'tvet
knowwhich)andthathepleide
usedtocallthisswanPooh.Thatwasa
lenge
longtimeago,andwhenwesa
saidgood-bye,wetookthenavnet
namewithus,aswedidn'ttrodde
thinktheswanwouldwantitanymore.Vel
Well,whenEdwardBearsaidat
thathewouldlikeanexcitingnavn
namealltohimself,ChristopherRobinsa
saidatonce,withoutstoppingtotenke
think,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.Og
Andhewas.So,asI
har
haveexplainedthePoohpart,Ivil
willnowexplaintherestofit.Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
lenge
longwithoutgoingtotheZoo.Thereare
noen
somepeoplewhobegintheZooatthebeginning,kalt
calledWAYIN,andwalkasquicklyastheykan
canpasteverycageuntiltheygettotheonekalt
calledWAYOUT,butthenicestmennesker
peoplegostraighttotheanimaltheyelsker
lovethemost,andstaythere.So
når
whenChristopherRobingoestoden
theZoo,hegoestoder
wherethePolarBearsare,og
andhewhisperssomethingtoden
thethirdkeeperfromtheleft,og
anddoorsareunlocked,andwewandergjennom
throughdarkpassagesandupsteepstairs,untilatlastwekommer
cometothespecialcage,og
andthecageisopened,og
andouttrotssomethingbrownog
andfurry,andwithalykkelig
happycryof"Oh,Bear!"ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Now
denne
thisbear'snameisWinnie,whichviser
showswhatagoodnameforbearsiter
is,butthefunnythingisthatwecan'thuske
rememberwhetherWinnieiscalledetter
afterPooh,orPoohafterWinnie.We
visste
didknowonce,butwehar
haveforgotten....Ihadwrittenas
langt
farasthiswhenPigletså
lookedupandsaidinhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?""My
kjære
dearPiglet,"Isaid,"thewholeboken
bookisaboutyou.""Soitis
om
aboutPooh,"hesqueaked.You
ser
seewhatitis.Heisjealous
fordi
becausehethinksPoohishar
havingaGrandIntroductionalltohimself.Poohisthefavourite,of
selvfølgelig
course,there'snodenyingit,men
butPigletcomesinforen
agoodmanythingswhichPoohmisses;fordi
becauseyoucan'ttakePoohtoskolen
schoolwithouteverybodyknowingit,men
butPigletissosmallthatheslipsintoen
apocket,whereitisveldig
verycomfortingtofeelhimnår
whenyouarenotquitesikker
surewhethertwicesevenistwelveeller
ortwenty-two.Sometimesheslips
ut
outandhasagoodblikk
lookintheink-pot,andindenne
thiswayhehasgotmer
moreeducationthanPooh,butPoohdoesn'tmind.Noen
Somehavebrains,andsomehaven't,hesier
says,andthereitis.Og
Andnowalltheothersaresier
saying,"WhataboutUs?"So
kanskje
perhapsthebestthingtogjøre
doistostopwritingIntroductionsog
andgetonwiththeboken
book.CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
Og
ANDSOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGINHer
HereisEdwardBear,comingdownstairsnå
now,bump,bump,bump,onthebaksiden
backofhishead,behindChristopherRobin.It
er
is,asfarashevet
knows,theonlywayofkomme
comingdownstairs,butsometimeshefeelsthattherevirkelig
reallyisanotherway,ifonlyhekunne
couldstopbumpingforaøyeblikk
momentandthinkofit.Og
Andthenhefeelsthatkanskje
perhapsthereisn't.Anyhow,hereheisatthebottom,
og
andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.Winnie-the-Pooh.
Da
WhenIfirstheardhisnavnet
name,Isaid,justasyouaregoingtosi
say,"ButIthoughthewasen
aboy?"SodidI,"
sa
saidChristopherRobin.Thenyoucan't
kalle
callhimWinnie?"Idon't."
Men
Butyousaid——".He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
vet
knowwhat'ther'means?"Ah,
ja
yes,nowIdo,"Isa
saidquickly;andIhopeyou
gjør
dotoo,becauseitisalltheexplanationyouaregoingtofå
get.SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesa
spill
gameofsomesortwhenhekommer
comesdownstairs,andsometimesheliker
likestositquietlyinforan
frontofthefireandlytte
listentoastory.This
kveld
evening——.Whataboutastory?"
sa
saidChristopherRobin.Whatabout
en
astory?"Isaid.
Couldyou
veldig
verysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"IsupposeIcould,"I
sa
said."Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Om
Abouthimself.Becausehe'sthatsortofBear."
Oh,Isee."
So
kunne
couldyouverysweetly?"I'lltry,"I
sa
said.SoItried.
Onceupon
en
atime,averylongtimesiden
agonow,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Poohlivedinen
aforestallbyhimselfunder
underthenameofSanders.("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"
spurte
askedChristopherRobin.Itmeanshe
hadde
hadthenameoverthedøren
dooringoldletters,andlivedunder
underit."Winnie-the-Poohwasn'tquitesure,"
sa
saidChristopherRobin.NowIam,"
sa
saidagrowlyvoice.ThenI
vil
willgoon,"saidI.)One
dag
daywhenhewasoutgå
walking,hecametoanåpent
openplaceinthemiddleofde
theforest,andinthemiddleofdette
thisplacewasalargeoak-tree,og
and,fromthetopofde
thetree,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.Winnie-the-Poohsat
ned
downatthefootofthetree,satte
puthisheadbetweenhispawsog
andbegantothink.Firstof
alt
allhesaidtohimself:"Thatbuzzing-noise
betyr
meanssomething.Youdon'tget
en
abuzzing-noiselikethat,justbuzzingog
andbuzzing,withoutitsmeaningnoe
something.Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smaking
en
abuzzing-noise,andtheonlyreasonformakingen
abuzzing-noisethatIknowofisfordi
becauseyou'reabee."Thenhe
tenkte
thoughtanotherlongtime,andsa
said:"Andtheonlyreasonforbeing
en
abeethatIknowofislage
makinghoney."Andthenhegot
opp
up,andsaid:"Andthe
eneste
onlyreasonformakinghoneyissoasIkan
caneatit."Sohebegantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
og
andheclimbedandheclimbed,og
andasheclimbedhesang
sangalittlesongtohimself.It
gikk
wentlikethis:.Thenheclimbedalittlefurther...
og
andalittlefurther...og
andthenjustalittlefurther.Bythat
tiden
timehehadthoughtofanothersong.Hewas
ble
gettingrathertiredbythistidspunktet
time,sothatiswhyhesang
sangaComplainingSong.Hewasnearly
der
therenow,andifhebare
juststoodonthatbranch...Crack!
Oh,help!"
sa
saidPooh,ashedroppedti
tenfeetonthebranchbelowham
him.IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
sa
said,ashebouncedtwentyfeetontotheneste
nextbranch.Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,ashe
snudde
turnedhead-over-heels,andcrashedontoanotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".Of
selvfølgelig
course,itwasrather——"headmitted,asheslithered
veldig
veryquicklythroughthenextseks
sixbranches.Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashe
sa
saidgood-byetothelastbranch,spunroundtre
threetimes,andflewgracefullyintoen
agorse-bush,"itallcomesoflike
likinghoneysomuch.Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
ut
outofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnose,og
andbegantothinkagain.Og
Andthefirstpersonhetenkte
thoughtofwasChristopherRobin.("Was
det
thatme?"saidChristopherRobinin
en
anawedvoice,hardlydaringtotro
believeit.Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
sa
saidnothing,buthiseyesgotlargerog
andlarger,andhisfacegotpinkerog
andpinker.)SoWinnie-the-Poohwentroundtohis
venn
friendChristopherRobin,wholivedbak
behindagreendoorinanotherdel
partoftheforest.Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
sa
said.Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
Iwonderifyou'vegot
slik
suchathingasaballoonaboutyou?"En
Aballoon?"Yes,Ijust
sa
saidtomyselfcomingalong:'IwonderifChristopherRobin
har
hassuchathingasen
aballoonabouthim?'I
bare
justsaidittomyself,tenker
thinkingofballoons,andwondering."Whatdoyou
vil
wantaballoonfor?"you
sa
said.Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundto
se
seethatnobodywaslistening,satte
puthispawtohismouth,og
andsaidinadeepwhisper:"Honey!"
Men
Butyoudon'tgethoneymed
withballoons!"Ido,"saidPooh.
Vel
Well,itjusthappenedthatyouhadde
hadbeentoapartythedagen
daybeforeatthehouseofyourvenn
friendPiglet,andyouhadballoonsattheparty.Youhadhad
en
abiggreenballoon;andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhada
stor
bigblueone,andhadleftitbak
behind,beingreallytooyoungtogå
gotoapartyatall;og
andsoyouhadbroughtden
thegreenoneandtheblueonehjem
homewithyou.Whichone
vil
wouldyoulike?"youaskedPooh.
He
puttet
puthisheadbetweenhispawsog
andthoughtverycarefully.It's
som
likethis,"hesaid."Whenyou
går
goafterhoneywithaballoon,thestore
greatthingisnottola
letthebeesknowyou'rekommer
coming.Now,ifyouhave
en
agreenballoon,theymighttro
thinkyouwereonlypartofthetree,og
andnotnoticeyou,and,hvis
ifyouhaveablueballoon,theykan
mightthinkyouwereonlydel
partofthesky,andnotnoticeyou,og
andthequestionis:Whichis
mest
mostlikely?"Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"
you
spurte
asked.Theymightorthey
kan
mightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh."You
aldri
nevercantellwithbees."He
tenkte
thoughtforamomentandsa
said:"Ishalltryto
se
looklikeasmallblackcloud.Det
Thatwilldeceivethem."Thenyouhadbetterhave
den
theblueballoon,"yousaid;og
andsoitwasdecided.Vel
Well,youbothwentoutmed
withtheblueballoon,andyoutok
tookyourgunwithyou,bare
justincase,asyoualltid
alwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoet
averymuddyplacethathevisste
knewof,androlledandrolleduntilhewassvart
blackallover;andthen,
da
whentheballoonwasblownopp
upasbigasbig,og
andyouandPoohwerebegge
bothholdingontothestring,youla
letgosuddenly,andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyopp
upintothesky,andstayedthere—levelmed
withthetopofthetreeog
andabouttwentyfeetawayfromdet
it.Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn't
det
thatfine?"shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoI
ser
looklike?"Youlooklike
en
aBearholdingontoen
aballoon,"yousaid.Not,"
sa
saidPoohanxiously,"—notlikeen
asmallblackcloudinen
abluesky?"Notverymuch."
Ah,
vel
well,perhapsfromuphereitser
looksdifferent.And,asI
sier
say,younevercantellmed
withbees."Therewasnowindtoblowhimnearertothetree,sotherehestayed.
He
kunne
couldseethehoney,hekunne
couldsmellthehoney,buthecouldn'thelt
quitereachthehoney.After
en
alittlewhilehecalledned
downtoyou.ChristopherRobin!"
he
sa
saidinaloudwhisper.Hallo!"
I
tror
thinkthebeessuspectsomething!"Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
vet
know.Butsomethingtellsme
at
thatthey'resuspicious!"Perhapsthey
tror
thinkthatyou'reaftertheirhoney."It
kan
maybethat.Younever
kan
cantellwithbees."Therewasanother
liten
littlesilence,andthenhecalledned
downtoyouagain.ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Har
Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"I
tror
thinkso."Iwishyou
ville
wouldbringitouthere,og
andwalkupanddownmed
withit,andlookupatmehver
everynowandthen,andsi
say'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain.'I
tror
think,ifyoudidthat,itville
wouldhelpthedeceptionwhichwearepractisingondisse
thesebees."Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"SillyoldBear!"
men
butyoudidn'tsayitaloudfordi
becauseyouweresofondofham
him,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.Oh,
der
thereyouare!"calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,as
snart
soonasyougotbacktothetree."Iwasbeginningto
bli
getanxious.Ihavediscovered
at
thatthebeesarenowdefinitelySuspicious."ShallI
sette
putmyumbrellaup?"you
sa
said.Yes,butwaita
øyeblikk
moment.Wemustbepractical.
Den
Theimportantbeetodeceiveisden
theQueenBee.Canyou
se
seewhichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"No."
Apity.
Vel
Well,now,ifyouwalkopp
upanddownwithyourumbrella,sier
saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishallgjøre
dowhatIcanbysynge
singingalittleCloudSong,slik
suchasacloudmightsynge
sing....Go!"
So,whileyou
gikk
walkedupanddownandwonderedom
ifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohsang
sangthissong:.Thebeeswere
fortsatt
stillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.Noen
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsog
andflewallroundthecloudasitbegantheandre
secondverseofthissong,og
andonebeesatdownonthenoseofthecloudforaøyeblikk
moment,andthengotupagain.Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
I
har
havejustbeenthinking,andIhar
havecometoaveryviktig
importantdecision.Thesearethe
feil
wrongsortofbees."Arethey?"
Helt
Quitethewrongsort.SoI
burde
shouldthinktheywouldmakethefeil
wrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"Ville
Wouldthey?"Yes.
SoI
tror
thinkIshallcomedown."How?"
spurte
askedyou.Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtabout
dette
this.Ifheletgoofthestring,he
ville
wouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tliketheideen
ideaofthat.Sohe
tenkte
thoughtforalongtime,og
andthenhesaid:.ChristopherRobin,you
må
mustshoottheballoonwithyourgun.Har
Haveyougotyourgun?"OfcourseIhave,"you
sa
said."ButifIdothat,it
vil
willspoiltheballoon,"yousa
said.