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INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappento
har
have
readanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,you
kan
may
rememberthatheoncehadaswan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon't
vet
know
which)andthathe
pleide
used
tocallthisswanPooh.
Thatwasa
lenge
long
timeago,andwhenwe
sa
said
good-bye,wetookthe
navnet
name
withus,aswedidn't
trodde
think
theswanwouldwantitanymore.
Vel
Well
,whenEdwardBearsaid
at
that
hewouldlikean
spennende
exciting
namealltohimself,ChristopherRobin
sa
said
atonce,withoutstoppingto
tenke
think
,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.
Og
And
hewas.
So,asI
har
have
explainedthePoohpart,I
vil
will
nowexplaintherestofit.
Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
lenge
long
withoutgoingtothe
Dyrehagen
Zoo
.
Therearesomepeoplewho
begynner
begin
theZooatthe
begynner
beginning
,calledWAYIN,andwalkas
fort
quickly
astheycanpast
hvert
every
cageuntiltheygettotheone
kalt
called
WAYOUT,butthenicest
mennesker
people
gostraighttothe
dyret
animal
theylovethemost,
og
and
staythere.
SowhenChristopherRobin
går
goes
totheZoo,he
går
goes
towherethePolarBearsare,
og
and
hewhisperssomethingto
den
the
thirdkeeperfromtheleft,
og
and
doorsareunlocked,andwe
vandrer
wander
throughdarkpassagesand
opp
up
steepstairs,untilatlastwe
kommer
come
tothespecialcage,
og
and
thecageisopened,
og
and
outtrotssomethingbrown
og
and
furry,andwitha
lykkelig
happy
cryof"Oh,Bear!"
ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Now
denne
this
bear'snameisWinnie,which
viser
shows
whatagoodnameforbearsit
er
is
,butthefunnythingisthatwecan't
huske
remember
whetherWinnieiscalled
etter
after
Pooh,orPoohafterWinnie.
We
visste
did
knowonce,butwe
har
have
forgotten....
Ihadwrittenas
langt
far
asthiswhenPiglet
looked
upandsaidinhissqueaky
stemme
voice
,"WhataboutMe?"
"My
kjære
dear
Piglet,"Isaid,"thewhole
boken
book
isaboutyou."
"Soitis
om
about
Pooh,"hesqueaked.
You
ser
see
whatitis.
Heis
sjalu
jealous
becausehethinksPoohis
har
having
aGrandIntroductionalltohimself.
Poohisthe
favoritt
favourite
,ofcourse,there'sno
nekter
denying
it,butPigletcomesinfor
en
a
goodmanythingswhichPoohmisses;
fordi
because
youcan'ttakePoohto
skolen
school
withouteverybodyknowingit,
men
but
Pigletissosmallthatheslipsinto
en
a
pocket,whereitis
veldig
very
comfortingtofeelhim
når
when
youarenotquite
sikker
sure
whethertwicesevenistwelve
eller
or
twenty-two.
Sometimesheslips
ut
out
andhasagood
blikk
look
intheink-pot,andin
denne
this
wayhehasgot
mer
more
educationthanPooh,butPoohdoesn'tmind.
Noen
Some
havebrains,andsomehaven't,he
sier
says
,andthereitis.
Og
And
nowalltheothersare
sier
saying
,"WhataboutUs?"
Soperhapsthe
beste
best
thingtodoisto
slutte
stop
writingIntroductionsandgeton
med
with
thebook.
CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEARE
Introdusert
INTRODUCED
TOWINNIE-THE-POOHANDSOMEBEES,
Og
AND
THESTORIESBEGIN
HereisEdwardBear,
kommer
coming
downstairsnow,bump,bump,
bump
bump
,onthebackofhis
hodet
head
,behindChristopherRobin.
It
er
is
,asfarashe
vet
knows
,theonlywayof
komme
coming
downstairs,butsometimeshefeelsthatthere
virkelig
really
isanotherway,ifonlyhe
kunne
could
stopbumpingfora
øyeblikk
moment
andthinkofit.
Og
And
thenhefeelsthatperhapsthereisn't.
Uansett
Anyhow
,hereheisatthe
bunnen
bottom
,andreadytobe
introdusert
introduced
toyou.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
WhenI
først
first
heardhisname,Isaid,
akkurat
just
asyouaregoingto
si
say
,"ButIthoughthewas
en
a
boy?"
SodidI,"
sa
said
ChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan't
kalle
call
himWinnie?"
Idon't."
Men
But
yousaid——".
He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
vet
know
what'ther'means?"
Ah,
ja
yes
,nowIdo,"I
sa
said
quickly;
andIhopeyou
gjør
do
too,becauseitisalltheexplanationyouaregoingto
get
.
SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesa
spill
game
ofsomesortwhenhe
kommer
comes
downstairs,andsometimeshe
liker
likes
tositquietlyin
foran
front
ofthefireand
lytte
listen
toastory.
This
kveld
evening——
.
Whataboutastory?"
sa
said
ChristopherRobin.
Whatabout
en
a
story?"
Isaid.
Couldyou
veldig
very
sweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"
I
antar
suppose
Icould,"Isaid.
"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Om
About
himself.
Becausehe'sthatsortofBear."
Oh,Isee."
So
kunne
could
youverysweetly?"
I'lltry,"I
sa
said
.
SoItried.
Onceupon
en
a
time,averylongtime
siden
ago
now,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Poohlivedin
en
a
forestallbyhimself
under
under
thenameofSanders.
("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"
spurte
asked
ChristopherRobin.
Itmeanshe
hadde
had
thenameoverthe
døren
door
ingoldletters,andlived
under
under
it."
Winnie-the-Poohwasn'tquitesure,"
sa
said
ChristopherRobin.
NowIam,"
sa
said
agrowlyvoice.
ThenI
vil
will
goon,"saidI.)
One
dag
day
whenhewasout
walking
,hecametoan
åpent
open
placeinthemiddleof
de
the
forest,andinthe
midten
middle
ofthisplacewasa
stor
large
oak-tree,and,fromthe
toppen
top
ofthetree,there
kom
came
aloudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Poohsat
ned
down
atthefootofthe
treet
tree
,puthisheadbetweenhispaws
og
and
begantothink.
Firstof
alt
all
hesaidtohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noise
betyr
means
something.
Youdon'tget
en
a
buzzing-noiselikethat,justbuzzing
og
and
buzzing,withoutitsmeaning
noe
something
.
Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smaking
en
a
buzzing-noise,andtheonlyreasonformaking
en
a
buzzing-noisethatIknowofis
fordi
because
you'reabee."
Thenhe
tenkte
thought
anotherlongtime,and
sa
said
:
"Andtheonlyreasonforbeing
en
a
beethatIknowofis
lage
making
honey."
Andthenhegot
opp
up
,andsaid:
"Andthe
eneste
only
reasonformakinghoneyissoasI
kan
can
eatit."
Sohe
begynte
began
toclimbthetree.
He
klatret
climbed
andheclimbedandhe
klatret
climbed
,andasheclimbedhe
sang
sang
alittlesongtohimself.
It
gikk
went
likethis:.
Thenhe
klatret
climbed
alittlefurther...
og
and
alittlefurther...
og
and
thenjustalittle
lenger
further
.
Bythattimehe
hadde
had
thoughtofanothersong.
Hewas
ble
getting
rathertiredbythistime,so
det
that
iswhyhesang
en
a
ComplainingSong.
Hewas
nesten
nearly
therenow,andifhe
bare
just
stoodonthatbranch...
Crack!
Oh,help!"
sa
said
Pooh,ashedropped
ti
ten
feetonthebranch
under
below
him.
IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
sa
said
,ashebouncedtwenty
fot
feet
ontothenext
gren
branch
.
Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"he
forklarte
explained
,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
og
and
crashedontoanother
gren
branch
thirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".
Of
selvfølgelig
course
,itwasrather——"
he
innrømmet
admitted
,asheslitheredvery
raskt
quickly
throughthenextsixbranches.
Itall
kommer
comes
,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashe
sa
said
good-byetothelast
grenen
branch
,spunroundthreetimes,
og
and
flewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"itall
kommer
comes
oflikinghoneyso
mye
much
.
Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
ut
out
ofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhis
nesen
nose
,andbegantothink
igjen
again
.
Andthefirstpersonhe
tenkte
thought
ofwasChristopherRobin.
("Was
det
that
me?"
saidChristopherRobinin
en
an
awedvoice,hardlydaringto
tro
believe
it.
Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
sa
said
nothing,buthiseyesgot
større
larger
andlarger,andhis
ansiktet
face
gotpinkerandpinker.)
SoWinnie-the-Pooh
gikk
went
roundtohisfriendChristopherRobin,
som
who
livedbehindagreen
dør
door
inanotherpartofthe
skogen
forest
.
Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
sa
said
.
Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
I
lurer
wonder
ifyou'vegotsuch
en
a
thingasaballoonaboutyou?"
En
A
balloon?"
Yes,Ijust
sa
said
tomyselfcomingalong:
'I
lurer
wonder
ifChristopherRobinhas
slik
such
athingasa
ballong
balloon
abouthim?'
Ijust
sa
said
ittomyself,thinkingofballoons,
og
and
wondering."
Whatdoyou
vil
want
aballoonfor?"
you
sa
said
.
Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundto
se
see
thatnobodywaslistening,
satte
put
hispawtohis
munnen
mouth
,andsaidina
dyp
deep
whisper:
"Honey!"
Butyoudon't
får
get
honeywithballoons!"
Ido,"saidPooh.
Vel
Well
,itjusthappenedthatyou
hadde
had
beentoapartythe
dagen
day
beforeatthehouseofyour
venn
friend
Piglet,andyouhadballoonsattheparty.
Youhadhad
en
a
biggreenballoon;
andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhada
stor
big
blueone,andhadleftit
bak
behind
,beingreallytooyoungto
go
toapartyatall;
og
and
soyouhadbrought
den
the
greenoneandthe
blå
blue
onehomewithyou.
Whichone
vil
would
youlike?"
youaskedPooh.
He
puttet
put
hisheadbetweenhispaws
og
and
thoughtverycarefully.
It's
som
like
this,"hesaid.
"Whenyou
går
go
afterhoneywitha
ballong
balloon
,thegreatthingisnotto
la
let
thebeesknowyou're
kommer
coming
.
Now,ifyouhave
en
a
greenballoon,theymight
tro
think
youwereonlypartofthe
treet
tree
,andnotnoticeyou,
og
and
,ifyouhavea
blå
blue
balloon,theymightthinkyouwere
bare
only
partofthesky,
og
and
notnoticeyou,andthequestion
er
is
:
Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'tthey
merke
notice
youunderneaththeballoon?"
you
spurte
asked
.
Theymightorthey
kan
might
not,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh.
"You
aldri
never
cantellwithbees."
He
tenkte
thought
foramomentand
sa
said
:
"Ishalltryto
se
look
likeasmallblack
sky
cloud
.
Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyouhadbetter
ha
have
theblueballoon,"you
sa
said
;
andsoitwas
besluttet
decided
.
Well,youbothwent
ut
out
withtheblueballoon,
og
and
youtookyourgun
med
with
you,justincase,asyou
alltid
always
did,andWinnie-the-Poohwentto
et
a
verymuddyplacethathe
visste
knew
of,androlledand
rullet
rolled
untilhewasblack
alt
all
over;
andthen,whentheballoonwasblown
opp
up
asbigasbig,
og
and
youandPoohwere
begge
both
holdingontothestring,you
la
let
gosuddenly,andPoohBearfloatedgracefully
opp
up
intothesky,andstayedthere—level
med
with
thetopofthe
treet
tree
andabouttwentyfeet
unna
away
fromit.
Hooray!"
you
ropte
shouted
.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Pooh
ned
down
toyou.
"WhatdoI
ser
look
like?"
Youlooklike
en
a
Bearholdingonto
en
a
balloon,"yousaid.
Not,"
sa
said
Poohanxiously,"—notlike
en
a
smallblackcloudin
en
a
bluesky?"
Notverymuch."
Ah,
vel
well
,perhapsfromuphereit
ser
looks
different.
And,asI
sier
say
,younevercantell
med
with
bees."
Therewasno
vind
wind
toblowhimnearertothe
treet
tree
,sotherehestayed.
He
kunne
could
seethehoney,he
kunne
could
smellthehoney,buthecouldn't
helt
quite
reachthehoney.
After
en
a
littlewhilehecalled
ned
down
toyou.
ChristopherRobin!"
he
sa
said
inaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
I
tror
think
thebeessuspectsomething!"
Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
vet
know
.
Butsomethingtellsme
at
that
they'resuspicious!"
Perhapsthey
tror
think
thatyou'reaftertheirhoney."
It
kan
may
bethat.
Younever
kan
can
tellwithbees."
Therewasanother
liten
little
silence,andthenhecalled
ned
down
toyouagain.
ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Har
Have
youanumbrellainyourhouse?"
I
tror
think
so."
Iwishyou
ville
would
bringitouthere,
og
and
walkupanddown
med
with
it,andlookupatme
hver
every
nowandthen,and
si
say
'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain.'
I
tror
think
,ifyoudidthat,it
ville
would
helpthedeceptionwhichweare
praktiserer
practising
onthesebees."
Well,you
lo
laughed
toyourself,"SillyoldBear!"
men
but
youdidn'tsayit
høyt
aloud
becauseyouweresofondof
ham
him
,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.
Oh,thereyouare!"
called
ned
down
Winnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyou
kom
got
backtothetree.
"Iwas
begynte
beginning
togetanxious.
I
har
have
discoveredthatthebeesare
now
definitelySuspicious."
ShallI
sette
put
myumbrellaup?"
you
sa
said
.
Yes,butwaita
øyeblikk
moment
.
Wemustbepractical.
Den
The
importantbeetodeceiveis
den
the
QueenBee.
Canyou
se
see
whichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
Apity.
Vel
Well
,now,ifyouwalk
opp
up
anddownwithyourumbrella,
sier
saying
,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishall
gjøre
do
whatIcanby
synge
singing
alittleCloudSong,
slik
such
asacloudmight
synge
sing...
.
Go!"
So,whileyou
gikk
walked
upanddownand
lurte
wondered
ifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Pooh
sang
sang
thissong:.
Thebeeswere
fortsatt
still
buzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Noen
Some
ofthem,indeed,lefttheirnests
og
and
flewallroundthe
skyen
cloud
asitbeganthe
andre
second
verseofthissong,
og
and
onebeesatdownon
den
the
noseofthecloudfora
øyeblikk
moment
,andthengotupagain.
Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthe
skyen
cloud
.
Yes?"
Ihavejustbeen
tenkt
thinking
,andIhavecometo
en
a
veryimportantdecision.
Theseare
den
the
wrongsortofbees."
Arethey?"
Helt
Quite
thewrongsort.
SoI
burde
should
thinktheywouldmakethe
feil
wrong
sortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"
Ville
Would
they?"
Yes.
SoI
tror
think
Ishallcomedown."
How?"
spurte
asked
you.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtabout
dette
this
.
Ifheletgoofthestring,he
ville
would
fall—bump—andhedidn'tlikethe
ideen
idea
ofthat.
Sohe
tenkte
thought
foralongtime,
og
and
thenhesaid:.
ChristopherRobin,you
must
shoottheballoonwithyourgun.
Har
Have
yougotyourgun?"
OfcourseIhave,"you
sa
said
.
"ButifIdothat,it
vil
will
spoiltheballoon,"you
sa
said
.