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
thathewouldlikeanspennende
excitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobinsa
saidatonce,withoutstoppingtotenke
think,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.Og
Andhewas.So,asI
har
haveexplainedthePoohpart,Ivil
willnowexplaintherestofit.Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
lenge
longwithoutgoingtotheDyrehagen
Zoo.Therearesomepeoplewho
begynner
begintheZooatthebegynner
beginning,calledWAYIN,andwalkasfort
quicklyastheycanpasthvert
everycageuntiltheygettotheonekalt
calledWAYOUT,butthenicestmennesker
peoplegostraighttothedyret
animaltheylovethemost,og
andstaythere.SowhenChristopherRobin
går
goestotheZoo,hegår
goestowherethePolarBearsare,og
andhewhisperssomethingtoden
thethirdkeeperfromtheleft,og
anddoorsareunlocked,andwevandrer
wanderthroughdarkpassagesandopp
upsteepstairs,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
lookedupandsaidinhissqueakystemme
voice,"WhataboutMe?""My
kjære
dearPiglet,"Isaid,"thewholeboken
bookisaboutyou.""Soitis
om
aboutPooh,"hesqueaked.You
ser
seewhatitis.Heis
sjalu
jealousbecausehethinksPoohishar
havingaGrandIntroductionalltohimself.Poohisthe
favoritt
favourite,ofcourse,there'snonekter
denyingit,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?"Soperhapsthe
beste
bestthingtodoistoslutte
stopwritingIntroductionsandgetonmed
withthebook.CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEARE
Introdusert
INTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOHANDSOMEBEES,Og
ANDTHESTORIESBEGINHereisEdwardBear,
kommer
comingdownstairsnow,bump,bump,bump
bump,onthebackofhishodet
head,behindChristopherRobin.It
er
is,asfarashevet
knows,theonlywayofkomme
comingdownstairs,butsometimeshefeelsthattherevirkelig
reallyisanotherway,ifonlyhekunne
couldstopbumpingforaøyeblikk
momentandthinkofit.Og
Andthenhefeelsthatperhapsthereisn't.Uansett
Anyhow,hereheisatthebunnen
bottom,andreadytobeintrodusert
introducedtoyou.Winnie-the-Pooh.
WhenI
først
firstheardhisname,Isaid,akkurat
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?"I
antar
supposeIcould,"Isaid."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,andinthemidten
middleofthisplacewasastor
largeoak-tree,and,fromthetoppen
topofthetree,therekom
camealoudbuzzing-noise.Winnie-the-Poohsat
ned
downatthefootofthetreet
tree,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."Sohe
begynte
begantoclimbthetree.He
klatret
climbedandheclimbedandheklatret
climbed,andasheclimbedhesang
sangalittlesongtohimself.It
gikk
wentlikethis:.Thenhe
klatret
climbedalittlefurther...og
andalittlefurther...og
andthenjustalittlelenger
further.Bythattimehe
hadde
hadthoughtofanothersong.Hewas
ble
gettingrathertiredbythistime,sodet
thatiswhyhesangen
aComplainingSong.Hewas
nesten
nearlytherenow,andifhebare
juststoodonthatbranch...Crack!
Oh,help!"
sa
saidPooh,ashedroppedti
tenfeetonthebranchunder
belowhim.IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
sa
said,ashebouncedtwentyfot
feetontothenextgren
branch.Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"he
forklarte
explained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,og
andcrashedontoanothergren
branchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".Of
selvfølgelig
course,itwasrather——"he
innrømmet
admitted,asheslitheredveryraskt
quicklythroughthenextsixbranches.Itall
kommer
comes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashesa
saidgood-byetothelastgrenen
branch,spunroundthreetimes,og
andflewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"itallkommer
comesoflikinghoneysomye
much.Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
ut
outofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnesen
nose,andbegantothinkigjen
again.Andthefirstpersonhe
tenkte
thoughtofwasChristopherRobin.("Was
det
thatme?"saidChristopherRobinin
en
anawedvoice,hardlydaringtotro
believeit.Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
sa
saidnothing,buthiseyesgotstørre
largerandlarger,andhisansiktet
facegotpinkerandpinker.)SoWinnie-the-Pooh
gikk
wentroundtohisfriendChristopherRobin,som
wholivedbehindagreendør
doorinanotherpartoftheskogen
forest.Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
sa
said.Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
I
lurer
wonderifyou'vegotsuchen
athingasaballoonaboutyou?"En
Aballoon?"Yes,Ijust
sa
saidtomyselfcomingalong:'I
lurer
wonderifChristopherRobinhasslik
suchathingasaballong
balloonabouthim?'Ijust
sa
saidittomyself,thinkingofballoons,og
andwondering."Whatdoyou
vil
wantaballoonfor?"you
sa
said.Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundto
se
seethatnobodywaslistening,satte
puthispawtohismunnen
mouth,andsaidinadyp
deepwhisper:"Honey!"
Butyoudon't
får
gethoneywithballoons!"Ido,"saidPooh.
Vel
Well,itjusthappenedthatyouhadde
hadbeentoapartythedagen
daybeforeatthehouseofyourvenn
friendPiglet,andyouhadballoonsattheparty.Youhadhad
en
abiggreenballoon;andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhada
stor
bigblueone,andhadleftitbak
behind,beingreallytooyoungtogå
gotoapartyatall;og
andsoyouhadbroughtden
thegreenoneandtheblå
blueonehomewithyou.Whichone
vil
wouldyoulike?"youaskedPooh.
He
puttet
puthisheadbetweenhispawsog
andthoughtverycarefully.It's
som
likethis,"hesaid."Whenyou
går
goafterhoneywithaballong
balloon,thegreatthingisnottola
letthebeesknowyou'rekommer
coming.Now,ifyouhave
en
agreenballoon,theymighttro
thinkyouwereonlypartofthetreet
tree,andnotnoticeyou,og
and,ifyouhaveablå
blueballoon,theymightthinkyouwerebare
onlypartofthesky,og
andnotnoticeyou,andthequestioner
is:Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'tthey
merke
noticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"you
spurte
asked.Theymightorthey
kan
mightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh."You
aldri
nevercantellwithbees."He
tenkte
thoughtforamomentandsa
said:"Ishalltryto
se
looklikeasmallblacksky
cloud.Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyouhadbetter
ha
havetheblueballoon,"yousa
said;andsoitwas
besluttet
decided.Well,youbothwent
ut
outwiththeblueballoon,og
andyoutookyourgunmed
withyou,justincase,asyoualltid
alwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoet
averymuddyplacethathevisste
knewof,androlledandrullet
rolleduntilhewasblackalt
allover;andthen,whentheballoonwasblown
opp
upasbigasbig,og
andyouandPoohwerebegge
bothholdingontothestring,youla
letgosuddenly,andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyopp
upintothesky,andstayedthere—levelmed
withthetopofthetreet
treeandabouttwentyfeetunna
awayfromit.Hooray!"
you
ropte
shouted.Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Pooh
ned
downtoyou."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."Therewasno
vind
windtoblowhimnearertothetreet
tree,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
wouldhelpthedeceptionwhichwearepraktiserer
practisingonthesebees."Well,you
lo
laughedtoyourself,"SillyoldBear!"men
butyoudidn'tsayithøyt
aloudbecauseyouweresofondofham
him,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.Oh,thereyouare!"
called
ned
downWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyoukom
gotbacktothetree."Iwas
begynte
beginningtogetanxious.I
har
havediscoveredthatthebeesarenå
nowdefinitelySuspicious."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
walkedupanddownandlurte
wonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohsang
sangthissong:.Thebeeswere
fortsatt
stillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.Noen
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsog
andflewallroundtheskyen
cloudasitbegantheandre
secondverseofthissong,og
andonebeesatdownonden
thenoseofthecloudforaøyeblikk
moment,andthengotupagain.Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthe
skyen
cloud.Yes?"
Ihavejustbeen
tenkt
thinking,andIhavecometoen
averyimportantdecision.Theseare
den
thewrongsortofbees."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.