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INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohave
przeczytałeś
read
anotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,you
może
may
rememberthatheoncehadaswan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon't
wiem
know
which)andthatheusedtocall
tego
this
swanPooh.
Thatwasa
dawno
long
timeago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,we
wzięliśmy
took
thenamewithus,aswedidn't
myśleliśmy
think
theswanwouldwantitanymore.
Well,whenEdwardBear
powiedział
said
thathewouldlikean
ekscytujące
exciting
namealltohimself,ChristopherRobin
powiedział
said
atonce,withoutstoppingtothink,
że
that
hewasWinnie-the-Pooh.
Andhewas.
So,asIhaveexplainedthePoohpart,Iwill
teraz
now
explaintherestofit.
Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
długo
long
withoutgoingtothe
Zoo
Zoo
.
Therearesomepeople
którzy
who
begintheZooatthe
początku
beginning
,calledWAYIN,andwalkas
szybko
quickly
astheycanpastevery
klatki
cage
untiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,
ale
but
thenicestpeoplego
prosto
straight
totheanimalthey
kochają
love
themost,andstay
tam
there
.
SowhenChristopherRobin
idzie
goes
totheZoo,he
idzie
goes
towherethePolarBears
are
,andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,anddoorsareunlocked,andwe
wędrujemy
wander
throughdarkpassagesand
górę
up
steepstairs,untilatlastwecometothespecial
klatki
cage
,andthecageisopened,andouttrots
coś
something
brownandfurry,andwithahappycryof"Oh,Bear!"
ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Nowthisbear's
imię
name
isWinnie,whichshowswhata
dobre
good
nameforbearsitis,
ale
but
thefunnythingis
że
that
wecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscalled
po
after
Pooh,orPoohafterWinnie.
Wedid
wiedzieliśmy
know
once,butwehaveforgotten....
Ihadwrittenasfaras
tego
this
whenPigletlookedup
i
and
saidinhissqueaky
głos
voice
,"WhataboutMe?"
"MydearPiglet,"I
powiedziałem
said
,"thewholebookis
o
about
you."
"Soitis
o
about
Pooh,"hesqueaked.
You
widzisz
see
whatitis.
Heis
zazdrosny
jealous
becausehethinksPoohis
ma
having
aGrandIntroductionalltohimself.
Poohisthefavourite,of
oczywiście
course
,there'snodenyingit,
ale
but
Pigletcomesinforagood
wiele
many
thingswhichPoohmisses;
becauseyoucan'ttakePoohtoschool
bez
without
everybodyknowingit,butPigletisso
mały
small
thatheslipsintoa
kieszeni
pocket
,whereitisvery
pocieszające
comforting
tofeelhimwhenyouarenotquitesure
czy
whether
twicesevenistwelveortwenty-two.
Czasami
Sometimes
heslipsoutand
ma
has
agoodlookintheink-pot,
i
and
inthiswayhe
ma
has
gotmoreeducationthanPooh,
ale
but
Poohdoesn'tmind.
Some
mają
have
brains,andsomehaven't,hesays,and
nie
there
itis.
Andnowalltheothersaresaying,"WhataboutUs?"
So
może
perhaps
thebestthingto
zrobić
do
istostopwritingIntroductions
i
and
getonwiththebook.
CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
I
AND
SOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIES
Zaczynają
BEGIN
HereisEdwardBear,comingdownstairsnow,
bump
bump
,bump,bump,onthe
tył
back
ofhishead,behindChristopherRobin.
Itis,asfarashe
wie
knows
,theonlywayofcomingdownstairs,
ale
but
sometimeshefeelsthatthere
naprawdę
really
isanotherway,if
tylko
only
hecouldstopbumpingforamoment
i
and
thinkofit.
Andthenhe
czuje
feels
thatperhapsthereisn't.
Każdym razie
Anyhow
,hereheisatthe
dole
bottom
,andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
WhenI
po raz pierwszy
first
heardhisname,I
powiedziałem
said
,justasyouaregoingto
powiedzieć
say
,"ButIthoughthewasaboy?"
SodidI,"
powiedział
said
ChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan'tcallhimWinnie?"
Idon't."
Ale
But
yousaid——".
He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
wiesz
know
what'ther'means?"
Ah,
tak
yes
,nowIdo,"I
powiedziałem
said
quickly;
andIhopeyoudo
też
too
,becauseitisallthe
wyjaśnienie
explanation
youaregoingto
dostaniesz
get
.
SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesa
grę
game
ofsomesortwhenhecomesdownstairs,and
czasami
sometimes
helikestosit
cicho
quietly
infrontofthefireand
słuchać
listen
toastory.
This
wieczorem
evening——
.
Whataboutastory?"
powiedział
said
ChristopherRobin.
Whataboutastory?"
I
powiedziałem
said
.
Couldyouverysweetly
powiedzieć
tell
Winnie-the-Poohone?"
IsupposeIcould,"I
powiedziałem
said
.
"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
O
About
himself.
Becausehe'sthatsortofBear."
Oh,Isee."
Socouldyou
bardzo
very
sweetly?"
I'lltry,"I
powiedziałem
said
.
SoItried.
Onceuponatime,a
bardzo
very
longtimeagonow,
około
about
lastFriday,Winnie-the-Poohlivedina
lesie
forest
allbyhimselfunderthenameofSanders.
("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"
zapytał
asked
ChristopherRobin.
Itmeanshe
miał
had
thenameoverthedooringoldletters,
i
and
livedunderit."
Winnie-the-Poohwasn't
całkiem
quite
sure,"saidChristopherRobin.
Teraz
Now
Iam,"saidagrowly
głos
voice
.
ThenIwillgoon,"saidI.)
One
dnia
day
whenhewasoutwalking,he
przyszedł
came
toanopenplaceinthe
środku
middle
oftheforest,andinthe
środku
middle
ofthisplacewasa
duży
large
oak-tree,and,fromthetopofthe
drzewa
tree
,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Pooh
usiadł
sat
downatthefootofthe
drzewa
tree
,puthisheadbetweenhispaws
i
and
begantothink.
Firstofallhe
powiedział
said
tohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noisemeans
coś
something
.
Youdon'tgetabuzzing-noiselikethat,
tylko
just
buzzingandbuzzing,withoutitsmeaningsomething.
Jeśli
If
there'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,
a
and
theonlyreasonformakingabuzzing-noise
że
that
Iknowofisbecauseyou'reabee."
Thenhe
pomyślał
thought
anotherlongtime,and
powiedział
said
:
"AndtheonlyreasonforbeingabeethatIknowofismakinghoney."
Andthenhegotup,and
powiedział
said
:
"Andtheonlyreasonformaking
miód
honey
issoasIcaneatit."
Sohebegantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
i
and
heclimbedandheclimbed,
i
and
asheclimbedhe
śpiewał
sang
alittlesongtohimself.
Itwentlikethis:.
Thenheclimbeda
trochę
little
further...
anda
trochę
little
further...
andthenjusta
trochę
little
further.
Bythattimehehad
pomyślał
thought
ofanothersong.
Hewasgetting
dość
rather
tiredbythistime,sothatiswhyhesangaComplainingSong.
Hewas
prawie
nearly
therenow,andifhe
tylko
just
stoodonthatbranch...
Crack!
Oh,help!"
powiedział
said
Pooh,ashedropped
dziesięć
ten
feetonthebranch
poniżej
below
him.
IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
powiedział
said
,ashebouncedtwenty
stóp
feet
ontothenext
gałąź
branch
.
Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"he
wyjaśnił
explained
,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
i
and
crashedontoanother
gałęzi
branch
thirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".
Of
oczywiście
course
,itwasrather——"
he
przyznał
admitted
,asheslitheredvery
szybko
quickly
throughthenextsixbranches.
Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashesaidgood-byetothelastbranch,spunround
trzy
three
times,andflewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"itallcomesoflikinghoneyso
dużo
much
.
Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
się
out
ofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhis
nosa
nose
,andbegantothink
ponownie
again
.
Andthefirstpersonhe
pomyślał
thought
ofwasChristopherRobin.
("Wasthatme?"
powiedział
said
ChristopherRobininanawed
głosem
voice
,hardlydaringtobelieveit.
Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
powiedział
said
nothing,buthiseyesgot
większe
larger
andlarger,andhisfacegotpinkerandpinker.)
SoWinnie-the-Pooh
poszedł
went
roundtohisfriendChristopherRobin,
który
who
livedbehindagreendoorinanother
części
part
oftheforest.
Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
powiedział
said
.
Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
Iwonderifyou'vegotsucha
coś
thing
asaballoonaboutyou?"
Aballoon?"
Tak
Yes
,Ijustsaidtomyselfcomingalong:
'IwonderifChristopherRobin
ma
has
suchathingasa
balon
balloon
abouthim?'
Ijust
powiedziałem
said
ittomyself,thinkingofballoons,
i
and
wondering."
Whatdoyouwantaballoonfor?"
you
powiedziałeś
said
.
Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundtosee
że
that
nobodywaslistening,puthis
łapę
paw
tohismouth,and
powiedział
said
inadeepwhisper:
"Honey!"
Ale
But
youdon'tgethoney
z
with
balloons!"
Ido,"saidPooh.
Well,itjusthappened
że
that
youhadbeentoapartythe
dzień
day
beforeatthehouseofyourfriendPiglet,
i
and
youhadballoonsattheparty.
You
miałeś
had
hadabiggreen
balon
balloon
;
andoneofRabbit'srelations
miał
had
hadabigblue
jeden
one
,andhadleftitbehind,being
naprawdę
really
tooyoungtogotoapartyatall;
i
and
soyouhadbroughtthe
zielony
green
oneandtheblueone
domu
home
withyou.
Whichonewouldyoulike?"
you
zapytałeś
asked
Pooh.
Heputhis
głowę
head
betweenhispawsand
pomyślał
thought
verycarefully.
It'slikethis,"he
powiedział
said
.
"Whenyougoafter
miód
honey
withaballoon,thegreat
rzeczą
thing
isnottoletthebees
znać
know
you'recoming.
Now,ifyou
masz
have
agreenballoon,theymight
pomyśleć
think
youwereonlypartofthe
drzewa
tree
,andnotnoticeyou,and,
jeśli
if
youhaveablue
balon
balloon
,theymightthinkyouwere
tylko
only
partofthesky,andnot
zauważyć
notice
you,andthequestionis:
Co
Which
ismostlikely?"
Wouldn'tthey
zauważą
notice
youunderneaththeballoon?"
you
zapytałeś
asked
.
Theymightortheymightnot,"
powiedział
said
Winnie-the-Pooh.
"Younevercantell
z
with
bees."
Hethoughtforamoment
i
and
said:
"Ishalltryto
wyglądać
look
likeasmallblackcloud.
Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyouhad
lepiej
better
havetheblueballoon,"you
powiedziałeś
said
;
andsoitwasdecided.
Well,youboth
poszedł
went
outwiththeblueballoon,andyou
wzięliście
took
yourgunwithyou,justincase,asyou
zawsze
always
did,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoa
bardzo
very
muddyplacethathe
wiedział
knew
of,androlledand
toczył
rolled
untilhewasblackallover;
andthen,
kiedy
when
theballoonwasblownupas
wielki
big
asbig,andyouandPoohwereboth
trzymaliście
holding
ontothestring,youletgo
nagle
suddenly
,andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyupintothe
niebo
sky
,andstayedthere—levelwiththetopofthe
drzewa
tree
andabouttwentyfeetawayfrom
go
it
.
Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoIlooklike?"
You
wyglądasz
look
likeaBearholdingontoaballoon,"you
powiedziałeś
said
.
Not,"saidPoohanxiously,"—not
jak
like
asmallblackcloudinabluesky?"
Notverymuch."
Ah,well,
może
perhaps
fromuphereit
wygląda
looks
different.
And,asIsay,you
nigdy nie
never
cantellwithbees."
Therewasnowindtoblowhim
bliżej
nearer
tothetree,sotherehestayed.
Hecould
widzieć
see
thehoney,hecouldsmellthe
miód
honey
,buthecouldn'tquitereachthe
miód
honey
.
Afteralittlewhilehe
zadzwonił
called
downtoyou.
ChristopherRobin!"
he
powiedział
said
inaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
I
myślę
think
thebeessuspectsomething!"
Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
wiem
know
.
Butsomethingtellsme
że
that
they'resuspicious!"
Perhapsthey
myślą
think
thatyou'reaftertheirhoney."
It
może
may
bethat.
Younevercantell
z
with
bees."
Therewasanother
mała
little
silence,andthenhecalleddowntoyou
znowu
again
.
ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"
I
myślę
think
so."
Iwishyouwould
przyniósł
bring
itouthere,and
chodził
walk
upanddownwith
go
it
,andlookupatmeeverynow
i
and
then,andsay'Tut-tut,it
wygląda
looks
likerain.'
Ithink,
jeśli
if
youdidthat,itwouldhelpthedeceptionwhichweare
praktykujemy
practising
onthesebees."
Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"Silly
stary
old
Bear!"
butyoudidn't
powiedziałeś
say
italoudbecauseyouweresofondofhim,
i
and
youwenthomeforyour
parasol
umbrella
.
Oh,thereyouare!"
zadzwoniłeś
called
downWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothe
drzewa
tree
.
"Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
Ihavediscovered
że
that
thebeesarenow
zdecydowanie
definitely
Suspicious."
ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
you
powiedziałeś
said
.
Yes,butwaitamoment.
Wemustbepractical.
Theimportantbeetodeceiveisthe
Królowa
Queen
Bee.
Canyousee
która
which
istheQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
A
szkoda
pity
.
Well,now,ifyouwalk
górę
up
anddownwithyourumbrella,saying,'Tut-tut,it
wygląda
looks
likerain,'Ishall
zrobię
do
whatIcanbysingingalittleCloudSong,suchasacloudmight
śpiewać
sing...
.
Go!"
So,whileyou
chodziłeś
walked
upanddownandwonderedifitwould
padać
rain
,Winnie-the-Poohsangthissong:.
Thebeeswere
wciąż
still
buzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Niektóre
Some
ofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsandflewallroundthecloudasitbeganthe
druga
second
verseofthissong,andone
pszczoła
bee
satdownonthe
nosie
nose
ofthecloudforamoment,andthengot
się
up
again.
Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
Ihavejustbeen
myślałem
thinking
,andIhavecometoa
bardzo
very
importantdecision.
Thesearethewrongsortofbees."
Arethey?"
Zupełnie
Quite
thewrongsort.
SoIshould
pomyśleć
think
theywouldmakethewrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"
Wouldthey?"
Tak
Yes
.
SoIthinkIshallcomedown."
How?"
zapytał
asked
you.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthought
o
about
this.
Ifheletgoof
ten
the
string,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tlike
ten
the
ideaofthat.
Sohe
myślał
thought
foralongtime,
a
and
thenhesaid:.
ChristopherRobin,youmust
zastrzelić
shoot
theballoonwithyourgun.
Masz
Have
yougotyourgun?"
OfcourseIhave,"you
powiedziałeś
said
.
"ButifIdothat,itwill
zepsuje
spoil
theballoon,"yousaid.