INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohave
leu
readanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youpode
mayrememberthatheoncehadaswan(oro
theswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon'tsei
knowwhich)andthatheusedtochamar
callthisswanPooh.Thatwasalongtime
há
ago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,welevamos
tookthenamewithus,aswedidn'tpensávamos
thinktheswanwouldwantitanymais
more.Well,whenEdwardBear
disse
saidthathewouldlikeum
anexcitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobindisse
saidatonce,withoutstoppingtopensar
think,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.E
Andhewas.So,asIhaveexplainedthePooh
parte
part,Iwillnowexplaintheresto
restofit.Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
tempo
longwithoutgoingtotheZoo.Lá
TherearesomepeoplewhobegintheZooatthebeginning,chamado
calledWAYIN,andwalkasquicklyastheypodem
canpasteverycageuntiltheychegarem
gettotheonecalledWAYOUT,mas
butthenicestpeoplegostraighttotheanimaltheyamam
lovethemost,andstaylá
there.SowhenChristopherRobin
vai
goestotheZoo,hevai
goestowherethePolarBearsestão
are,andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromthesai
left,anddoorsareunlocked,e
andwewanderthroughdarkpassagese
andupsteepstairs,untilatlastwecometotheespecial
specialcage,andthecageisopened,e
andouttrotssomethingbrowne
andfurry,andwithafeliz
happycryof"Oh,Bear!"ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Agora
Nowthisbear'snameisWinnie,whichmostra
showswhatagoodnameforbearsité
is,butthefunnythingisthatwecan'tlembrar
rememberwhetherWinnieiscalledafterPooh,ou
orPoohafterWinnie.Wedid
sabíamos
knowonce,butwehaveforgotten....I
tinha
hadwrittenasfarasthisquando
whenPigletlookedupanddisse
saidinhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?""My
querido
dearPiglet,"Isaid,"thewholelivro
bookisaboutyou.""Soitis
sobre
aboutPooh,"hesqueaked.You
vês
seewhatitis.Heisjealous
porque
becausehethinksPoohister
havingaGrandIntroductionalltohimself.Poohis
o
thefavourite,ofcourse,there'snão
nodenyingit,butPigletvem
comesinforagoodmuitas
manythingswhichPoohmisses;porque
becauseyoucan'ttakePoohtoescola
schoolwithouteverybodyknowingit,mas
butPigletissosmallthatheslipsintoum
apocket,whereitisverycomfortingtosenti
feelhimwhenyouarenotquitecerteza
surewhethertwicesevenistwelveou
ortwenty-two.Sometimesheslipsout
e
andhasagoodlookintheink-pot,e
andinthiswayhetem
hasgotmoreeducationthanPooh,mas
butPoohdoesn'tmind.Some
têm
havebrains,andsomehaven't,hediz
says,andthereitis.E
Andnowalltheothersaredizer
saying,"WhataboutUs?"So
talvez
perhapsthebestthingtofazer
doistostopwritingIntroductionse
andgetonwiththelivro
book.CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
E
ANDSOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGINAqui
HereisEdwardBear,comingdownstairsagora
now,bump,bump,bump,onthetrás
backofhishead,behindChristopherRobin.It
é
is,asfarashesabe
knows,theonlywayofcomingdownstairs,mas
butsometimeshefeelsthatthererealmente
reallyisanotherway,ifúnica
onlyhecouldstopbumpingforum
amomentandthinkofit.E
Andthenhefeelsthattalvez
perhapsthereisn't.Anyhow,hereheisatthebottom,and
pronto
readytobeintroducedtoyou.Winnie-the-Pooh.
Quando
WhenIfirstheardhisnome
name,Isaid,justasyouarevão
goingtosay,"ButIachava
thoughthewasaboy?"SodidI,"
disse
saidChristopherRobin.Thenyoucan't
chamar
callhimWinnie?"Idon't."
Mas
Butyousaid——".He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
sabes
knowwhat'ther'means?"Ah,
sim
yes,nowIdo,"Idisse
saidquickly;andIhopeyou
façam
dotoo,becauseitistoda
alltheexplanationyouarevão
goingtoget.SometimesWinnie-the-Pooh
gosta
likesagameofsometipo
sortwhenhecomesdownstairs,e
andsometimeshelikestosentar
sitquietlyinfrontofas
thefireandlistentoahistória
story.Thisevening——.
Whatabout
uma
astory?"saidChristopherRobin.
Whatabout
uma
astory?"Isaid.
Couldyouverysweetly
dizer
tellWinnie-the-Poohone?"IsupposeIcould,"I
disse
said."Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Sobre
Abouthimself.Becausehe'sthat
tipo
sortofBear."Oh,Isee."
So
poderia
couldyouverysweetly?"I'lltry,"I
disse
said.SoItried.
Onceupon
uma
atime,averylongtimehá
agonow,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Poohvivia
livedinaforestallbyhimselfsob
underthenameofSanders.("Whatdoes'under
o
thename'mean?"askedChristopherRobin.
It
significa
meanshehadthenameovero
thedooringoldletters,e
andlivedunderit."Winnie-the-Poohwasn'tquitesure,"
disse
saidChristopherRobin.NowIam,"
disse
saidagrowlyvoice.ThenI
vou
willgoon,"saidI.)One
dia
daywhenhewasoutcaminhando
walking,hecametoanaberto
openplaceinthemiddleoftheforest,e
andinthemiddleofthislugar
placewasalargeoak-tree,e
and,fromthetopofthetree,thereveio
camealoudbuzzing-noise.Winnie-the-Pooh
sentou
satdownatthefootofthetree,colocou
puthisheadbetweenhispawse
andbegantothink.Firstofallhe
disse
saidtohimself:"Thatbuzzing-noise
significa
meanssomething.Youdon'tget
um
abuzzing-noiselikethat,justbuzzinge
andbuzzing,withoutitsmeaningalgo
something.Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody's
fazer
makingabuzzing-noise,andtheúnica
onlyreasonformakingabuzzing-noiseque
thatIknowofisporque
becauseyou'reabee."Thenhe
pensou
thoughtanotherlongtime,anddisse
said:"Andtheonlyreasonforbeing
uma
abeethatIknowofisfazer
makinghoney."Andthenhegotup,
e
andsaid:"Andtheonly
razão
reasonformakinghoneyissoasIpossa
caneatit."Sohebegantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
e
andheclimbedandheclimbed,e
andasheclimbedhecantava
sangalittlesongtohimself.It
foi
wentlikethis:.Thenheclimbed
um
alittlefurther...and
um
alittlefurther...andthen
só
justalittlefurther.Bythattimehe
tinha
hadthoughtofanothersong.Hewasgettingrathertiredbythistime,sothatiswhyhe
cantou
sangaComplainingSong.Hewasnearly
lá
therenow,andifhesó
juststoodonthatbranch...Crack!
Oh,help!"
disse
saidPooh,ashedroppeddez
tenfeetonthebranchbelowdele
him.IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
disse
said,ashebouncedtwentyfeetontoo
thenextbranch.Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,ashe
virou
turnedhead-over-heels,andcrashedontooutro
anotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".Ofcourse,itwasrather——"
headmitted,asheslithered
muito
veryquicklythroughthenextseis
sixbranches.Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashe
disse
saidgood-byetothelastbranch,spunroundtrês
threetimes,andflewgracefullyintoum
agorse-bush,"itallcomesofgostar
likinghoneysomuch.Oh,help!"
Hecrawledoutofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnose,
e
andbegantothinkagain.E
Andthefirstpersonhepensou
thoughtofwasChristopherRobin.("Wasthatme?"
disse
saidChristopherRobininanawedvoice,hardlydaringtoacreditar
believeit.Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
disse
saidnothing,buthiseyesgotlargere
andlarger,andhisfacegotpinkere
andpinker.)SoWinnie-the-Poohwentroundtohis
amigo
friendChristopherRobin,wholivedatrás
behindagreendoorinoutra
anotherpartoftheforest.Bom
Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"hedisse
said.Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
Iwonder
se
ifyou'vegotsuchacoisa
thingasaballoonaboutyou?"Um
Aballoon?"Yes,Ijust
dizer
saidtomyselfcomingalong:'Iwonder
se
ifChristopherRobinhassuchum
athingasaballoonsobre
abouthim?'Ijustsaidittomyself,
pensando
thinkingofballoons,andwondering."Whatdoyouwant
um
aballoonfor?"yousaid.
Winnie-the-Pooh
olhou
lookedroundtoseethatninguém
nobodywaslistening,puthispawtohismouth,e
andsaidinadeepwhisper:"Honey!"
Mas
Butyoudon'tgethoneycom
withballoons!"Ido,"saidPooh.
Bem
Well,itjusthappenedthatyouhadbeentouma
apartythedaybeforeatthecasa
houseofyourfriendPiglet,e
andyouhadballoonsatthefesta
party.Youhadhada
grande
biggreenballoon;andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhada
grande
bigblueone,andhaddeixado
leftitbehind,beingreallytoojovem
youngtogotoafesta
partyatall;andsoyouhad
trouxe
broughtthegreenoneando
theblueonehomewithyou.Whichonewouldyoulike?"
you
perguntaste
askedPooh.Heputhis
cabeça
headbetweenhispawsandpensou
thoughtverycarefully.It'slikethis,"he
disse
said."Whenyougoafter
mel
honeywithaballoon,thegrande
greatthingisnottodeixar
letthebeesknowyou'revindo
coming.Now,ifyouhaveagreenballoon,they
podem
mightthinkyouwereonlyparte
partofthetree,andnotnoticeyou,e
and,ifyouhaveablueballoon,theypodem
mightthinkyouwereonlyparte
partofthesky,andnotnoticeyou,e
andthequestionis:Whichis
mais
mostlikely?"Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"
you
perguntou
asked.Theymightorthey
podem
mightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh."Younevercantell
com
withbees."Hethoughtfor
um
amomentandsaid:"Ishall
tentar
trytolooklikeasmallpreta
blackcloud.Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyouhad
melhor
betterhavetheblueballoon,"youdisseste
said;andsoitwasdecided.
Well,youboth
foi
wentoutwiththeblueballoon,e
andyoutookyourguncom
withyou,justincase,asyousempre
alwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoum
averymuddyplacethathesabia
knewof,androlledandrolleduntilhewaspreto
blackallover;andthen,
quando
whentheballoonwasblownupasgrande
bigasbig,andyoue
andPoohwerebothholdingontoo
thestring,youletgosuddenly,e
andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyupintoo
thesky,andstayedthere—levelcom
withthetopofthetreee
andabouttwentyfeetawayfromit.Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoIlooklike?"
Youlooklike
um
aBearholdingontoum
aballoon,"yousaid.Not,"
disse
saidPoohanxiously,"—notlikeasmallpreta
blackcloudinabluesky?"Notverymuch."
Ah,
bem
well,perhapsfromuphereitlooksdiferente
different.And,asIsay,you
nunca
nevercantellwithbees."Lá
Therewasnowindtoblowhimnearertoo
thetree,sotherehestayed.He
podia
couldseethehoney,hepodia
couldsmellthehoney,buthecouldn'tquitereacho
thehoney.Afteralittlewhilehe
chamou
calleddowntoyou.ChristopherRobin!"
he
disse
saidinaloudwhisper.Hallo!"
I
acho
thinkthebeessuspectsomething!"What
tipo
sortofthing?"Idon't
sei
know.Butsomethingtellsme
que
thatthey'resuspicious!"Perhapsthey
pensem
thinkthatyou'reaftertheirhoney."It
pode
maybethat.Younevercantell
com
withbees."Therewasanother
pequeno
littlesilence,andthenhechamou
calleddowntoyouagain.ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Tem
Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"I
acho
thinkso."Iwishyouwould
trouxesse
bringitouthere,andcaminhasse
walkupanddownwithit,e
andlookupatmeeverynowe
andthen,andsay'Tut-tut,itolhasse
lookslikerain.'Ithink,
se
ifyoudidthat,itwouldajudaria
helpthedeceptionwhichwearepractisingonestas
thesebees."Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"Silly
velho
oldBear!"butyoudidn't
disseste
sayitaloudbecauseyouweresofondofdele
him,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.Oh,thereyouare!"
chamaste
calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothetree."Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
Ihavediscovered
que
thatthebeesarenowdefinitelySuspicious."ShallI
pôr
putmyumbrellaup?"you
disseste
said.Yes,butwaita
momento
moment.Wemustbepractical.
The
importante
importantbeetodeceiveistheQueenBee.Canyou
ver
seewhichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"No."
Uma
Apity.Well,now,ifyou
andar
walkupanddownwithyourumbrella,dizendo
saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishallfarei
dowhatIcanbysinginguma
alittleCloudSong,suchasuma
acloudmightsing....Go!"
So,
enquanto
whileyouwalkedupanddowne
andwonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohcantou
sangthissong:.Thebeeswere
ainda
stillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.Alguns
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestse
andflewallroundthecloudasitbegano
thesecondverseofthissong,e
andonebeesatdownono
thenoseofthecloudforamomento
moment,andthengotupnovamente
again.Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
Ihavejustbeen
pensar
thinking,andIhavecometouma
averyimportantdecision.Theseare
as
thewrongsortofbees."Arethey?"
Quitethe
errado
wrongsort.SoIshould
pensar
thinktheywouldmaketheerrado
wrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"Wouldthey?"
Sim
Yes.SoIthinkIshallcomedown."
How?"
perguntei
askedyou.Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtaboutthis.
Se
Ifheletgoofa
thestring,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tgostava
liketheideaofthat.Sohe
pensou
thoughtforalongtime,e
andthenhesaid:.ChristopherRobin,youmust
disparar
shoottheballoonwithyourarma
gun.Haveyougotyourgun?"
OfcourseIhave,"you
disseste
said."ButifIdothat,it
vai
willspoiltheballoon,"youdisse
said.