INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohavereadanother
knjigo
bookaboutChristopherRobin,youmorda
mayrememberthatheoncehadaswan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon'tvem
knowwhich)andthatheusedtocalltega
thisswanPooh.Thatwasa
dolgo
longtimeago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,wetooktheime
namewithus,aswedidn'tthinktheswanwouldwantitanyveč
more.Well,whenEdwardBearsaidthathewouldlikeanexciting
ime
namealltohimself,ChristopherRobinsaidatonce,withoutstoppingtothink,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.In
Andhewas.So,asIhaveexplainedthePooh
del
part,Iwillnowexplaintherestofit.Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
dolgo
longwithoutgoingtotheZoo.Tam
TherearesomepeoplewhobegintheZooatthebeginning,calledWAYIN,in
andwalkasquicklyastheylahko
canpasteverycageuntiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,vendar
butthenicestpeoplegostraighttotheanimaltheylovethenajbolj
most,andstaythere.So
ko
whenChristopherRobingoestotheZoo,hegoestokjer
wherethePolarBearsare,in
andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,in
anddoorsareunlocked,andwewanderskozi
throughdarkpassagesandupsteepstairs,untilatlastwecometotheposebne
specialcage,andthecageisopened,in
andouttrotssomethingbrownin
andfurry,andwithahappycryof"Oh,Bear!"ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Now
tega
thisbear'snameisWinnie,whichshowswhatadobro
goodnameforbearsitis,butthesmešno
funnythingisthatwecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscalledpo
afterPooh,orPoohafterWinnie.Wedid
vedeli
knowonce,butwehaveforgotten....Ihadwrittenasfaras
tega
thiswhenPigletlookedupin
andsaidinhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?""My
dragi
dearPiglet,"Isaid,"thewholebookiso
aboutyou.""Soitis
o
aboutPooh,"hesqueaked.Youseewhatit
je
is.HeisjealousbecausehethinksPoohishavingaGrandIntroductionalltohimself.
Poohisthefavourite,of
seveda
course,there'snodenyingit,ampak
butPigletcomesinforagoodveliko
manythingswhichPoohmisses;ker
becauseyoucan'ttakePoohtošolo
schoolwithouteverybodyknowingit,butPigletissomajhen
smallthatheslipsintoapocket,kjer
whereitisverycomfortingtofeelhimko
whenyouarenotquitesurewhethertwicesevenistwelveortwenty-two.Včasih
Sometimesheslipsoutandhasadobro
goodlookintheink-pot,in
andinthiswayhehasgotveč
moreeducationthanPooh,butPoohdoesn'tmind.Some
imajo
havebrains,andsomehaven't,hesays,in
andthereitis.And
zdaj
nowalltheothersaresaying,"WhataboutUs?"So
morda
perhapsthebestthingtodoistostopwritingIntroductionsin
andgetonwiththeknjigo
book.CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
In
ANDSOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGINTu
HereisEdwardBear,comingdownstairsnow,bump,bump,bump,onthebackofhishead,za
behindChristopherRobin.Itis,asfarasheknows,the
edini
onlywayofcomingdownstairs,vendar
butsometimeshefeelsthatthereres
reallyisanotherway,ifedini
onlyhecouldstopbumpingforatrenutek
momentandthinkofit.In
Andthenhefeelsthatmorda
perhapsthereisn't.Anyhow,hereheisatthebottom,
in
andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.Winnie-the-Pooh.
Ko
WhenIfirstheardhisime
name,Isaid,justasyouaregoingtosay,"ButIthoughthewasaboy?"SodidI,"saidChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan'tcallhimWinnie?"
Idon't."
Ampak
Butyousaid——".He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyouknowwhat'ther'means?"
Ah,
da
yes,nowIdo,"Isaidquickly;in
andIhopeyoudotudi
too,becauseitisalltheexplanationyouaregoingtodobili
get.SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesort
ko
whenhecomesdownstairs,andvčasih
sometimeshelikestositquietlyinfrontoftheognjem
fireandlistentoastory.Thisevening——.
Whataboutastory?"
saidChristopherRobin.
Whataboutastory?"
Isaid.
Couldyou
zelo
verysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"IsupposeIcould,"Isaid.
"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
O
Abouthimself.Becausehe'sthatsortofBear."
Oh,Isee."
Socouldyou
zelo
verysweetly?"I'lltry,"Isaid.
SoItried.
Nekoč
Onceuponatime,azelo
verylongtimeagonow,približno
aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Poohlivedinaforestallbyhimselfpod
underthenameofSanders.("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"
askedChristopherRobin.
Itmeanshehadthe
ime
nameoverthedooringoldletters,in
andlivedunderit."Winnie-the-Poohwasn't
povsem
quitesure,"saidChristopherRobin.NowIam,"said
je
agrowlyvoice.ThenIwill
šel
goon,"saidI.)Oneday
ko
whenhewasoutwalking,hecametoanopenplaceinthemiddleoftheforest,in
andinthemiddleoftega
thisplacewasalargeoak-tree,in
and,fromthetopofthetree,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.Winnie-the-Poohsatdownat
je
thefootofthetree,dal
puthisheadbetweenhispawsin
andbegantothink.Firstofallhesaidtohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noisemeans
nekaj
something.Youdon'tgetabuzzing-noiselike
da
that,justbuzzingandbuzzing,brez
withoutitsmeaningsomething.Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,
in
andtheonlyreasonformakingabuzzing-noiseki
thatIknowofisker
becauseyou'reabee."Thenhethoughtanother
dolgo
longtime,andsaid:"Andthe
edini
onlyreasonforbeingabeethatIknowofismakinghoney."In
Andthenhegotup,in
andsaid:"Andtheonly
razlog
reasonformakinghoneyissoasIlahko
caneatit."Sohebegantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
in
andheclimbedandheclimbed,in
andasheclimbedhesangalittlesongtohimself.Itwentlikethis:.
Thenheclimbeda
malo
littlefurther...anda
malo
littlefurther...andthenjusta
malo
littlefurther.Bythattimehehadthoughtof
drugo
anothersong.Hewasgettingrathertiredby
tem
thistime,sothatiswhyhesangaComplainingSong.Hewasnearly
tam
therenow,andifhesamo
juststoodonthatbranch...Crack!
Oh,help!"
saidPooh,ashedropped
deset
tenfeetonthebranchbelownjim
him.IfonlyIhadn't——"
hesaid,ashebouncedtwentyfeetontothenextbranch.
Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
in
andcrashedontoanotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".Of
seveda
course,itwasrather——"headmitted,asheslithered
zelo
veryquicklythroughthenextšest
sixbranches.Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashesaidgood-byetothelastbranch,spunroundthreetimes,
in
andflewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"itvse
allcomesoflikinghoneysomuch.Oh,help!"
Hecrawledoutofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnose,
in
andbegantothinkagain.In
AndthefirstpersonhethoughtofwasChristopherRobin.("Was
to
thatme?"saidChristopherRobinin
je
anawedvoice,hardlydaringtoverjeti
believeit.Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobinsaid
ničesar
nothing,buthiseyesgotlargerin
andlarger,andhisfacegotpinkerin
andpinker.)SoWinnie-the-PoohwentroundtohisfriendChristopherRobin,
ki
wholivedbehindagreendoorinanotherdelu
partoftheforest.Good
jutro
morning,ChristopherRobin,"hesaid.Good
jutro
morning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.Iwonder
če
ifyou'vegotsuchastvar
thingasaballoonaboutyou?"Aballoon?"
Ja
Yes,Ijustsaidtomyselfcomingalong:'Iwonder
če
ifChristopherRobinhassuchastvar
thingasaballoonabouthim?'Ijustsaidittomyself,thinkingofballoons,
in
andwondering."Whatdoyouwantaballoonfor?"
yousaid.
Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundtoseethat
nihče ne
nobodywaslistening,puthispawtohismouth,in
andsaidinadeepwhisper:"Honey!"
Toda
Butyoudon'tgethoneyz
withballoons!"Ido,"saidPooh.
No
Well,itjusthappenedthatyouhadbeentoapartythedan
daybeforeatthehouseofyourfriendPiglet,in
andyouhadballoonsattheparty.Youhadhada
velik
biggreenballoon;andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhad
je
abigblueone,andhadleftitbehind,beingreallypreveč
tooyoungtogotoje
apartyatall;andsoyouhadbroughtthegreenone
in
andtheblueonehomes
withyou.Whichonewouldyoulike?"
youaskedPooh.
Heputhis
glavo
headbetweenhispawsandthoughtzelo
verycarefully.It'slikethis,"hesaid.
"Whenyougo
po
afterhoneywithaballoon,thegreatstvar
thingisnottoletthebeesknowyou'recoming.Now,
če
ifyouhaveagreenballoon,theymightthinkyouweresamo
onlypartofthetree,in
andnotnoticeyou,and,če
ifyouhaveablueballoon,theymightthinkyouweresamo
onlypartofthesky,in
andnotnoticeyou,andthequestionis:Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"
youasked.
Theymight
ali
ortheymightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh."You
nikoli
nevercantellwithbees."Hethoughtfora
trenutek
momentandsaid:"Ishalltrytolook
kot
likeasmallblackcloud.To
Thatwilldeceivethem."Thenyouhadbetterhavetheblueballoon,"yousaid;
in
andsoitwasdecided.No
Well,youbothwentoutwiththeblueballoon,in
andyoutookyourgunwithyou,samo
justincase,asyouvedno
alwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoazelo
verymuddyplacethatheknewof,in
androlledandrolleduntilhewasblackallover;in
andthen,whentheballoonwasblownnavzgor
upasbigasbig,in
andyouandPoohwerebothholdingontoje
thestring,youletgosuddenly,in
andPoohBearfloatedgracefullynavzgor
upintothesky,andstayedthere—levelz
withthetopofthetreein
andabouttwentyfeetawayfromit.Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn't
to
thatfine?"shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoIlooklike?"
You
videti
looklikeaBearholdingontoaballoon,"yousaid.Not,"saidPoohanxiously,"—not
kot
likeasmallblackcloudinje
abluesky?"Notverymuch."
Ah,
no
well,perhapsfromuphereitlooksdifferent.In
And,asIsay,younikoli
nevercantellwithbees."Therewasnowindtoblowhimnearertothetree,sotherehestayed.
Hecouldseethehoney,hecouldsmellthehoney,
vendar
buthecouldn'tquitereachthehoney.Po
Afteralittlewhilehecalleddol
downtoyou.ChristopherRobin!"
hesaidinaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
I
mislim
thinkthebeessuspectsomething!"Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
vem
know.Butsomethingtellsme
da
thatthey'resuspicious!"Perhapstheythink
da
thatyou'reaftertheirhoney."It
morda
maybethat.Younevercantell
z
withbees."Therewasanotherlittlesilence,
in
andthenhecalleddowntoyouspet
again.ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"
I
mislim
thinkso."Iwishyouwouldbringitout
tu
here,andwalkupanddol
downwithit,andlookupatmevsak
everynowandthen,andrekel
say'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain.'I
mislim
think,ifyoudidthat,itwouldhelpthedeceptionwhichwearepractisingonteh
thesebees."Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"Silly
stari
oldBear!"butyoudidn'tsayitaloud
ker
becauseyouweresofondofga
him,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.Oh,thereyouare!"
calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbackto
je
thetree."Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
Ihavediscovered
da
thatthebeesarenowdefinitelySuspicious."ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
yousaid.
Ja
Yes,butwaitamoment.Wemustbepractical.
TheimportantbeetodeceiveistheQueenBee.
Lahko
CanyouseewhichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"No."
Apity.
No
Well,now,ifyouwalkgor
upanddownwithyourumbrella,saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishallnaredil
dowhatIcanbysingingalittleCloudSong,suchasacloudmightsing....Go!"
So,
medtem ko
whileyouwalkedupanddol
downandwonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohsangthissong:.Thebeeswerestillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Nekatere
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsin
andflewallroundthecloudasitbeganthedruga
secondverseofthissong,in
andonebeesatdownonthenoseofthecloudforatrenutek
moment,andthengotupspet
again.Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
Ihavejustbeenthinking,
in
andIhavecometoazelo
veryimportantdecision.Thesearethewrongsortofbees."
Arethey?"
Quitethewrongsort.
SoIshouldthinktheywouldmakethe
napačno
wrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"Wouldthey?"
Ja
Yes.SoIthinkIshall
prišel
comedown."How?"
askedyou.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtabout
to
this.Ifheletgoofthestring,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn't
všeč
liketheideaofthat.Sohethoughtfora
dolgo
longtime,andthenhesaid:.ChristopherRobin,youmustshoottheballoon
s
withyourgun.Haveyougotyourgun?"
OfcourseIhave,"yousaid.
"But
če
ifIdothat,itbo
willspoiltheballoon,"yousaid.