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INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohavereadanother
knjigo
book
aboutChristopherRobin,you
morda
may
rememberthatheoncehadaswan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon't
vem
know
which)andthatheusedtocall
tega
this
swanPooh.
Thatwasa
dolgo
long
timeago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,wetookthe
ime
name
withus,aswedidn'tthinktheswanwouldwantitany
več
more
.
Well,whenEdwardBearsaidthathewouldlikeanexciting
ime
name
alltohimself,ChristopherRobinsaidatonce,withoutstoppingtothink,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.
In
And
hewas.
So,asIhaveexplainedthePooh
del
part
,Iwillnowexplaintherestofit.
Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
dolgo
long
withoutgoingtotheZoo.
Tam
There
aresomepeoplewhobegintheZooatthebeginning,calledWAYIN,
in
and
walkasquicklyasthey
lahko
can
pasteverycageuntiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,
vendar
but
thenicestpeoplegostraighttotheanimaltheylovethe
najbolj
most
,andstaythere.
So
ko
when
ChristopherRobingoestotheZoo,hegoesto
kjer
where
thePolarBearsare,
in
and
hewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,
in
and
doorsareunlocked,andwewander
skozi
through
darkpassagesandupsteepstairs,untilatlastwecometothe
posebne
special
cage,andthecageisopened,
in
and
outtrotssomethingbrown
in
and
furry,andwithahappycryof"Oh,Bear!"
ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Now
tega
this
bear'snameisWinnie,whichshowswhata
dobro
good
nameforbearsitis,butthe
smešno
funny
thingisthatwecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscalled
po
after
Pooh,orPoohafterWinnie.
Wedid
vedeli
know
once,butwehaveforgotten....
Ihadwrittenasfaras
tega
this
whenPigletlookedup
in
and
saidinhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?"
"My
dragi
dear
Piglet,"Isaid,"thewholebookis
o
about
you."
"Soitis
o
about
Pooh,"hesqueaked.
Youseewhatit
je
is
.
HeisjealousbecausehethinksPoohishavingaGrandIntroductionalltohimself.
Poohisthefavourite,of
seveda
course
,there'snodenyingit,
ampak
but
Pigletcomesinforagood
veliko
many
thingswhichPoohmisses;
ker
because
youcan'ttakePoohto
šolo
school
withouteverybodyknowingit,butPigletisso
majhen
small
thatheslipsintoapocket,
kjer
where
itisverycomfortingtofeelhim
ko
when
youarenotquitesurewhethertwicesevenistwelveortwenty-two.
Včasih
Sometimes
heslipsoutandhasa
dobro
good
lookintheink-pot,
in
and
inthiswayhehasgot
več
more
educationthanPooh,butPoohdoesn'tmind.
Some
imajo
have
brains,andsomehaven't,hesays,
in
and
thereitis.
And
zdaj
now
alltheothersaresaying,"WhataboutUs?"
So
morda
perhaps
thebestthingtodoistostopwritingIntroductions
in
and
getonwiththe
knjigo
book
.
CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
In
AND
SOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGIN
Tu
Here
isEdwardBear,comingdownstairsnow,bump,bump,bump,onthebackofhishead,
za
behind
ChristopherRobin.
Itis,asfarasheknows,the
edini
only
wayofcomingdownstairs,
vendar
but
sometimeshefeelsthatthere
res
really
isanotherway,if
edini
only
hecouldstopbumpingfora
trenutek
moment
andthinkofit.
In
And
thenhefeelsthat
morda
perhaps
thereisn't.
Anyhow,hereheisatthebottom,
in
and
readytobeintroducedtoyou.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
Ko
When
Ifirstheardhis
ime
name
,Isaid,justasyouaregoingtosay,"ButIthoughthewasaboy?"
SodidI,"saidChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan'tcallhimWinnie?"
Idon't."
Ampak
But
yousaid——".
He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyouknowwhat'ther'means?"
Ah,
da
yes
,nowIdo,"Isaidquickly;
in
and
Ihopeyoudo
tudi
too
,becauseitisalltheexplanationyouaregoingto
dobili
get
.
SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesort
ko
when
hecomesdownstairs,and
včasih
sometimes
helikestositquietlyinfrontofthe
ognjem
fire
andlistentoastory.
Thisevening——.
Whataboutastory?"
saidChristopherRobin.
Whataboutastory?"
Isaid.
Couldyou
zelo
very
sweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"
IsupposeIcould,"Isaid.
"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
O
About
himself.
Becausehe'sthatsortofBear."
Oh,Isee."
Socouldyou
zelo
very
sweetly?"
I'lltry,"Isaid.
SoItried.
Nekoč
Once
uponatime,a
zelo
very
longtimeagonow,
približno
about
lastFriday,Winnie-the-Poohlivedinaforestallbyhimself
pod
under
thenameofSanders.
("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"
askedChristopherRobin.
Itmeanshehadthe
ime
name
overthedooringoldletters,
in
and
livedunderit."
Winnie-the-Poohwasn't
povsem
quite
sure,"saidChristopherRobin.
NowIam,"said
je
a
growlyvoice.
ThenIwill
šel
go
on,"saidI.)
Oneday
ko
when
hewasoutwalking,hecametoanopenplaceinthemiddleoftheforest,
in
and
inthemiddleof
tega
this
placewasalargeoak-tree,
in
and
,fromthetopofthetree,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Poohsatdownat
je
the
footofthetree,
dal
put
hisheadbetweenhispaws
in
and
begantothink.
Firstofallhesaidtohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noisemeans
nekaj
something
.
Youdon'tgetabuzzing-noiselike
da
that
,justbuzzingandbuzzing,
brez
without
itsmeaningsomething.
Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,
in
and
theonlyreasonformakingabuzzing-noise
ki
that
Iknowofis
ker
because
you'reabee."
Thenhethoughtanother
dolgo
long
time,andsaid:
"Andthe
edini
only
reasonforbeingabeethatIknowofismakinghoney."
In
And
thenhegotup,
in
and
said:
"Andtheonly
razlog
reason
formakinghoneyissoasI
lahko
can
eatit."
Sohebegantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
in
and
heclimbedandheclimbed,
in
and
asheclimbedhesangalittlesongtohimself.
Itwentlikethis:.
Thenheclimbeda
malo
little
further...
anda
malo
little
further...
andthenjusta
malo
little
further.
Bythattimehehadthoughtof
drugo
another
song.
Hewasgettingrathertiredby
tem
this
time,sothatiswhyhesangaComplainingSong.
Hewasnearly
tam
there
now,andifhe
samo
just
stoodonthatbranch...
Crack!
Oh,help!"
saidPooh,ashedropped
deset
ten
feetonthebranchbelow
njim
him
.
IfonlyIhadn't——"
hesaid,ashebouncedtwentyfeetontothenextbranch.
Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
in
and
crashedontoanotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".
Of
seveda
course
,itwasrather——"
headmitted,asheslithered
zelo
very
quicklythroughthenext
šest
six
branches.
Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashesaidgood-byetothelastbranch,spunroundthreetimes,
in
and
flewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"it
vse
all
comesoflikinghoneysomuch.
Oh,help!"
Hecrawledoutofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnose,
in
and
begantothinkagain.
In
And
thefirstpersonhethoughtofwasChristopherRobin.
("Was
to
that
me?"
saidChristopherRobinin
je
an
awedvoice,hardlydaringto
verjeti
believe
it.
Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobinsaid
ničesar
nothing
,buthiseyesgotlarger
in
and
larger,andhisfacegotpinker
in
and
pinker.)
SoWinnie-the-PoohwentroundtohisfriendChristopherRobin,
ki
who
livedbehindagreendoorinanother
delu
part
oftheforest.
Good
jutro
morning
,ChristopherRobin,"hesaid.
Good
jutro
morning
,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
Iwonder
če
if
you'vegotsucha
stvar
thing
asaballoonaboutyou?"
Aballoon?"
Ja
Yes
,Ijustsaidtomyselfcomingalong:
'Iwonder
če
if
ChristopherRobinhassucha
stvar
thing
asaballoonabouthim?'
Ijustsaidittomyself,thinkingofballoons,
in
and
wondering."
Whatdoyouwantaballoonfor?"
yousaid.
Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundtoseethat
nihče ne
nobody
waslistening,puthispawtohismouth,
in
and
saidinadeepwhisper:
"Honey!"
Toda
But
youdon'tgethoney
z
with
balloons!"
Ido,"saidPooh.
No
Well
,itjusthappenedthatyouhadbeentoapartythe
dan
day
beforeatthehouseofyourfriendPiglet,
in
and
youhadballoonsattheparty.
Youhadhada
velik
big
greenballoon;
andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhad
je
a
bigblueone,andhadleftitbehind,beingreally
preveč
too
youngtogoto
je
a
partyatall;
andsoyouhadbroughtthegreenone
in
and
theblueonehome
s
with
you.
Whichonewouldyoulike?"
youaskedPooh.
Heputhis
glavo
head
betweenhispawsandthought
zelo
very
carefully.
It'slikethis,"hesaid.
"Whenyougo
po
after
honeywithaballoon,thegreat
stvar
thing
isnottoletthebeesknowyou'recoming.
Now,
če
if
youhaveagreenballoon,theymightthinkyouwere
samo
only
partofthetree,
in
and
notnoticeyou,and,
če
if
youhaveablueballoon,theymightthinkyouwere
samo
only
partofthesky,
in
and
notnoticeyou,andthequestionis:
Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"
youasked.
Theymight
ali
or
theymightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh.
"You
nikoli
never
cantellwithbees."
Hethoughtfora
trenutek
moment
andsaid:
"Ishalltrytolook
kot
like
asmallblackcloud.
To
That
willdeceivethem."
Thenyouhadbetterhavetheblueballoon,"yousaid;
in
and
soitwasdecided.
No
Well
,youbothwentoutwiththeblueballoon,
in
and
youtookyourgunwithyou,
samo
just
incase,asyou
vedno
always
did,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoa
zelo
very
muddyplacethatheknewof,
in
and
rolledandrolleduntilhewasblackallover;
in
and
then,whentheballoonwasblown
navzgor
up
asbigasbig,
in
and
youandPoohwerebothholdingonto
je
the
string,youletgosuddenly,
in
and
PoohBearfloatedgracefully
navzgor
up
intothesky,andstayedthere—level
z
with
thetopofthetree
in
and
abouttwentyfeetawayfromit.
Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn't
to
that
fine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoIlooklike?"
You
videti
look
likeaBearholdingontoaballoon,"yousaid.
Not,"saidPoohanxiously,"—not
kot
like
asmallblackcloudin
je
a
bluesky?"
Notverymuch."
Ah,
no
well
,perhapsfromuphereitlooksdifferent.
In
And
,asIsay,you
nikoli
never
cantellwithbees."
Therewasnowindtoblowhimnearertothetree,sotherehestayed.
Hecouldseethehoney,hecouldsmellthehoney,
vendar
but
hecouldn'tquitereachthehoney.
Po
After
alittlewhilehecalled
dol
down
toyou.
ChristopherRobin!"
hesaidinaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
I
mislim
think
thebeessuspectsomething!"
Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
vem
know
.
Butsomethingtellsme
da
that
they'resuspicious!"
Perhapstheythink
da
that
you'reaftertheirhoney."
It
morda
may
bethat.
Younevercantell
z
with
bees."
Therewasanotherlittlesilence,
in
and
thenhecalleddowntoyou
spet
again
.
ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"
I
mislim
think
so."
Iwishyouwouldbringitout
tu
here
,andwalkupand
dol
down
withit,andlookupatme
vsak
every
nowandthen,and
rekel
say
'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain.'
I
mislim
think
,ifyoudidthat,itwouldhelpthedeceptionwhichwearepractisingon
teh
these
bees."
Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"Silly
stari
old
Bear!"
butyoudidn'tsayitaloud
ker
because
youweresofondof
ga
him
,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.
Oh,thereyouare!"
calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbackto
je
the
tree.
"Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
Ihavediscovered
da
that
thebeesarenowdefinitelySuspicious."
ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
yousaid.
Ja
Yes
,butwaitamoment.
Wemustbepractical.
TheimportantbeetodeceiveistheQueenBee.
Lahko
Can
youseewhichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
Apity.
No
Well
,now,ifyouwalk
gor
up
anddownwithyourumbrella,saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishall
naredil
do
whatIcanbysingingalittleCloudSong,suchasacloudmightsing....
Go!"
So,
medtem ko
while
youwalkedupand
dol
down
andwonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohsangthissong:.
Thebeeswerestillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Nekatere
Some
ofthem,indeed,lefttheirnests
in
and
flewallroundthecloudasitbeganthe
druga
second
verseofthissong,
in
and
onebeesatdownonthenoseofthecloudfora
trenutek
moment
,andthengotup
spet
again
.
Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
Ihavejustbeenthinking,
in
and
Ihavecometoa
zelo
very
importantdecision.
Thesearethewrongsortofbees."
Arethey?"
Quitethewrongsort.
SoIshouldthinktheywouldmakethe
napačno
wrong
sortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"
Wouldthey?"
Ja
Yes
.
SoIthinkIshall
prišel
come
down."
How?"
askedyou.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtabout
to
this
.
Ifheletgoofthestring,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn't
všeč
like
theideaofthat.
Sohethoughtfora
dolgo
long
time,andthenhesaid:.
ChristopherRobin,youmustshoottheballoon
s
with
yourgun.
Haveyougotyourgun?"
OfcourseIhave,"yousaid.
"But
če
if
Idothat,it
bo
will
spoiltheballoon,"yousaid.