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INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohave
leído
read
anotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youmay
recuerdes
remember
thatheoncehadaswan(or
el
the
swanhadChristopherRobin,Idon't
know
which)andthatheusedto
llamar
call
thisswanPooh.
Thatwasalongtime
hace
ago
,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,we
llevamos
took
thenamewithus,aswedidn't
pensamos
think
theswanwouldwantitany
más
more
.
Well,whenEdwardBear
dijo
said
thathewouldlike
un
an
excitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobin
dijo
said
atonce,withoutstoppingto
pensar
think
,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.
Y
And
hewas.
So,asI
he
have
explainedthePoohpart,Iwill
ahora
now
explaintherestofit.
Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
tiempo
long
withoutgoingtotheZoo.
Thereare
algunas
some
peoplewhobegintheZooatthebeginning,
llamado
called
WAYIN,andwalkasquicklyasthey
pueden
can
pasteverycageuntilthey
llegar
get
totheonecalledWAYOUT,
pero
but
thenicestpeoplegostraighttotheanimalthey
aman
love
themost,andstaythere.
So
cuando
when
ChristopherRobingoestotheZoo,he
va
goes
towherethePolarBears
están
are
,andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,
y
and
doorsareunlocked,andwewander
por
through
darkpassagesandupsteepstairs,
hasta que
until
atlastwecometothe
especial
special
cage,andthecageis
abre
opened
,andouttrotssomethingbrown
y
and
furry,andwitha
feliz
happy
cryof"Oh,Bear!"
ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Ahora
Now
thisbear'snameisWinnie,which
muestra
shows
whatagoodnameforbearsit
es
is
,butthefunnythingisthatwecan't
recordar
remember
whetherWinnieiscalledafterPooh,
o
or
PoohafterWinnie.
Wedid
sabíamos
know
once,butwehave
olvidado
forgotten...
.
Ihadwrittenasfarasthis
cuando
when
Pigletlookedupand
dijo
said
inhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?"
"My
querido
dear
Piglet,"Isaid,"thewhole
libro
book
isaboutyou."
"SoitisaboutPooh,"hesqueaked.
You
ve
see
whatitis.
Heisjealous
porque
because
hethinksPoohis
teniendo
having
aGrandIntroductionalltohimself.
Poohis
el
the
favourite,ofcourse,there's
no
no
denyingit,butPiglet
viene
comes
inforagoodmanythingswhichPooh
pierde
misses
;
becauseyoucan'ttakePoohto
escuela
school
withouteverybodyknowingit,
pero
but
Pigletissosmallthatheslipsinto
un
a
pocket,whereitis
muy
very
comfortingtofeelhim
cuando
when
youarenotquite
seguro
sure
whethertwicesevenistwelve
o
or
twenty-two.
Sometimesheslipsout
y
and
hasagoodlookin
la
the
ink-pot,andinthis
manera
way
hehasgotmoreeducation
de
than
Pooh,butPoohdoesn't
importa
mind
.
Somehavebrains,and
algunos
some
haven't,hesays,andthereit
está
is
.
Andnowalltheothersare
diciendo
saying
,"WhataboutUs?"
So
tal vez
perhaps
thebestthingto
hacer
do
istostopwritingIntroductions
y
and
getonwiththe
libro
book
.
CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
Y
AND
SOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGIN
Aquí
Here
isEdwardBear,comingdownstairs
ahora
now
,bump,bump,bump,onthe
atrás
back
ofhishead,behindChristopherRobin.
It
es
is
,asfarashe
sabe
knows
,theonlywayofcomingdownstairs,
pero
but
sometimeshefeelsthat
hay
there
reallyisanotherway,
si
if
onlyhecouldstopbumpingfor
un
a
momentandthinkofit.
Y
And
thenhefeelsthat
tal vez
perhaps
thereisn't.
Anyhow,hereheisat
la
the
bottom,andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
Cuando
When
Ifirstheardhis
nombre
name
,Isaid,justasyouare
va
going
tosay,"ButI
pensé
thought
hewasaboy?"
SodidI,"
dijo
said
ChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan'tcallhimWinnie?"
Idon't."
Pero
But
yousaid——".
He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
sabes
know
what'ther'means?"
Ah,
yes
,nowIdo,"I
dije
said
quickly;
andIhopeyou
hagan
do
too,becauseitis
toda
all
theexplanationyouare
van
going
toget.
SometimesWinnie-the-Pooh
gusta
likes
agameofsome
tipo
sort
whenhecomesdownstairs,
y
and
sometimeshelikesto
sentarse
sit
quietlyinfrontof
las
the
fireandlistento
un
a
story.
Thisevening——.
Whatabout
una
a
story?"
saidChristopherRobin.
Whatabout
una
a
story?"
Isaid.
Couldyou
muy
very
sweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"
IsupposeIcould,"I
dije
said
.
"Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Sobre
About
himself.
Becausehe'sthat
tipo
sort
ofBear."
Oh,Isee."
So
podrías
could
youverysweetly?"
I'lltry,"I
dije
said
.
SoItried.
Onceuponatime,averylongtime
hace
ago
now,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Pooh
vivía
lived
inaforestallbyhimself
bajo
under
thenameofSanders.
("Whatdoes'under
el
the
name'mean?"
askedChristopherRobin.
It
significa
means
hehadthename
sobre
over
thedooringoldletters,
y
and
livedunderit."
Winnie-the-Poohwasn'tquitesure,"
dijo
said
ChristopherRobin.
NowIam,"
dijo
said
agrowlyvoice.
ThenI
voy
will
goon,"saidI.)
One
día
day
whenhewasout
caminando
walking
,hecametoan
abierto
open
placeinthemiddleoftheforest,
y
and
inthemiddleof
este
this
placewasalargeoak-tree,
y
and
,fromthetopofthetree,there
llegó
came
aloudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Pooh
sentó
sat
downatthefootofthetree,
puso
put
hisheadbetweenhispaws
y
and
begantothink.
Firstofallhe
dijo
said
tohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noise
significa
means
something.
Youdon'tget
un
a
buzzing-noiselikethat,justbuzzing
y
and
buzzing,withoutitsmeaning
algo
something
.
Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,
y
and
theonlyreasonformakingabuzzing-noisethatI
sepa
know
ofisbecauseyou'reabee."
Thenhe
pensó
thought
anotherlongtime,and
dijo
said
:
"Andtheonlyreasonforbeing
una
a
beethatIknowofis
hacer
making
honey."
Andthenhegotup,
y
and
said:
"Andtheonly
razón
reason
formakinghoneyissoasI
pueda
can
eatit."
Sohebegantoclimb
el
the
tree.
Heclimbedandheclimbed
y
and
heclimbed,andasheclimbedhe
cantó
sang
alittlesongtohimself.
It
fue
went
likethis:.
Thenheclimbed
un
a
littlefurther...
and
un
a
littlefurther...
andthenjust
un
a
littlefurther.
Bythattimehe
había
had
thoughtofanothersong.
Hewasgettingrathertiredby
este
this
time,sothatiswhyhe
cantó
sang
aComplainingSong.
Hewasnearly
allí
there
now,andifhe
sólo
just
stoodonthatbranch...
Crack!
Oh,help!"
dijo
said
Pooh,ashedropped
diez
ten
feetonthebranchbelowhim.
Si
If
onlyIhadn't——"
he
dijo
said
,ashebouncedtwentyfeetonto
la
the
nextbranch.
Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
y
and
crashedontoanotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".
Of
supuesto
course
,itwasrather——"
headmitted,asheslithered
muy
very
quicklythroughthenext
seis
six
branches.
Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashesaidgood-byeto
la
the
lastbranch,spunround
tres
three
times,andflewgracefullyinto
un
a
gorse-bush,"itallcomesof
gustar
liking
honeysomuch.
Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
fuera
out
ofthegorse-bush,brushed
las
the
pricklesfromhisnose,
y
and
begantothinkagain.
Y
And
thefirstpersonhe
pensó
thought
ofwasChristopherRobin.
("Was
eso
that
me?"
saidChristopherRobinin
una
an
awedvoice,hardlydaringtobelieveit.
Eso
That
wasyou."
ChristopherRobin
dijo
said
nothing,buthiseyesgotlarger
y
and
larger,andhisfacegotpinker
y
and
pinker.)
SoWinnie-the-Poohwentroundtohis
amigo
friend
ChristopherRobin,wholivedbehind
una
a
greendoorinanother
parte
part
oftheforest.
Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
dijo
said
.
Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
Iwonder
si
if
you'vegotsucha
algo
thing
asaballoonaboutyou?"
Un
A
balloon?"
Yes,Ijust
dije
said
tomyselfcomingalong:
'Iwonder
si
if
ChristopherRobinhassuch
un
a
thingasaballoon
sobre
about
him?'
Ijustsaidittomyself,
pensando
thinking
ofballoons,andwondering."
Whatdoyou
quieres
want
aballoonfor?"
you
dijiste
said
.
Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundto
ver
see
thatnobodywaslistening,
puso
put
hispawtohismouth,
y
and
saidinadeepwhisper:
"Honey!"
Pero
But
youdon'tgethoney
con
with
balloons!"
Ido,"saidPooh.
Well,itjust
sucedió
happened
thatyouhadbeento
una
a
partythedaybeforeatthe
casa
house
ofyourfriendPiglet,
y
and
youhadballoonsatthe
fiesta
party
.
Youhadhada
gran
big
greenballoon;
andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhada
grande
big
blueone,andhad
dejado
left
itbehind,beingreally
demasiado
too
youngtogotoa
fiesta
party
atall;
andsoyou
habías
had
broughtthegreenone
y
and
theblueonehomewithyou.
Whichonewouldyoulike?"
you
preguntó
asked
Pooh.
Heputhis
cabeza
head
betweenhispawsand
pensó
thought
verycarefully.
It'slikethis,"he
dijo
said
.
"Whenyougoafter
miel
honey
withaballoon,thegreat
lo
thing
isnottolet
las
the
beesknowyou'recoming.
Ahora
Now
,ifyouhaveagreenballoon,they
podrían
might
thinkyouwereonly
parte
part
ofthetree,andnotnoticeyou,
y
and
,ifyouhaveablueballoon,they
podrían
might
thinkyouwereonly
parte
part
ofthesky,andnotnoticeyou,
y
and
thequestionis:
Whichis
más
most
likely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"
you
preguntaste
asked
.
Theymightorthey
podrían
might
not,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh.
"Younever
puede
can
tellwithbees."
He
pensó
thought
foramomentand
dijo
said
:
"Ishalltrytolooklike
una
a
smallblackcloud.
Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyou
tengas
had
betterhavetheblueballoon,"you
dijiste
said
;
andsoitwasdecided.
Well,you
ambos
both
wentoutwiththeblueballoon,
y
and
youtookyourgun
con
with
you,justincase,asyou
siempre
always
did,andWinnie-the-Poohwentto
un
a
verymuddyplacethathe
conocía
knew
of,androlledandrolled
hasta que
until
hewasblackallover;
y
and
then,whentheballoonwasblownupas
grande
big
asbig,andyou
y
and
Poohwerebothholdingontothestring,youlet
fue
go
suddenly,andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyupintothesky,
y
and
stayedthere—levelwiththetopofthetree
y
and
abouttwentyfeetawayfromit.
Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"What
veo
do
Ilooklike?"
Youlooklike
un
a
Bearholdingonto
un
a
balloon,"yousaid.
Not,"
dijo
said
Poohanxiously,"—notlikeasmallblackcloudinabluesky?"
Not
muy
very
much."
Ah,well,perhapsfrom
arriba
up
hereitlooksdifferent.
Y
And
,asIsay,you
nunca
never
cantellwithbees."
Allí
There
wasnowindtoblowhimnearertothetree,so
allí
there
hestayed.
Hecould
ver
see
thehoney,hecouldsmell
la
the
honey,buthecouldn'tquitereach
la
the
honey.
Afteralittlewhilehe
llamó
called
downtoyou.
ChristopherRobin!"
he
dijo
said
inaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
I
creo
think
thebeessuspectsomething!"
Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
know
.
Butsomethingtellsmethatthey'resuspicious!"
Tal vez
Perhaps
theythinkthatyou're
tras
after
theirhoney."
Itmaybe
eso
that
.
Younevercantell
con
with
bees."
Therewasanother
pequeño
little
silence,andthenhe
llamó
called
downtoyouagain.
ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Tienes
Have
youanumbrellainyourhouse?"
I
creo
think
so."
Iwishyouwould
trajeras
bring
itouthere,and
caminaras
walk
upanddownwithit,
y
and
lookupatmeeverynow
y
and
then,andsay'Tut-tut,it
miraras
looks
likerain.'
Ithink,
si
if
youdidthat,itwould
ayudaría
help
thedeceptionwhichwearepractisingon
estas
these
bees."
Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"Silly
viejo
old
Bear!"
butyoudidn't
dijiste
say
italoudbecauseyouweresofondof
lo
him
,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.
Oh,thereyouare!"
llamó
called
downWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothetree.
"Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
I
he
have
discoveredthatthebeesare
ahora
now
definitelySuspicious."
ShallI
poner
put
myumbrellaup?"
you
dijiste
said
.
Yes,butwaitamoment.
We
debemos
must
bepractical.
Theimportantbeetodeceiveis
la
the
QueenBee.
Canyou
ver
see
whichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
Apity.
Well,
ahora
now
,ifyouwalkup
y
and
downwithyourumbrella,
diciendo
saying
,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishall
haré
do
whatIcanbysinging
una
a
littleCloudSong,suchas
una
a
cloudmightsing....
Go!"
So,
mientras
while
youwalkedupand
abajo
down
andwonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Pooh
cantó
sang
thissong:.
Thebeeswerestillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Algunos
Some
ofthem,indeed,lefttheirnests
y
and
flewallroundthecloudasitbeganthe
segundo
second
verseofthissong,
y
and
onebeesatdownonthenoseofthecloudforamoment,
y
and
thengotupagain.
Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledout
la
the
cloud.
Yes?"
Ihavejustbeen
pensar
thinking
,andIhavecometo
una
a
veryimportantdecision.
Theseare
el
the
wrongsortofbees."
Arethey?"
Quite
la
the
wrongsort.
SoI
debería
should
thinktheywouldmake
el
the
wrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"
Wouldthey?"
Yes
.
SoIthinkIshallcomedown."
How?"
pregunté
asked
you.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtabout
esto
this
.
Ifheletgoof
la
the
string,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn't
gustaba
like
theideaofthat.
Sohe
pensó
thought
foralongtime,
y
and
thenhesaid:.
ChristopherRobin,you
debes
must
shoottheballoonwithyour
arma
gun
.
Haveyougotyourgun?"
Of
supuesto
course
Ihave,"yousaid.
"But
si
if
Idothat,itwillspoil
el
the
balloon,"yousaid.