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INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappentohave
leído
read
anotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youmay
recuerdes
remember
thatheoncehada
cisne
swan
(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,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
withoutgoingtothe
Zoológico
Zoo
.
Therearesomepeoplewho
comienzan
begin
theZooatthe
principio
beginning
,calledWAYIN,andwalkasquicklyasthey
pueden
can
pasteverycageuntilthey
llegar
get
totheonecalledWAYOUT,
pero
but
thenicestpeoplego
directamente
straight
totheanimalthey
aman
love
themost,andstaythere.
So
cuando
when
ChristopherRobingoestothe
Zoológico
Zoo
,hegoestowherethePolarBears
están
are
,andhewhisperssomethingtothe
tercer
third
keeperfromtheleft,
y
and
doorsareunlocked,andwe
vagamos
wander
throughdarkpassagesandup
empinadas
steep
stairs,untilatlastwe
llegamos
come
tothespecialcage,
y
and
thecageisopened,
y
and
outtrotssomethingbrown
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.
Heis
celoso
jealous
becausehethinksPoohis
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
Pigletissosmallthathe
desliza
slips
intoapocket,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
hehasgotmore
educación
education
thanPooh,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,ANDTHESTORIES
Comienzan
BEGIN
HereisEdwardBear,coming
escaleras
downstairs
now,bump,bump,bump,onthe
atrás
back
ofhishead,behindChristopherRobin.
It
es
is
,asfarashe
sabe
knows
,theonlywayofcoming
escaleras
downstairs
,butsometimeshefeelsthat
hay
there
reallyisanotherway,
si
if
onlyhecouldstopbumpingfor
un
a
momentandthinkofit.
Y
And
thenhefeelsthat
tal vez
perhaps
thereisn't.
Anyhow,hereheisat
la
the
bottom,andreadytobe
presentado
introduced
toyou.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
WhenI
primera
first
heardhisname,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?"
I
supongo
suppose
Icould,"Isaid.
"What
tipo
sort
ofstoriesdoeshelike?"
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
placeinthemiddleofthe
bosque
forest
,andinthemiddleof
este
this
placewasalargeoak-tree,
y
and
,fromthetopofthe
árbol
tree
,therecamealoudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Pooh
sentó
sat
downatthefootofthe
árbol
tree
,puthisheadbetweenhispaws
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."
Sohe
comenzó
began
toclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
y
and
heclimbedandheclimbed,
y
and
asheclimbedhe
cantó
sang
alittlesongtohimself.
It
fue
went
likethis:.
Thenhe
subió
climbed
alittlefurther...
y
and
alittlefurther...
y
and
thenjustalittle
más
further
.
Bythattimehe
había
had
thoughtofanothersong.
Hewasgettingrathertiredby
este
this
time,sothatiswhyhe
cantó
sang
aComplainingSong.
Hewas
casi
nearly
therenow,andifhe
sólo
just
stoodonthatbranch...
Crack
Crack
!
Oh,help!"
saidPooh,ashe
caía
dropped
tenfeetonthe
rama
branch
belowhim.
IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
dijo
said
,ashebouncedtwenty
pies
feet
ontothenext
rama
branch
.
Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"he
explicó
explained
,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
y
and
crashedontoanother
rama
branch
thirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".
Of
supuesto
course
,itwasrather——"
he
admitió
admitted
,asheslitheredvery
rápidamente
quickly
throughthenextsixbranches.
It
todo
all
comes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashesaidgood-byeto
la
the
lastbranch,spunround
tres
three
times,andflewgracefullyinto
un
a
gorse-bush,"itallcomesof
gustar
liking
honeysomuch.
Oh,help!"
He
arrastró
crawled
outofthegorse-bush,
cepilló
brushed
thepricklesfromhis
nariz
nose
,andbegantothink
de nuevo
again
.
Andthefirstpersonhe
pensó
thought
ofwasChristopherRobin.
("Was
eso
that
me?"
saidChristopherRobinin
una
an
awedvoice,hardlydaringtobelieveit.
Eso
That
wasyou."
ChristopherRobin
dijo
said
nothing,buthiseyesgot
grandes
larger
andlarger,andhis
cara
face
gotpinkerandpinker.)
SoWinnie-the-Poohwentroundtohis
amigo
friend
ChristopherRobin,wholivedbehind
una
a
greendoorinanother
parte
part
oftheforest.
Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
dijo
said
.
Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
I
pregunto
wonder
ifyou'vegotsuch
un
a
thingasaballoon
sobre
about
you?"
Aballoon?"
Yes,Ijust
dije
said
tomyselfcomingalong:
'I
pregunto
wonder
ifChristopherRobinhas
tal
such
athingasa
globo
balloon
abouthim?'
Ijust
dije
said
ittomyself,thinkingofballoons,
y
and
wondering."
Whatdoyou
quieres
want
aballoonfor?"
you
dijiste
said
.
Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundto
ver
see
thatnobodywaslistening,
puso
put
hispawtohis
boca
mouth
,andsaidina
profundo
deep
whisper:
"Honey!"
Butyoudon't
obtiene
get
honeywithballoons!"
Ido,"
dijo
said
Pooh.
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
,ifyouhavea
verde
green
balloon,theymightthinkyouwere
sólo
only
partofthetree,
y
and
notnoticeyou,and,
si
if
youhaveablue
globo
balloon
,theymightthinkyouwere
sólo
only
partofthesky,
y
and
notnoticeyou,and
la
the
questionis:
Whichis
más
most
likely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyou
debajo
underneath
theballoon?"
youasked.
They
podrían
might
ortheymightnot,"
dijo
said
Winnie-the-Pooh.
"Younevercantell
con
with
bees."
Hethoughtfor
un
a
momentandsaid:
"Ishall
tratar
try
tolooklikeasmallblack
nube
cloud
.
Thatwilldeceivethem."
Thenyou
tengas
had
betterhavetheblueballoon,"you
dijiste
said
;
andsoitwas
decidió
decided
.
Well,youbothwentout
con
with
theblueballoon,andyou
tomó
took
yourgunwithyou,justincase,asyou
siempre
always
did,andWinnie-the-Poohwentto
un
a
verymuddyplacethathe
conocía
knew
of,androlledand
rodó
rolled
untilhewasblack
todo
all
over;
andthen,whenthe
globo
balloon
wasblownupas
grande
big
asbig,andyou
y
and
Poohwerebothholdingontothe
cuerda
string
,youletgosuddenly,
y
and
PoohBearfloatedgracefullyupintothe
cielo
sky
,andstayedthere—levelwiththetopofthe
árbol
tree
andabouttwentyfeet
distancia
away
fromit.
Hooray!"
you
gritó
shouted
.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"What
veo
do
Ilooklike?"
Youlooklike
un
a
Bearholdingonto
un
a
balloon,"yousaid.
Not,"
dijo
said
Poohanxiously,"—notlikeasmallblack
nube
cloud
inabluesky?"
Not
muy
very
much."
Ah,well,perhapsfrom
arriba
up
hereitlooksdifferent.
Y
And
,asIsay,you
nunca
never
cantellwithbees."
Allí
There
wasnowindtoblowhimnearertothe
árbol
tree
,sotherehestayed.
He
podía
could
seethehoney,he
podía
could
smellthehoney,buthecouldn'tquite
llegar
reach
thehoney.
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
thedeceptionwhichweare
practicando
practising
onthesebees."
Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"Silly
viejo
old
Bear!"
butyoudidn't
dijiste
say
italoudbecauseyouweresofondof
lo
him
,andyouwenthomeforyour
paraguas
umbrella
.
Oh,thereyouare!"
llamó
called
downWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothe
árbol
tree
.
"Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
I
he
have
discoveredthatthebeesare
ahora
now
definitelySuspicious."
ShallI
poner
put
myumbrellaup?"
you
dijiste
said
.
Yes,butwaitamoment.
We
debemos
must
bepractical.
Theimportant
abeja
bee
todeceiveisthe
Reina
Queen
Bee.
Canyouseewhichis
la
the
QueenBeefromdownthere?"
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
andwonderedifitwould
llovería
rain
,Winnie-the-Poohsangthissong:.
Las
The
beeswerestillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Algunos
Some
ofthem,indeed,lefttheirnests
y
and
flewallroundthe
nube
cloud
asitbeganthe
segundo
second
verseofthissong,
y
and
onebeesatdownonthe
nariz
nose
ofthecloudforamoment,
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,itwill
estropeará
spoil
theballoon,"yousaid.