INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappento
ha
havereadanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youkanske
mayrememberthatheoncehaden
aswan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon'tvet
knowwhich)andthathebrukade
usedtocallthisswanPooh.Att
Thatwasalongtimesedan
ago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,wetog
tookthenamewithus,aswedidn'ttrodde
thinktheswanwouldwantitanymore.Well,whenEdward
Björn
Bearsaidthathewouldlikeett
anexcitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobinsaidatonce,withoutstanna
stoppingtothink,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.Och
Andhewas.So,asI
har
haveexplainedthePoohpart,Ikommer
willnowexplaintherestofit.Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
länge
longwithoutgoingtotheDjurparken
Zoo.Therearesomepeoplewho
börjar
begintheZooatthebörjan
beginning,calledWAYIN,andwalkassnabbt
quicklyastheycanpastvarje
everycageuntiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,men
butthenicestpeoplegodirekt
straighttotheanimaltheyälskar
lovethemost,andstaythere.So
när
whenChristopherRobingoestoden
theZoo,hegoestowhereden
thePolarBearsare,andheviskar
whisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromden
theleft,anddoorsareunlocked,och
andwewanderthroughdarkpassagesoch
andupsteepstairs,untilatlastwekommer
cometothespecialcage,och
andthecageisopened,och
andouttrotssomethingbrownoch
andfurry,andwithahappyrop
cryof"Oh,Bear!"ChristopherRobin
rusar
rushesintoitsarms.Now
här
thisbear'snameisWinnie,whichvisar
showswhatagoodnameforbearsitär
is,butthefunnythingisatt
thatwecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscalledafterPooh,eller
orPoohafterWinnie.Wedid
visste
knowonce,butwehaveglömt
forgotten....Ihadwrittenasfaras
detta
thiswhenPigletlookedupoch
andsaidinhissqueakyröst
voice,"WhataboutMe?""My
kära
dearPiglet,"Isaid,"thewholeboken
bookisaboutyou.""SoitisaboutPooh,"hesqueaked.
You
ser
seewhatitis.Heis
svartsjuk
jealousbecausehethinksPoohishar
havingaGrandIntroductionalltohimself.Poohis
det
thefavourite,ofcourse,there'sinte
nodenyingit,butPigletkommer
comesinforagoodmanythingswhichPoohsaknar
misses;becauseyoucan'ttakePoohto
skolan
schoolwithouteverybodyknowingit,men
butPigletissosmallthatheglider
slipsintoapocket,whereitismycket
verycomfortingtofeelhimnär
whenyouarenotquitesäker
surewhethertwicesevenistwelveeller
ortwenty-two.Sometimesheslips
ut
outandhasagoodlookindet
theink-pot,andinthissätt
wayhehasgotmoreutbildning
educationthanPooh,butPoohdoesn'tmind.Vissa
Somehavebrains,andsomehaven't,hesäger
says,andthereitis.Och
Andnowalltheothersaresäger
saying,"WhataboutUs?"So
kanske
perhapsthebestthingtogöra
doistostopwritingIntroductionsoch
andgetonwiththeboken
book.CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
Och
ANDSOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBörjar
BEGINHereisEdwardBear,
kommer
comingdownstairsnow,bump,bump,bump,onthebackofhishuvud
head,behindChristopherRobin.It
är
is,asfarasheknows,det
theonlywayofcomingdownstairs,men
butsometimeshefeelsthatthereverkligen
reallyisanotherway,ifonlyhecouldsluta
stopbumpingforamomentoch
andthinkofit.Andthenhe
känner
feelsthatperhapsthereisn't.Anyhow,
här
hereheisatthebotten
bottom,andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.Winnie-the-Pooh.
När
WhenIfirstheardhisnamn
name,Isaid,justasyouaregoingtosäga
say,"ButIthoughthewasen
aboy?"SodidI,"
sade
saidChristopherRobin.Thenyoucan't
kalla
callhimWinnie?"Idon't."
Men
Butyousaid——".He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
vet
knowwhat'ther'means?"Ah,yes,
nu
nowIdo,"Isaidsnabbt
quickly;andIhopeyou
gör
dotoo,becauseitisalldet
theexplanationyouaregoingtoget.Ibland
SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomeslag
sortwhenhecomesdownstairs,och
andsometimeshelikestositta
sitquietlyinfrontoftheelden
fireandlistentoahistoria
story.Thisevening——.
Whatabout
en
astory?"saidChristopherRobin.
Whatabout
en
astory?"Isaid.
Couldyou
väldigt
verysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"I
antar
supposeIcould,"Isaid."What
typ
sortofstoriesdoeshelike?"Abouthimself.
Becausehe's
att
thatsortofBear."Oh,Isee."
So
kan
couldyouverysweetly?"I'lltry,"I
sa
said.SoItried.
Onceupon
en
atime,averylongtimesedan
agonow,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Poohbodde
livedinaforestallbyhimselfunderthenamnet
nameofSanders.("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"
frågade
askedChristopherRobin.Itmeanshe
hade
hadthenameoverthedörren
dooringoldletters,andbodde
livedunderit."Winnie-the-Poohwasn't
helt
quitesure,"saidChristopherRobin.Nu
NowIam,"saidagrowlyröst
voice.ThenIwillgoon,"
sa
saidI.)Onedaywhenhewasout
gick
walking,hecametoanöppen
openplaceinthemiddleofdet
theforest,andinthemitt
middleofthisplacewasastor
largeoak-tree,and,fromthetoppen
topofthetree,therekom
camealoudbuzzing-noise.Winnie-the-Poohsatdownatthe
foten
footofthetree,puthisheadmellan
betweenhispawsandbegantotänka
think.Firstofallhe
sa
saidtohimself:"Thatbuzzing-noise
betyder
meanssomething.Youdon'tget
ett
abuzzing-noiselikethat,justbuzzingoch
andbuzzing,withoutitsmeaningnågot
something.Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smaking
ett
abuzzing-noise,andtheonlyreasonformakingett
abuzzing-noisethatIknowofisbecauseyou'reett
abee."Thenhethought
en annan
anotherlongtime,andsaid:"And
den
theonlyreasonforbeingett
abeethatIknowofisgöra
makinghoney."Andthenhegotup,
och
andsaid:"Andtheonlyreasonfor
göra
makinghoneyissoasIkan
caneatit."Sohe
började
begantoclimbthetree.He
klättrade
climbedandheclimbedandheklättrade
climbed,andasheclimbedhesjöng
sangalittlesongtohimself.Itwentlike
här
this:.Thenheclimbeda
lite
littlefurther...anda
lite
littlefurther...andthen
bara
justalittlefurther.Bythat
tiden
timehehadthoughtofen annan
anothersong.Hewasgetting
ganska
rathertiredbythistime,sothatisdärför
whyhesangaComplainingSång
Song.Hewasnearlythere
nu
now,andifhejuststod
stoodonthatbranch...Crack!
Oh,help!"
sa
saidPooh,ashedroppedtio
tenfeetonthebranchbelowhonom
him.IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
sa
said,ashebouncedtwentyfot
feetontothenextgren
branch.Yousee,whatI
menade
meanttodo,"heexplained,ashevände
turnedhead-over-heels,andcrashedontoen annan
anotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImenade
meanttodo——".Ofcourse,itwasrather——"
he
erkände
admitted,asheslitheredverysnabbt
quicklythroughthenextsixbranches.It
allt
allcomes,Isuppose,"hebestämde
decided,ashesaidgood-byetothesista
lastbranch,spunroundthreetimes,och
andflewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"itallt
allcomesoflikinghoneysomycket
much.Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
ut
outofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnäsan
nose,andbegantothinkagain.Och
Andthefirstpersonhetänkte
thoughtofwasChristopherRobin.("Wasthatme?"
sa
saidChristopherRobininanawedröst
voice,hardlydaringtobelieveit.Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
sa
saidnothing,buthiseyesgotstörre
largerandlarger,andhisansikte
facegotpinkerandpinker.)SoWinnie-the-Pooh
gick
wentroundtohisfriendChristopherRobin,whobodde
livedbehindagreendoorinen annan
anotherpartoftheforest.Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
sa
said.Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
I
undrar
wonderifyou'vegotsuchen
athingasaballoonaboutyou?"En
Aballoon?"Yes,Ijust
sa
saidtomyselfcomingalong:'I
undrar
wonderifChristopherRobinhassådan
suchathingasaballong
balloonabouthim?'Ijust
sa
saidittomyself,thinkingofballoons,och
andwondering."Whatdoyou
vill
wantaballoonfor?"you
sa
said.Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundto
se
seethatnobodywaslistening,satte
puthispawtohismunnen
mouth,andsaidinadjup
deepwhisper:"Honey!"
Butyoudon't
får
gethoneywithballoons!"Ido,"
sa
saidPooh.Well,itjust
hände
happenedthatyouhadbeentoen
apartythedaybeforeatdet
thehouseofyourfriendPiglet,och
andyouhadballoonsatdet
theparty.Youhadhad
en
abiggreenballoon;andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhad
en
abigblueone,andhadlämnat
leftitbehind,beingreallyför
tooyoungtogotoen
apartyatall;andsoyou
hade
hadbroughtthegreenoneoch
andtheblueonehomemed
withyou.Whichonewouldyoulike?"
you
frågade
askedPooh.Heputhishead
mellan
betweenhispawsandthoughtmycket
verycarefully.It'slikethis,"he
sa
said."Whenyougoafter
honung
honeywithaballoon,thegreatthingisnottolåta
letthebeesknowyou'rekommer
coming.Now,ifyouhave
en
agreenballoon,theymighttror
thinkyouwereonlypartofde
thetree,andnotnoticeyou,och
and,ifyouhaveablå
blueballoon,theymightthinkyouwerebara
onlypartofthesky,och
andnotnoticeyou,andde
thequestionis:Whichis
mest
mostlikely?"Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneath
de
theballoon?"youasked.
They
kanske
mightortheymightnot,"sa
saidWinnie-the-Pooh."Younevercan
säga
tellwithbees."Hethoughtfor
ett
amomentandsaid:"Ishall
försöka
trytolooklikealitet
smallblackcloud.Thatwill
bedra
deceivethem."Thenyouhadbetterhavethe
blå
blueballoon,"yousaid;andsoitwasdecided.
Well,you
båda
bothwentoutwiththeblå
blueballoon,andyoutookyourpistol
gunwithyou,justinfall
case,asyoualwaysdid,och
andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoamycket
verymuddyplacethathekände
knewof,androlledandrullade
rolleduntilhewasblackallover;och
andthen,whentheballoonwasblownupp
upasbigasbig,och
andyouandPoohwerebåda
bothholdingontothestring,youletgoplötsligt
suddenly,andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyupp
upintothesky,andstayedthere—levelmed
withthetopoftheträdet
treeandabouttwentyfeetbort
awayfromit.Hooray!"
you
skrek
shouted.Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Pooh
ner
downtoyou."WhatdoI
ser
looklike?"Youlooklike
en
aBearholdingontoen
aballoon,"yousaid.Not,"
sa
saidPoohanxiously,"—notlikealitet
smallblackcloudinablå
bluesky?"Notverymuch."
Ah,well,
kanske
perhapsfromuphereitser
looksdifferent.And,asIsay,you
aldrig
nevercantellwithbees."Therewas
ingen
nowindtoblowhimnearertodet
thetree,sotherehestayed.Hecould
se
seethehoney,hecouldsmellthehoney,men
buthecouldn'tquitereachthehoney.After
en
alittlewhilehecalledner
downtoyou.ChristopherRobin!"
he
sa
saidinaloudwhisper.Hallo!"
I
tror
thinkthebeessuspectsomething!"Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
vet
know.Butsomethingtellsme
att
thatthey'resuspicious!"Perhapsthey
tror
thinkthatyou'reaftertheirhoney."It
kan
maybethat.Younever
kan
cantellwithbees."Therewasanother
liten
littlesilence,andthenhecalledner
downtoyouagain.ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Har
Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"I
tror
thinkso."Iwishyouwould
ta
bringitouthere,andgå
walkupanddownwithden
it,andlookupatmeeverynowoch
andthen,andsay'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain.'I
tror
think,ifyoudidthat,itwouldhjälpa
helpthedeceptionwhichweareutövar
practisingonthesebees."Well,you
skrattade
laughedtoyourself,"SillyoldBear!"men
butyoudidn'tsayithögt
aloudbecauseyouweresofondofhonom
him,andyouwenthomeforyourparaply
umbrella.Oh,thereyouare!"
kallade
calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyoukom
gotbacktothetree."Iwas
började
beginningtogetanxious.I
har
havediscoveredthatthebeesarenu
nowdefinitelySuspicious."ShallI
sätta
putmyumbrellaup?"you
sa
said.Yes,butwaitamoment.
We
måste
mustbepractical.Theimportant
biet
beetodeceiveistheQueenBiet
Bee.CanyouseewhichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
Apity.
Tja
Well,now,ifyouwalkupp
upanddownwithyourparaply
umbrella,saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishallgöra
dowhatIcanbysjunga
singingalittleCloudSong,suchasen
acloudmightsing....Go!"
So,
medan
whileyouwalkedupandner
downandwonderedifitwouldregna
rain,Winnie-the-Poohsangthissong:.Thebeeswere
fortfarande
stillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.Några
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsoch
andflewallroundthecloudasitbörjade
beganthesecondverseofhär
thissong,andonebeesatner
downonthenoseofthecloudforaögonblick
moment,andthengotupagain.Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
I
har
havejustbeenthinking,andIhar
havecometoaveryviktigt
importantdecision.Thesearethewrongsortofbees."
Arethey?"
Helt
Quitethewrongsort.SoIshould
tro
thinktheywouldmakethewrongtyp
sortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"Wouldthey?"
Yes.
SoI
tror
thinkIshallcomedown."How?"
frågade
askedyou.Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtabout
här
this.Ifheletgoof
det
thestring,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tgillade
liketheideaofthat.Sohe
tänkte
thoughtforalongtime,och
andthenhesaid:.ChristopherRobin,you
måste
mustshoottheballoonwithyourpistol
gun.Haveyougotyourgun?"
OfcourseIhave,"you
sa
said."ButifIdo
att
that,itwillspoiltheballoon,"yousa
said.