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INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappento
ha
have
readanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,you
kanske
may
rememberthatheoncehad
en
a
swan(ortheswanhadChristopherRobin,Idon't
vet
know
which)andthathe
brukade
used
tocallthisswanPooh.
Att
That
wasalongtime
sedan
ago
,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,we
tog
took
thenamewithus,aswedidn't
trodde
think
theswanwouldwantitanymore.
Well,whenEdward
Björn
Bear
saidthathewouldlike
ett
an
excitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobinsaidatonce,without
stanna
stopping
tothink,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.
Och
And
hewas.
So,asI
har
have
explainedthePoohpart,I
kommer
will
nowexplaintherestofit.
Youcan'tbeinLondonfor
länge
long
withoutgoingtothe
Djurparken
Zoo
.
Therearesomepeoplewho
börjar
begin
theZooatthe
början
beginning
,calledWAYIN,andwalkas
snabbt
quickly
astheycanpast
varje
every
cageuntiltheygettotheonecalledWAYOUT,
men
but
thenicestpeoplego
direkt
straight
totheanimalthey
älskar
love
themost,andstaythere.
So
när
when
ChristopherRobingoesto
den
the
Zoo,hegoestowhere
den
the
PolarBearsare,andhe
viskar
whispers
somethingtothethirdkeeperfrom
den
the
left,anddoorsareunlocked,
och
and
wewanderthroughdarkpassages
och
and
upsteepstairs,untilatlastwe
kommer
come
tothespecialcage,
och
and
thecageisopened,
och
and
outtrotssomethingbrown
och
and
furry,andwithahappy
rop
cry
of"Oh,Bear!"
ChristopherRobin
rusar
rushes
intoitsarms.
Now
här
this
bear'snameisWinnie,which
visar
shows
whatagoodnameforbearsit
är
is
,butthefunnythingis
att
that
wecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscalledafterPooh,
eller
or
PoohafterWinnie.
Wedid
visste
know
once,butwehave
glömt
forgotten...
.
Ihadwrittenasfaras
detta
this
whenPigletlookedup
och
and
saidinhissqueaky
röst
voice
,"WhataboutMe?"
"My
kära
dear
Piglet,"Isaid,"thewhole
boken
book
isaboutyou."
"SoitisaboutPooh,"hesqueaked.
You
ser
see
whatitis.
Heis
svartsjuk
jealous
becausehethinksPoohis
har
having
aGrandIntroductionalltohimself.
Poohis
det
the
favourite,ofcourse,there's
inte
no
denyingit,butPiglet
kommer
comes
inforagoodmanythingswhichPooh
saknar
misses
;
becauseyoucan'ttakePoohto
skolan
school
withouteverybodyknowingit,
men
but
Pigletissosmallthathe
glider
slips
intoapocket,whereitis
mycket
very
comfortingtofeelhim
när
when
youarenotquite
säker
sure
whethertwicesevenistwelve
eller
or
twenty-two.
Sometimesheslips
ut
out
andhasagoodlookin
det
the
ink-pot,andinthis
sätt
way
hehasgotmore
utbildning
education
thanPooh,butPoohdoesn'tmind.
Vissa
Some
havebrains,andsomehaven't,he
säger
says
,andthereitis.
Och
And
nowalltheothersare
säger
saying
,"WhataboutUs?"
So
kanske
perhaps
thebestthingto
göra
do
istostopwritingIntroductions
och
and
getonwiththe
boken
book
.
CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
Och
AND
SOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIES
Börjar
BEGIN
HereisEdwardBear,
kommer
coming
downstairsnow,bump,bump,bump,onthebackofhis
huvud
head
,behindChristopherRobin.
It
är
is
,asfarasheknows,
det
the
onlywayofcomingdownstairs,
men
but
sometimeshefeelsthatthere
verkligen
really
isanotherway,ifonlyhecould
sluta
stop
bumpingforamoment
och
and
thinkofit.
Andthenhe
känner
feels
thatperhapsthereisn't.
Anyhow,
här
here
heisatthe
botten
bottom
,andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.
Winnie-the-Pooh.
När
When
Ifirstheardhis
namn
name
,Isaid,justasyouaregoingto
säga
say
,"ButIthoughthewas
en
a
boy?"
SodidI,"
sade
said
ChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan't
kalla
call
himWinnie?"
Idon't."
Men
But
yousaid——".
He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
vet
know
what'ther'means?"
Ah,yes,
nu
now
Ido,"Isaid
snabbt
quickly
;
andIhopeyou
gör
do
too,becauseitisall
det
the
explanationyouaregoingtoget.
Ibland
Sometimes
Winnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsome
slag
sort
whenhecomesdownstairs,
och
and
sometimeshelikesto
sitta
sit
quietlyinfrontofthe
elden
fire
andlistentoa
historia
story
.
Thisevening——.
Whatabout
en
a
story?"
saidChristopherRobin.
Whatabout
en
a
story?"
Isaid.
Couldyou
väldigt
very
sweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"
I
antar
suppose
Icould,"Isaid.
"What
typ
sort
ofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Abouthimself.
Becausehe's
att
that
sortofBear."
Oh,Isee."
So
kan
could
youverysweetly?"
I'lltry,"I
sa
said
.
SoItried.
Onceupon
en
a
time,averylongtime
sedan
ago
now,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Pooh
bodde
lived
inaforestallbyhimselfunderthe
namnet
name
ofSanders.
("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"
frågade
asked
ChristopherRobin.
Itmeanshe
hade
had
thenameoverthe
dörren
door
ingoldletters,and
bodde
lived
underit."
Winnie-the-Poohwasn't
helt
quite
sure,"saidChristopherRobin.
Nu
Now
Iam,"saidagrowly
röst
voice
.
ThenIwillgoon,"
sa
said
I.)
Onedaywhenhewasout
gick
walking
,hecametoan
öppen
open
placeinthemiddleof
det
the
forest,andinthe
mitt
middle
ofthisplacewasa
stor
large
oak-tree,and,fromthe
toppen
top
ofthetree,there
kom
came
aloudbuzzing-noise.
Winnie-the-Poohsatdownatthe
foten
foot
ofthetree,puthishead
mellan
between
hispawsandbeganto
tänka
think
.
Firstofallhe
sa
said
tohimself:
"Thatbuzzing-noise
betyder
means
something.
Youdon'tget
ett
a
buzzing-noiselikethat,justbuzzing
och
and
buzzing,withoutitsmeaning
något
something
.
Ifthere'sabuzzing-noise,somebody'smaking
ett
a
buzzing-noise,andtheonlyreasonformaking
ett
a
buzzing-noisethatIknowofisbecauseyou're
ett
a
bee."
Thenhethought
en annan
another
longtime,andsaid:
"And
den
the
onlyreasonforbeing
ett
a
beethatIknowofis
göra
making
honey."
Andthenhegotup,
och
and
said:
"Andtheonlyreasonfor
göra
making
honeyissoasI
kan
can
eatit."
Sohe
började
began
toclimbthetree.
He
klättrade
climbed
andheclimbedandhe
klättrade
climbed
,andasheclimbedhe
sjöng
sang
alittlesongtohimself.
Itwentlike
här
this:
.
Thenheclimbeda
lite
little
further...
anda
lite
little
further...
andthen
bara
just
alittlefurther.
Bythat
tiden
time
hehadthoughtof
en annan
another
song.
Hewasgetting
ganska
rather
tiredbythistime,sothatis
därför
why
hesangaComplaining
Sång
Song
.
Hewasnearlythere
nu
now
,andifhejust
stod
stood
onthatbranch...
Crack!
Oh,help!"
sa
said
Pooh,ashedropped
tio
ten
feetonthebranchbelow
honom
him
.
IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
sa
said
,ashebouncedtwenty
fot
feet
ontothenext
gren
branch
.
Yousee,whatI
menade
meant
todo,"heexplained,ashe
vände
turned
head-over-heels,andcrashedonto
en annan
another
branchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatI
menade
meant
todo——".
Ofcourse,itwasrather——"
he
erkände
admitted
,asheslitheredvery
snabbt
quickly
throughthenextsixbranches.
It
allt
all
comes,Isuppose,"he
bestämde
decided
,ashesaidgood-byetothe
sista
last
branch,spunroundthreetimes,
och
and
flewgracefullyintoagorse-bush,"it
allt
all
comesoflikinghoneyso
mycket
much
.
Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
ut
out
ofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhis
näsan
nose
,andbegantothinkagain.
Och
And
thefirstpersonhe
tänkte
thought
ofwasChristopherRobin.
("Wasthatme?"
sa
said
ChristopherRobininanawed
röst
voice
,hardlydaringtobelieveit.
Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
sa
said
nothing,buthiseyesgot
större
larger
andlarger,andhis
ansikte
face
gotpinkerandpinker.)
SoWinnie-the-Pooh
gick
went
roundtohisfriendChristopherRobin,who
bodde
lived
behindagreendoorin
en annan
another
partoftheforest.
Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"he
sa
said
.
Goodmorning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.
I
undrar
wonder
ifyou'vegotsuch
en
a
thingasaballoonaboutyou?"
En
A
balloon?"
Yes,Ijust
sa
said
tomyselfcomingalong:
'I
undrar
wonder
ifChristopherRobinhas
sådan
such
athingasa
ballong
balloon
abouthim?'
Ijust
sa
said
ittomyself,thinkingofballoons,
och
and
wondering."
Whatdoyou
vill
want
aballoonfor?"
you
sa
said
.
Winnie-the-Poohlookedroundto
se
see
thatnobodywaslistening,
satte
put
hispawtohis
munnen
mouth
,andsaidina
djup
deep
whisper:
"Honey!"
Butyoudon't
får
get
honeywithballoons!"
Ido,"
sa
said
Pooh.
Well,itjust
hände
happened
thatyouhadbeento
en
a
partythedaybeforeat
det
the
houseofyourfriendPiglet,
och
and
youhadballoonsat
det
the
party.
Youhadhad
en
a
biggreenballoon;
andoneofRabbit'srelationshadhad
en
a
bigblueone,andhad
lämnat
left
itbehind,beingreally
för
too
youngtogoto
en
a
partyatall;
andsoyou
hade
had
broughtthegreenone
och
and
theblueonehome
med
with
you.
Whichonewouldyoulike?"
you
frågade
asked
Pooh.
Heputhishead
mellan
between
hispawsandthought
mycket
very
carefully.
It'slikethis,"he
sa
said
.
"Whenyougoafter
honung
honey
withaballoon,thegreatthingisnotto
låta
let
thebeesknowyou're
kommer
coming
.
Now,ifyouhave
en
a
greenballoon,theymight
tror
think
youwereonlypartof
de
the
tree,andnotnoticeyou,
och
and
,ifyouhavea
blå
blue
balloon,theymightthinkyouwere
bara
only
partofthesky,
och
and
notnoticeyou,and
de
the
questionis:
Whichis
mest
most
likely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneath
de
the
balloon?"
youasked.
They
kanske
might
ortheymightnot,"
sa
said
Winnie-the-Pooh.
"Younevercan
säga
tell
withbees."
Hethoughtfor
ett
a
momentandsaid:
"Ishall
försöka
try
tolooklikea
litet
small
blackcloud.
Thatwill
bedra
deceive
them."
Thenyouhadbetterhavethe
blå
blue
balloon,"yousaid;
andsoitwasdecided.
Well,you
båda
both
wentoutwiththe
blå
blue
balloon,andyoutookyour
pistol
gun
withyou,justin
fall
case
,asyoualwaysdid,
och
and
Winnie-the-Poohwenttoa
mycket
very
muddyplacethathe
kände
knew
of,androlledand
rullade
rolled
untilhewasblackallover;
och
and
then,whentheballoonwasblown
upp
up
asbigasbig,
och
and
youandPoohwere
båda
both
holdingontothestring,youletgo
plötsligt
suddenly
,andPoohBearfloatedgracefully
upp
up
intothesky,andstayedthere—level
med
with
thetopofthe
trädet
tree
andabouttwentyfeet
bort
away
fromit.
Hooray!"
you
skrek
shouted
.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Pooh
ner
down
toyou.
"WhatdoI
ser
look
like?"
Youlooklike
en
a
Bearholdingonto
en
a
balloon,"yousaid.
Not,"
sa
said
Poohanxiously,"—notlikea
litet
small
blackcloudina
blå
blue
sky?"
Notverymuch."
Ah,well,
kanske
perhaps
fromuphereit
ser
looks
different.
And,asIsay,you
aldrig
never
cantellwithbees."
Therewas
ingen
no
windtoblowhimnearerto
det
the
tree,sotherehestayed.
Hecould
se
see
thehoney,hecouldsmellthehoney,
men
but
hecouldn'tquitereachthehoney.
After
en
a
littlewhilehecalled
ner
down
toyou.
ChristopherRobin!"
he
sa
said
inaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
I
tror
think
thebeessuspectsomething!"
Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
vet
know
.
Butsomethingtellsme
att
that
they'resuspicious!"
Perhapsthey
tror
think
thatyou'reaftertheirhoney."
It
kan
may
bethat.
Younever
kan
can
tellwithbees."
Therewasanother
liten
little
silence,andthenhecalled
ner
down
toyouagain.
ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Har
Have
youanumbrellainyourhouse?"
I
tror
think
so."
Iwishyouwould
ta
bring
itouthere,and
walk
upanddownwith
den
it
,andlookupatmeeverynow
och
and
then,andsay'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain.'
I
tror
think
,ifyoudidthat,itwould
hjälpa
help
thedeceptionwhichweare
utövar
practising
onthesebees."
Well,you
skrattade
laughed
toyourself,"SillyoldBear!"
men
but
youdidn'tsayit
högt
aloud
becauseyouweresofondof
honom
him
,andyouwenthomeforyour
paraply
umbrella
.
Oh,thereyouare!"
kallade
called
downWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyou
kom
got
backtothetree.
"Iwas
började
beginning
togetanxious.
I
har
have
discoveredthatthebeesare
nu
now
definitelySuspicious."
ShallI
sätta
put
myumbrellaup?"
you
sa
said
.
Yes,butwaitamoment.
We
måste
must
bepractical.
Theimportant
biet
bee
todeceiveistheQueen
Biet
Bee
.
CanyouseewhichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
Apity.
Tja
Well
,now,ifyouwalk
upp
up
anddownwithyour
paraply
umbrella
,saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishall
göra
do
whatIcanby
sjunga
singing
alittleCloudSong,suchas
en
a
cloudmightsing....
Go!"
So,
medan
while
youwalkedupand
ner
down
andwonderedifitwould
regna
rain
,Winnie-the-Poohsangthissong:.
Thebeeswere
fortfarande
still
buzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Några
Some
ofthem,indeed,lefttheirnests
och
and
flewallroundthecloudasit
började
began
thesecondverseof
här
this
song,andonebeesat
ner
down
onthenoseofthecloudfora
ögonblick
moment
,andthengotupagain.
Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
I
har
have
justbeenthinking,andI
har
have
cometoavery
viktigt
important
decision.
Thesearethewrongsortofbees."
Arethey?"
Helt
Quite
thewrongsort.
SoIshould
tro
think
theywouldmakethewrong
typ
sort
ofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"
Wouldthey?"
Yes.
SoI
tror
think
Ishallcomedown."
How?"
frågade
asked
you.
Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtabout
här
this
.
Ifheletgoof
det
the
string,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn't
gillade
like
theideaofthat.
Sohe
tänkte
thought
foralongtime,
och
and
thenhesaid:.
ChristopherRobin,you
måste
must
shoottheballoonwithyour
pistol
gun
.
Haveyougotyourgun?"
OfcourseIhave,"you
sa
said
.
"ButifIdo
att
that
,itwillspoiltheballoon,"you
sa
said
.