INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappento
vardı
havereadanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youmayrememberthatheoncevardı
hadaswan(ortheswanvardı
hadChristopherRobin,Idon'tknowwhich)ve
andthatheusedtocallthisswanPooh.Thatwasa
uzun
longtimeago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,wegötürdük
tookthenamewithus,aswedidn'tthinktheswanwouldwantitanymore.Well,whenEdwardBear
e
saidthathewouldlikebir
anexcitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobine
saidatonce,withoutstoppingtothink,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.Ve
Andhewas.So,asIhaveexplainedthePoohpart,Iwill
şimdi
nowexplaintherestofit.Youcan'tbeinLondonforlongwithoutgoingtotheZoo.
Orada
TherearesomepeoplewhobegintheZooatthebeginning,calledWAYIN,ve
andwalkasquicklyastheycanpasther
everycageuntiltheygettothebir
onecalledWAYOUT,butthenicestinsanlar
peoplegostraighttotheanimaltheylovetheen
most,andstaythere.SowhenChristopherRobin
gider
goestotheZoo,hegider
goestowherethePolarBearsare,ve
andhewhisperssomethingtothethirdkeeperfromtheleft,ve
anddoorsareunlocked,andwewanderthroughdarkpassagesve
andupsteepstairs,untilatlastwecometotheözel
specialcage,andthecageisopened,ve
andouttrotssomethingbrownve
andfurry,andwithamutlu
happycryof"Oh,Bear!"ChristopherRobinrushesintoitsarms.
Şimdi
Nowthisbear'snameisWinnie,olan
whichshowswhatagoodnameforbearsitolduğunu
is,butthefunnythingisthatwecan'trememberwhetherWinnieiscalledafterPooh,orPoohafterWinnie.Wedid
biliyorduk
knowonce,butwehaveunuttuk
forgotten....Ihadwrittenasfaras
bu
thiswhenPigletlookedupve
andsaidinhissqueakyvoice,"WhataboutMe?""MydearPiglet,"I
dedim
said,"thewholebookisaboutyou.""SoitisaboutPooh,"hesqueaked.
You
görüyorsun
seewhatitis.Heisjealous
çünkü
becausehethinksPoohishavingbir
aGrandIntroductionalltohimself.Poohisthefavourite,ofcourse,there'snodenyingit,
ama
butPigletcomesinforagoodbirçok
manythingswhichPoohmisses;çünkü
becauseyoucan'ttakePoohtoschoololmadan
withouteverybodyknowingit,butPigletissosmallthatheslipsintobir
apocket,whereitisçok
verycomfortingtofeelhimwhenyouarenotquitesurewhethertwicesevenistwelveortwenty-two.Bazen
Sometimesheslipsoutandhasbir
agoodlookintheink-pot,ve
andinthiswayhehasalır
gotmoreeducationthanPooh,ama
butPoohdoesn'tmind.Somehavebrains,
ve
andsomehaven't,hesays,ve
andthereitis.And
şimdi
nowalltheothersarediyor
saying,"WhataboutUs?"So
belki
perhapsthebestthingtodoistostopwritingIntroductionsve
andgetonwiththebook.CHAPTERI
INWHICHWEAREINTRODUCEDTOWINNIE-THE-POOH
Ve
ANDSOMEBEES,ANDTHESTORIESBEGINHereisEdwardBear,comingdownstairsnow,bump,bump,bump,onthebackofhishead,
arkasında
behindChristopherRobin.Itis,asfarasheknows,theonlywayofcomingdownstairs,
ama
butsometimeshefeelsthattheregerçekten
reallyisanotherway,ifonlyhecouldstopbumpingforbir
amomentandthinkofit.Ve
Andthenhefeelsthatbelki
perhapsthereisn't.Anyhow,hereheisatthebottom,
ve
andreadytobeintroducedtoyou.Winnie-the-Pooh.
WhenI
ilk
firstheardhisname,Isaid,justasyouaregoingtosay,"ButIthoughthewasbir
aboy?"SodidI,"saidChristopherRobin.
Thenyoucan'tcallhimWinnie?"
Idon't."
Ama
Butyousaid——".He'sWinnie-ther-Pooh.
Don'tyou
bilmiyor
knowwhat'ther'means?"Ah,
evet
yes,nowIdo,"Idedim
saidquickly;andIhopeyou
yaparsınız
dotoo,becauseitisalltheexplanationyouaregoingtoget.Bazen
SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesortwhenhecomesdownstairs,andbazen
sometimeshelikestositquietlyinfrontofthefireande
listentoastory.Thisevening——.
Whatabout
bir
astory?"saidChristopherRobin.
Whatabout
bir
astory?"Isaid.
Couldyou
çok
verysweetlytellWinnie-the-Poohone?"IsupposeIcould,"I
dedim
said."Whatsortofstoriesdoeshelike?"
Ilgili
Abouthimself.Becausehe'sthatsortofBear."
Oh,Isee."
Socouldyou
çok
verysweetly?"I'lltry,"I
dedim
said.SoItried.
Onceupon
bir
atime,averylongtimeönce
agonow,aboutlastFriday,Winnie-the-Poohyaşıyordu
livedinaforestallbyhimselfunderthenameofSanders.("Whatdoes'underthename'mean?"
sordu
askedChristopherRobin.Itmeanshehadthe
adı
nameoverthedooringoldletters,ve
andlivedunderit."Winnie-the-Poohwasn'tquitesure,"saidChristopherRobin.
NowIam,"
dedi
saidagrowlyvoice.ThenI
edeceğim
willgoon,"saidI.)One
gün
daywhenhewasoutwalking,hegeldi
cametoanopenplaceinthemiddleoftheforest,ve
andinthemiddleofbu
thisplacewasalargeoak-tree,ve
and,fromthetopofthetree,theregeldi
camealoudbuzzing-noise.Winnie-the-Pooh
oturdu
satdownatthefootofthetree,koydu
puthisheadbetweenhispawsve
andbegantothink.Firstofallhe
dedi
saidtohimself:"Thatbuzzing-noisemeans
şey
something.Youdon'tgetabuzzing-noiselikethat,
sadece
justbuzzingandbuzzing,withoutitsmeaningsomething.Ifthere's
bir
abuzzing-noise,somebody'smakingabuzzing-noise,ve
andtheonlyreasonforyapıyor
makingabuzzing-noisethatIknowofisbecauseyou'rebir
abee."Thenhethoughtanother
uzun
longtime,andsaid:"Andthe
tek
onlyreasonforbeingabeethatIknowofismakinghoney."Ve
Andthenhegotup,ve
andsaid:"Andtheonlyreasonformaking
bal
honeyissoasIcaneatit."Sohebegantoclimbthetree.
Heclimbed
ve
andheclimbedandheclimbed,ve
andasheclimbedhesangbir
alittlesongtohimself.It
gidiyordu
wentlikethis:.Thenheclimbedalittlefurther...
ve
andalittlefurther...ve
andthenjustalittlefurther.Bythattimehehadthoughtof
başka
anothersong.Hewasgettingrathertiredbythistime,sothatiswhyhesangaComplainingSong.
Hewasnearlytherenow,
ve
andifhejuststoodonthatbranch...Crack!
Oh,help!"
dedi
saidPooh,ashedroppedon
tenfeetonthebranchbelowhim.IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
dedi
said,ashebouncedtwentyfeetontothesonraki
nextbranch.Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
ve
andcrashedontoanotherbranchthirtyfeetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".Ofcourse,itwasrather——"
headmitted,asheslithered
çok
veryquicklythroughthenextaltı
sixbranches.Itallcomes,Isuppose,"hedecided,ashe
e
saidgood-byetothelastbranch,spunroundüç
threetimes,andflewgracefullyintobir
agorse-bush,"itallcomesoflikingbalı
honeysomuch.Oh,help!"
Hecrawled
dışarı
outofthegorse-bush,brushedthepricklesfromhisnose,ve
andbegantothinkagain.Andthe
ilk
firstpersonhethoughtofwasChristopherRobin.("Wasthatme?"
dedi
saidChristopherRobininanawedvoice,hardlydaringtoinanmaya
believeit.Thatwasyou."
ChristopherRobin
söylemedi
saidnothing,buthiseyesgotlargerve
andlarger,andhisfacegotpinkerve
andpinker.)SoWinnie-the-Poohwentroundtohis
arkadaşı
friendChristopherRobin,wholivedarkasında
behindagreendoorinbaşka
anotherpartoftheforest.Good
günaydın
morning,ChristopherRobin,"hesaid.Good
günaydın
morning,Winnie-ther-Pooh,"saidyou.Iwonderifyou'vegotsuch
bir
athingasaballoonaboutyou?"Bir
Aballoon?"Yes,Ijust
dedim
saidtomyselfcomingalong:'IwonderifChristopherRobin
var
hassuchathingasbir
aballoonabouthim?'Ijustsaidittomyself,thinkingofballoons,
ve
andwondering."Whatdoyouwant
bir
aballoonfor?"yousaid.
Winnie-the-Pooh
baktı
lookedroundtoseethatnobodywaslistening,koydu
puthispawtohismouth,ve
andsaidinadeepwhisper:"Honey!"
Ama
Butyoudon'tgethoneywithballoons!"Ido,"
dedi
saidPooh.Well,itjust
oldu
happenedthatyouhadbeentobir
apartythedaybeforeatthehouseofyourfriendPiglet,ve
andyouhadballoonsattheparty.You
vardı
hadhadabiggreenballoon;ve
andoneofRabbit'srelationsvardı
hadhadabigblueone,ve
andhadleftitbehind,beingreallytooyoungtogitmek
gotoapartyatall;ve
andsoyouhadbroughtthegreenoneve
andtheblueonehomewithyou.Whichonewouldyoulike?"
you
sordun
askedPooh.Heputhisheadbetweenhispaws
ve
andthoughtverycarefully.It'slikethis,"he
dedi
said."Whenyougoafterhoneywithaballoon,thegreatthingisnottoletthebeesknowyou'recoming.
Şimdi
Now,ifyouhaveagreenballoon,theymightthinkyouweresadece
onlypartofthetree,ve
andnotnoticeyou,and,ifyouvarsa
haveablueballoon,theymightthinkyouweresadece
onlypartofthesky,ve
andnotnoticeyou,andthesoru
questionis:Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'ttheynoticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"
you
sordun
asked.Theymightortheymightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh.
"Younevercantellwithbees."
Hethoughtfor
bir
amomentandsaid:"Ishalltrytolook
gibi
likeasmallblackcloud.Bu
Thatwilldeceivethem."Thenyouhad
iyi
betterhavetheblueballoon,"youdedin
said;andsoitwasdecided.
Well,youboth
gitti
wentoutwiththeblueballoon,ve
andyoutookyourgunwithyou,justincase,asyouher zaman
alwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttobir
averymuddyplacethatheknewof,ve
androlledandrolleduntilhewassiyah
blackallover;andthen,whentheballoonwasblown
kadar
upasbigasbig,ve
andyouandPoohwerebothholdingontothestring,youbıraktınız
letgosuddenly,andPoohBearfloatedgracefullykadar
upintothesky,andstayedthere—levelwiththetopofthetreeve
andabouttwentyfeetawayfromit.Hooray!"
youshouted.
Isn'tthatfine?"
shoutedWinnie-the-Poohdowntoyou.
"WhatdoIlooklike?"
Youlooklike
bir
aBearholdingontobir
aballoon,"yousaid.Not,"
dedi
saidPoohanxiously,"—notlikebir
asmallblackcloudinbir
abluesky?"Notverymuch."
Ah,
iyi
well,perhapsfromuphereitlooksfarklı
different.And,asIsay,you
asla
nevercantellwithbees."Orada
Therewasnowindtoblowhimnearertothetree,soorada
therehestayed.Hecouldseethe
balı
honey,hecouldsmellthebalı
honey,buthecouldn'tquitereachthebalı
honey.Afteralittlewhilehe
çağırdı
calleddowntoyou.ChristopherRobin!"
hesaidinaloudwhisper.
Hallo!"
I
sanırım
thinkthebeessuspectsomething!"Whatsortofthing?"
Idon't
bilmiyorum
know.Butsomethingtellsmethatthey'resuspicious!"
Belki
Perhapstheythinkthatyou'reaftertheirhoney."Itmaybethat.
You
asla
nevercantellwithbees."Therewasanother
küçük
littlesilence,andthenhecalleddowntoyouagain.ChristopherRobin!"
Yes?"
Var
Haveyouanumbrellainyourhouse?"I
sanırım
thinkso."Iwishyouwould
getirirsen
bringitouthere,andyürürsen
walkupanddownwithit,ve
andlookupatmeeverynowve
andthen,andsay'Tut-tut,itbakarsın
lookslikerain.'Ithink,ifyou
yaparsanız
didthat,itwouldhelpthedeceptionwhichwearepractisingonthesebees."Well,youlaughedtoyourself,"Silly
yaşlı
oldBear!"butyoudidn't
söylemedin
sayitaloudbecauseyouweresofondofonu
him,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.Oh,thereyouare!"
çağır
calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothetree."Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
Ihavediscoveredthatthebeesare
artık
nowdefinitelySuspicious."ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
yousaid.
Evet
Yes,butwaitamoment.Wemustbepractical.
The
önemli
importantbeetodeceiveistheQueenBee.CanyouseewhichistheQueenBeefromdownthere?"
No."
Apity.
Peki
Well,now,ifyouwalkyukarı
upanddownwithyourumbrella,söylersen
saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishallyapacağım
dowhatIcanbysöylersen
singingalittleCloudSong,suchasbir
acloudmightsing....Go!"
So,
ederken
whileyouwalkedupandaşağı
downandwonderedifitwouldrain,Winnie-the-Poohe
sangthissong:.Thebeeswerestillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Bazıları
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsve
andflewallroundthecloudasitbegantheikinci
secondverseofthissong,ve
andonebeesatdownonthenoseofthecloudforaan
moment,andthengotuptekrar
again.Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthecloud.
Yes?"
Ihave
sadece
justbeenthinking,andIhavegeldim
cometoaveryimportantdecision.Thesearethe
yanlış
wrongsortofbees."Arethey?"
Tamamen
Quitethewrongsort.SoIshouldthinktheywouldmakethe
yanlış
wrongsortofhoney,shouldn'tyou?"Wouldthey?"
Evet
Yes.SoIthinkIshallcomedown."
How?"
sordum
askedyou.Winnie-the-Poohhadn'tthoughtaboutthis.
Eğer
Ifheletgoofthestring,hewouldfall—bump—andhedidn'tliketheideaofthat.Sohethoughtfor
bir
alongtime,andthenhededi
said:.ChristopherRobin,youmust
vurmalısın
shoottheballoonwithyourgun.Haveyou
aldın
gotyourgun?"OfcourseIhave,"you
dedin
said."ButifIdothat,itwillspoiltheballoon,"you
dedin
said.