INTRODUCTION
Ifyouhappento
vardı
havereadanotherbookaboutChristopherRobin,youmayrememberthatheoncevardı
hadaswan(ortheswanvardı
hadChristopherRobin,Idon'tknowwhich)ve
andthatheusedtocallthisswanPooh.Thatwasa
uzun
longtimeago,andwhenwesaidgood-bye,wegötürdük
tookthenamewithus,aswedidn'tthinktheswanwouldwantitanymore.Well,whenEdward
Ayı
Bearsaidthathewouldlikebir
anexcitingnamealltohimself,ChristopherRobine
saidatonce,withoutstoppingtothink,thathewasWinnie-the-Pooh.Ve
Andhewas.So,asIhaveexplainedthePoohpart,Iwill
şimdi
nowexplaintherestofit.Youcan'tbeinLondonforlongwithoutgoingtotheZoo.
Orada
TherearesomepeoplewhobegintheZooatthebaşlayan
beginning,calledWAYIN,andwalkashızlı
quicklyastheycanpasther
everycageuntiltheygettothebir
onecalledWAYOUT,butthenicestinsanlar
peoplegostraighttotheanimaltheylovetheen
most,andstaythere.SowhenChristopherRobin
gider
goestotheZoo,hegider
goestowherethePolarBearsare,ve
andhewhisperssomethingtotheüçüncü
thirdkeeperfromtheleft,ve
anddoorsareunlocked,andwedolaşırız
wanderthroughdarkpassagesandupdik
steepstairs,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
verycomfortingtofeelhimwhenyouarenotquitesurewhethertwiceyedi
sevenistwelveortwenty-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,ANDTHESTORIESBaşlar
BEGINHereisEdwardBear,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,becauseitisalltheaçıklama
explanationyouaregoingtoget.Bazen
SometimesWinnie-the-Poohlikesagameofsomesortwhenhecomesdownstairs,andbazen
sometimeshelikestositsessizce
quietlyinfrontofthefireande
listentoastory.This
akşam
evening——.Whataboutastory?"
dedi
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
nameoverthedoorinaltın
goldletters,andlivedunderit."Winnie-the-Poohwasn'tquitesure,"saidChristopherRobin.
NowIam,"
dedi
saidagrowlyvoice.ThenI
edeceğim
willgoon,"saidI.)One
gün
daywhenhewasoutwalking,hegeldi
cametoanopenplaceintheortasında
middleoftheforest,andintheortasında
middleofthisplacewasabüyük
largeoak-tree,and,fromthetopoftheağacı
tree,therecamealoudbuzzing-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
onlyreasonforbeingaarı
beethatIknowofismakinghoney."Ve
Andthenhegotup,ve
andsaid:"Andtheonlyreasonformaking
bal
honeyissoasIcaneatit."Sohe
başladı
begantoclimbthetree.He
tırmandı
climbedandheclimbedandhetırmandı
climbed,andasheclimbedhesangbir
alittlesongtohimself.It
gidiyordu
wentlikethis:.Thenhe
tırmandı
climbedalittlefurther...ve
andalittlefurther...ve
andthenjustalittlefurther.Bythattimehehadthoughtof
başka
anothersong.Hewasgetting
oldukça
rathertiredbythistime,sothatiswhyhesangaComplainingSong.Hewas
neredeyse
nearlytherenow,andifhejustdursaydı
stoodonthatbranch...Crack!
Oh,help!"
dedi
saidPooh,ashedroppedon
tenfeetonthebranchbelowhim.IfonlyIhadn't——"
he
dedi
said,ashebouncedtwentyfit
feetontothenextbranch.Yousee,whatImeanttodo,"heexplained,asheturnedhead-over-heels,
ve
andcrashedontoanotherbranchthirtyfit
feetbelow,"whatImeanttodo——".Ofcourse,itwasrather——"
headmitted,asheslithered
çok
veryquicklythroughthenextaltı
sixbranches.Itallcomes,Isuppose,"he
karar
decided,ashesaidgood-byetotheson
lastbranch,spunroundthreetimes,ve
andflewgracefullyintoagorse-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.I
merak
wonderifyou'vegotsuchbir
athingasaballoonaboutyou?"Bir
Aballoon?"Yes,Ijust
dedim
saidtomyselfcomingalong:'I
merak
wonderifChristopherRobinhassuchbir
athingasaballoonabouthim?'Ijustsaidittomyself,thinkingofballoons,
ve
andwondering."Whatdoyouwant
bir
aballoonfor?"yousaid.
Winnie-the-Pooh
baktı
lookedroundtoseethatnobodywaslistening,koydu
puthispawtohisağzına
mouth,andsaidinaderin
deepwhisper:"Honey!"
Butyoudon'tget
bal
honeywithballoons!"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,ifyouhaveayeşil
greenballoon,theymightthinkyouweresadece
onlypartofthetree,ve
andnotnoticeyou,and,ifyouvarsa
haveablueballoon,theymightthinkyouweresadece
onlypartofthesky,ve
andnotnoticeyou,andthesoru
questionis:Whichismostlikely?"
Wouldn'tthey
fark
noticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"you
sordun
asked.Theymightortheymightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh.
"Younevercantellwithbees."
Hethoughtfor
bir
amomentandsaid:"Ishalltrytolook
gibi
likeasmallblackcloud.Bu
Thatwilldeceivethem."Thenyouhad
iyi
betterhavetheblueballoon,"youdedin
said;andsoitwas
karar
decided.Well,youbothwent
dışarı
outwiththeblueballoon,ve
andyoutookyourgunwithyou,justincase,asyouher zaman
alwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttobir
averymuddyplacethatheknewof,ve
androlledandrolleduntilhewassiyah
blackallover;andthen,whenthe
balon
balloonwasblownupasbigasbig,ve
andyouandPoohwerebothholdingontothestring,youbıraktınız
letgosuddenly,andPoohAyı
Bearfloatedgracefullyupintothesky,ve
andstayedthere—levelwiththetopofthetreeve
andabouttwentyfeetawayfromit.Hooray!"
you
bağırdın
shouted.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
Therewasnowindtouçuracak
blowhimnearertotheağaca
tree,sotherehestayed.Hecouldseethe
balı
honey,hecouldsmellthebalı
honey,buthecouldn'tquitereachthebalı
honey.Afteralittlewhilehe
çağırdı
calleddowntoyou.ChristopherRobin!"
hesaidina
yüksek sesle
loudwhisper.Hallo!"
Ithinkthebeessuspectsomething!"
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,you
güldün
laughedtoyourself,"SillyoldBear!"ama
butyoudidn'tsayityüksek sesle
aloudbecauseyouweresofondofonu
him,andyouwenthomeforyourumbrella.Oh,thereyouare!"
çağır
calleddownWinnie-the-Pooh,assoonasyougotbacktothetree."Iwasbeginningtogetanxious.
Ihavediscoveredthatthebeesare
artık
nowdefinitelySuspicious."ShallIputmyumbrellaup?"
yousaid.
Evet
Yes,butwaitamoment.Wemustbe
pratik
practical.Theimportantbeetodeceiveisthe
Kraliçe
QueenBee.Canyouseewhichisthe
Kraliçe
QueenBeefromdownthere?"No."
A
yazık
pity.Well,now,ifyou
yürürsen
walkupanddownwithyourumbrella,söylersen
saying,'Tut-tut,itlookslikerain,'Ishallyapacağım
dowhatIcanbysöylersen
singingalittleCloudSong,suchasbir
acloudmightsing....Go!"
So,
ederken
whileyouwalkedupandaşağı
downandwonderedifitwouldyağmur
rain,Winnie-the-Poohsangthissong:.Thebeeswerestillbuzzingassuspiciouslyasever.
Bazıları
Someofthem,indeed,lefttheirnestsve
andflewallroundthecloudasitbegantheikinci
secondverseofthissong,ve
andonebeesatdownonthenoseofthecloudforaan
moment,andthengotuptekrar
again.Christopher—ow!—Robin,"calledoutthe
bulut
cloud.Yes?"
Ihavejustbeenthinking,
ve
andIhavecometobir
averyimportantdecision.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.