Chapter 5

           Oneday,whenChristopherRobinandWinnie-the-PoohandPigletwerealltalkingtogether,ChristopherRobinfinishedthemouthfulhewaseatingandsaidcarelessly:"IsawaHeffalumpto-day,Piglet."

           "Whatwasitdoing?"askedPiglet.

           "Justlumpingalong,"saidChristopherRobin."Idon’tthinkitsawme."

           "Isawoneonce,"saidPiglet."Atleast,IthinkIdid,"hesaid."Onlyperhapsitwasn’t."

           "SodidI,"saidPooh,wonderingwhataHeffalumpwaslike.

           "Youdon’toftenseethem,"saidChristopherRobincarelessly.

           "Notnow,"saidPiglet.

           "Notatthistimeofyear,"saidPooh.

           Thentheyalltalkedaboutsomethingelse,untilitwastimeforPoohandPiglettogohometogether.AtfirstastheystumpedalongthepathwhichedgedtheHundredAcreWood,theydidn’tsaymuchtoeachother;butwhentheycametothestream,andhadhelpedeachotheracrossthesteppingstones,andwereabletowalksidebysideagainovertheheather,theybegantotalkinafriendlywayaboutthisandthat,andPigletsaid,"IfyouseewhatImean,Pooh,"andPoohsaid,"It’sjustwhatIthinkmyself,Piglet,"andPigletsaid,"But,ontheotherhand,Pooh,wemustremember,"andPoohsaid,"Quitetrue,Piglet,althoughIhadforgottenitforthemoment."Andthen,justastheycametotheSixPineTrees,Poohlookedroundtoseethatnobodyelsewaslistening,andsaidinaverysolemnvoice:"Piglet,Ihavedecidedsomething.’

           "Whathaveyoudecided,Pooh?"

           "IhavedecidedtocatchaHeffalump."