Винни-Пух
Chapter 5
"Goodnight!"
AndoffPiglettrottedtohishouseTRESPASSERSW,whilePoohmadehispreparationsforbed.
Somehourslater,justasthenightwasbeginningtostealaway,Poohwokeupsuddenlywithasinkingfeeling.Hehadhadthatsinkingfeelingbefore,andheknewwhatitmeant.Hewashungry.Sohewenttothelarder,andhestoodonachairandreacheduptothetopshelf,andfound—nothing.
"That’sfunny,"hethought."IknowIhadajarofhoneythere.Afulljar,fullofhoneyrightuptothetop,andithadHUNNYwrittenonit,sothatIshouldknowitwashoney.That’sveryfunny."Andthenhebegantowanderupanddown,wonderingwhereitwasandmurmuringamurmurtohimself.Likethis:
It’svery,veryfunny,
’CosIknowIhadsomehoney:
’Cosithadalabelon,
SayingHUNNY,
Agoloptiousfull-uppottoo,
AndIdon’tknowwhereit’sgotto,
No,Idon’tknowwhereit’sgone—
Well,it’sfunny.
Hehadmurmuredthistohimselfthreetimesinasingingsortofway,whensuddenlyheremembered.HehadputitintotheCunningTraptocatchtheHeffalump.
"Bother!"saidPooh."ItallcomesoftryingtobekindtoHeffalumps."Andhegotbackintobed.
Buthecouldn’tsleep.Themorehetriedtosleep,themorehecouldn’t.HetriedCountingSheep,whichissometimesagoodwayofgettingtosleep,and,asthatwasnogood,hetriedcountingHeffalumps.Andthatwasworse.BecauseeveryHeffalumpthathecountedwasmakingstraightforapotofPooh’shoney,andeatingitall.
