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Chapter 4
"How’sthings?"
"TerribleandSad,"saidPooh,"becauseEeyore,whoisafriendofmine,haslosthistail.Andhe’sMopingaboutit.Socouldyouverykindlytellmehowtofinditforhim?"
"Well,"saidOwl,"thecustomaryprocedureinsuchcasesisasfollows."
"WhatdoesCrustimoneyProseedcakemean?"saidPooh."ForIamaBearofVeryLittleBrain,andlongwordsBotherme."
"ItmeanstheThingtoDo."
"Aslongasitmeansthat,Idon’tmind,"saidPoohhumbly.
"Thethingtodoisasfollows.First,IssueaReward.Then—"
"Justamoment,"saidPooh,holdinguphispaw."Whatdowedotothis—whatyouweresaying?Yousneezedjustasyouweregoingtotellme."
"Ididn’tsneeze."
"Yes,youdid,Owl."
"Excuseme,Pooh,Ididn’t.Youcan’tsneezewithoutknowingit."
"Well,youcan’tknowitwithoutsomethinghavingbeensneezed."
"WhatIsaidwas,’FirstIssueaReward’."
"You’redoingitagain,"saidPoohsadly.
"AReward!"saidOwlveryloudly."WewriteanoticetosaythatwewillgivealargesomethingtoanybodywhofindsEeyore’stail."
"Isee,Isee,"saidPooh,noddinghishead.
