Винни-Пух
Chapter 5
Poohnoddedhisheadseveraltimesashesaidthis,andwaitedforPiglettosay"How?"or"Pooh,youcouldn’t!"orsomethinghelpfulofthatsort,butPigletsaidnothing.ThefactwasPigletwaswishingthathehadthoughtaboutitfirst.
"Ishalldoit,"saidPooh,afterwaitingalittlelonger,"bymeansofatrap.AnditmustbeaCunningTrap,soyouwillhavetohelpme,Piglet."
"Pooh,"saidPiglet,feelingquitehappyagainnow,"Iwill."Andthenhesaid,"Howshallwedoit?"andPoohsaid,"That’sjustit.How?"Andthentheysatdowntogethertothinkitout.
Pooh’sfirstideawasthattheyshoulddigaVeryDeepPit,andthentheHeffalumpwouldcomealongandfallintothePit,and—
"Why?"saidPiglet.
"Whywhat?"saidPooh.
"Whywouldhefallin?"
Poohrubbedhisnosewithhispaw,andsaidthattheHeffalumpmightbewalkingalong,hummingalittlesong,andlookingupatthesky,wonderingifitwouldrain,andsohewouldn’tseetheVeryDeepPituntilhewashalf-waydown,whenitwouldbetoolate.
PigletsaidthatthiswasaverygoodTrap,butsupposingitwererainingalready?
Poohrubbedhisnoseagain,andsaidthathehadn’tthoughtofthat.Andthenhebrightenedup,andsaidthat,ifitwererainingalready,theHeffalumpwouldbelookingattheskywonderingifitwouldclearup,andsohewouldn’tseetheVeryDeepPituntilhewashalf-waydown....Whenitwouldbetoolate.
Pigletsaidthat,nowthatthispointhadbeenexplained,hethoughtitwasaCunningTrap.
