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           "No,it’smine."

           "Butyousaid’Manyhappyreturns’—"

           "Well,whynot?Youdon’talwayswanttobemiserableonmybirthday,doyou?"

           "Oh,Isee,"saidPooh.

           "It’sbadenough."saidEeyore.almostbreakingdown"beingmiserablemyself,whatwithnopresentsandnocakeandnocandles,andnopropernoticetakenofmeatall,butifeverybodyelseisgoingtobemiserabletoo—"

           ThiswastoomuchforPooh."Staythere!"hecalledtoEeyore,asheturnedandhurriedbackhomeasquickashecould;forhefeltthathemustgetpoorEeyoreapresentofsomesortatonce,andhecouldalwaysthinkofaproperoneafterwards.

           OutsidehishousehefoundPiglet,jumpingupanddowntryingtoreachtheknocker.

           "Hallo,Piglet,"hesaid.

           "Hallo,Pooh,"saidPiglet.

           "Whatareyoutryingtodo?"

           "Iwastryingtoreachtheknocker,"saidPiglet."Ijustcameround—"

           "Letmedoitforyou,"saidPoohkindly.Sohereachedupandknockedatthedoor."IhavejustseenEeyoreisinaVerySadCondition,becauseit’shisbirthday,andnobodyhastakenanynoticeofit,andhe’sveryGloomy—youknowwhatEeyoreis—andtherehewas,and-Whatalongtimewhoeverliveshereisansweringthisdoor."Andheknockedagain.

           "ButPooh,"saidPiglet,"it’syourownhouse!"

           "Oh!"saidPooh."Soitis,"hesaid."Well,let’sgoin."

           Sointheywent.ThefirstthingPoohdidwastogotothecupboardtoseeifhehadquiteasmalljarofhoneyleft;andhehad,sohetookitdown.