Винни-Пух

           Thenhethought:"Well,it’saverynicepot,evenifthere’snohoneyinit,andifIwasheditclean,andgotsomebodytowrite’AHappyBirthday’onit,Eeyorecouldkeepthingsinit,whichmightbeUseful."So,ashewasjustpassingtheHundredAcreWood,hewentinsidetocallonOwl,wholivedthere.

           "Goodmorning,Owl,"hesaid.

           "Goodmorning,Pooh,"saidOwl.

           "ManyhappyreturnsofEeyore’sbirthday,"saidPooh.

           "Oh,isthatwhatitis?"

           "Whatareyougivinghim,Owl?"

           "Whatareyougivinghim,Pooh?"

           "I’mgivinghimaUsefulPottoKeepThingsIn,andIwantedtoaskyou"

           "Isthisit?"saidOwl,takingitoutofPooh’spaw.

           "Yes,andIwantedtoaskyou—"

           "Somebodyhasbeenkeepinghoneyinit,"saidOwl.

           "Youcankeepanythinginit,"saidPoohearnestly."It’sVeryUsefullikethat.AndIwantedtoaskyou—"

           "Yououghttowrite’AHappyBirthday’onit."

           "ThatwaswhatIwantedtoaskyou,"saidPooh."BecausemyspellingisWobbly.It’sgoodspellingbutitWobbles,andthelettersgetinthewrongplaces.Wouldyouwrite’AHappyBirthday’onitforme?"

           "It’sanicepot,"saidOwl,lookingatitallround."Couldn’tIgiveittoo?Frombothofus?"

           "No,"saidPooh."Thatwouldnotbeagoodplan.NowI’lljustwashitfirst,andthenyoucanwriteonit."

           Well,hewashedthepotout,anddriedit,whileOwllickedtheendofhispencil,andwonderedhowtospell"birthday."

           "Canyouread,Pooh?"heaskedalittleanxiously.