Винни-Пух
Chapter 7
"IwastalkingtoChristopherRobin,andhesaidthataKangawasGenerallyRegardedasOneoftheFiercerAnimalsIamnotfrightenedofFierceAnimalsintheordinaryway,butitiswellknownthatifOneoftheFiercerAnimalsisDeprivedofItsYoung,itbecomesasfierceasTwooftheFiercerAnimals.Inwhichcase’Aha!’isperhapsafoolishthingtosay."
"Piglet,"saidRabbit,takingoutapencil,andlickingtheendofit,"youhaven’tanypluck."
"Itishardtobebrave,"saidPiglet,sniffingslightly,"whenyou’reonlyaVerySmallAnimal."
Rabbit,whohadbeguntowriteverybusily,lookedupandsaid:
"ItisbecauseyouareaverysmallanimalthatyouwillbeUsefulintheadventurebeforeus."
PigletwassoexcitedattheideaofbeingUsefulthatheforgottobefrightenedanymore,andwhenRabbitwentontosaythatKangaswereonlyFierceduringthewintermonths,beingatothertimesofanAffectionateDisposition,hecouldhardlysitstill,hewassoeagertobeginbeingusefulatonce.
"Whataboutme?"saidPoohsadly"IsupposeIshan’tbeuseful?"
"Nevermind,Pooh,"saidPigletcomfortingly."Anothertimeperhaps"
"WithoutPooh,"saidRabbitsolemnlyashesharpenedhispencil,"theadventurewouldbeimpossible."
"Oh!"saidPiglet,andtriednottolookdisappointed.ButPoohwentintoacorneroftheroomandsaidproudlytohimself,"ImpossiblewithoutMe!ThatsortofBear."
