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Chapter 7
"Nowlistenallofyou,"saidRabbitwhenhehadfinishedwriting,andPoohandPigletsatlisteningveryeagerlywiththeirmouthsopen.ThiswaswhatRabbitreadout:
PLANTOCAPTUREBABYROO
1.GeneralRemarks.KangarunsfasterthananyofUs,evenMe.
2.MoreGeneralRemarks.KanganevertakeshereyeoffBabyRoo,exceptwhenhe’ssafelybuttonedupinherpocket.
3.Therefore.IfwearetocaptureBabyRoo,wemustgetaLongStart,becauseKangarunsfasterthananyofUs,evenMe.(SeeI.)
4.AThought.IfRoohadjumpedoutofKanga’spocketandPiglethadjumpedin,Kangawouldn’tknowthedifference,becausePigletisaVerySmallAnimal.
5.LikeRoo.
6.ButKangawouldhavetobelookingtheotherwayfirst,soasnottoseePigletjumpingin.
7.See2.
8.AnotherThought.ButifPoohwastalkingtoherveryexcitedly,shemightlooktheotherwayforamoment.
9.AndthenIcouldrunawaywithRoo.
10.Quickly.
11.AndKangawouldn’tdiscoverthedifferenceuntilAfterwards
Well,Rabbitreadthisoutproudly,andforalittlewhileafterhehadreaditnobodysaidanythingAndthenPiglet,whohadbeenopeningandshuttinghismouthwithoutmakinganynoise,managedtosayveryhuskily:
"And—Afterwards?"
"Howdoyoumean?"
"WhenKangadoesDiscovertheDifference?"
"Thenweallsay’Aha!’"
"Allthreeofus?"
"Yes."
"Oh!"
"Why,what’sthetrouble,Piglet?"
"Nothing,"saidPiglet,"aslongasweallthreesayit.
