Винни-Пух

           Well,itjusthappenedthatyouhadbeentoapartythedaybeforeatthehouseofyourfriendPiglet,andyouhadballoonsattheparty. Youhadhadabiggreenballoon; andoneofRabbit’srelationshadhadabigblueone,andhadleftitbehind,beingreallytooyoungtogotoapartyatall; andsoyouhadbroughtthegreenoneandtheblueonehomewithyou. 

           "Whichonewouldyoulike? "youaskedPooh. Heputhisheadbetweenhispawsandthoughtverycarefully. 

           "It’slikethis,"hesaid. "Whenyougoafterhoneywithaballoon,thegreatthingisnottoletthebeesknowyou’recoming. Now,ifyouhaveagreenballoon,theymightthinkyouwereonlypartofthetree,andnotnoticeyou,andifyouhaveablueballoon,theymightthinkyouwereonlypartofthesky,andnotnoticeyou,andthequestionis: Whichismostlikely?" 

           "Wouldn’ttheynoticeyouunderneaththeballoon?"youasked. 

           "Theymightortheymightnot,"saidWinnie-the-Pooh. "Younevercantellwithbees. "Hethoughtforamomentandsaid: "Ishalltrytolooklikeasmallblackcloud. Thatwilldeceivethem." 

           "Thenyouhadbetterhavetheblueballoon,"yousaid; andsoitwasdecided. 

           Well,youbothwentoutwiththeblueballoon,andyoutookyourgunwithyou,justincase,asyoualwaysdid,andWinnie-the-Poohwenttoaverymuddyplacethatheknewof,androlledandrolleduntilhewasblackallover; andthen,whentheballoonwasblownupasbigasbig,andyouandPoohwerebothholdingontothestring,youletgosuddenly, andPoohBearfloatedgracefullyupintothesky,andstayedthere-levelwiththetopofthetreeandabouttwentyfeetawayfromit.