Винни-Пух
Chapter 8
ChristopherRobinwassittingoutsidehisdoor,puttingonhisBigBoots.AssoonashesawtheBigBoots,PoohknewthatanAdventurewasgoingtohappen,andhebrushedthehoneyoffhisnosewiththebackofhispaw,andsprucedhimselfupaswellashecould,soastolookReadyforAnything.
"Goodmorning,ChristopherRobin,"hecalledout.
"Hallo,PoohBear.Ican’tgetthisbooton."
"That’sbad,"saidPooh.
"Doyouthinkyoucouldverykindlyleanagainstme,’cosIkeeppullingsohardthatIfalloverbackwards."
Poohsatdown,dughisfeetintotheground,andpushedhardagainstChristopherRobin’sback,andChristopherRobinpushedhardagainsthis,andpulledandpulledathisbootuntilhehadgotiton.
"Andthat’sthat,"saidPooh."Whatdowedonext?"
"WeareallgoingonanExpedition,"saidChristopherRobin,ashegotupandbrushedhimself."Thankyou,Pooh."
"GoingonanExpotition?"saidPooheagerly."Idon’tthinkI’veeverbeenononeofthose.WherearewegoingtoonthisExpotition?"
"Expedition,sillyoldBear.It’sgotan’x’init."
"Oh!"saidPooh."Iknow."Buthedidn’treally.
"We’regoingtodiscovertheNorthPole."
"Oh!"saidPoohagain."WhatistheNorthPole?"heasked.
"It’sjustathingyoudiscover,"saidChristopherRobincarelessly,notbeingquitesurehimself.
"Oh!Isee,"saidPooh."Arebearsanygoodatdiscoveringit?"
"Ofcoursetheyare.AndRabbitandKangaandallofyou.It’sanExpedition.
