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Chapter 8
That’swhatanExpeditionmeans.Alonglineofeverybody.You’dbettertelltheotherstogetready,whileIseeifmygun’sallright.AndwemustallbringProvisions."
"Bringwhat?"
"Thingstoeat."
"Oh!"saidPoohhappily."IthoughtyousaidProvisions.I’llgoandtellthem."Andhestumpedoff.
ThefirstpersonhemetwasRabbit.
"Hallo,Rabbit,"hesaid,"isthatyou?"
"Let’spretenditisn’t,"saidRabbit,"andseewhathappens."
"I’vegotamessageforyou."
"I’llgiveittohim."
"We’reallgoingonan.ExpotitionwithChristopherRobin!"
"Whatisitwhenwe’reonit?"
"Asortofboat,Ithink,"saidPooh.
"Oh!thatsort."
"Yes.Andwe’regoingtodiscoveraPoleorsomething.OrwasitaMole?Anyhowwe’regoingtodiscoverit."
"Weare,arewe?"saidRabbit.
"Yes.Andwe’vegottobringPro-thingstoeatwithus.Incasewewanttoeatthem.NowI’mgoingdowntoPiglet’s.TellKanga,willyou?"
HeleftRabbitandhurrieddowntoPiglet’shouse.
ThePigletwassittingonthegroundatthedoorofhishouseblowinghappilyatadandelion,andwonderingwhetheritwouldbethisyear,nextyear,sometimeornever.Hehadjustdiscoveredthatitwouldbenever,andwastryingtorememberwhat"it"was,andhopingitwasn’tanythingnice,whenPoohcameup.
"Oh!Piglet,"saidPoohexcitedly,we’regoingonanExpotition,allofus,withthingstoeat.Todiscoversomething."
"Todiscoverwhat?"saidPigletanxiously.
"Oh!justsomething."
