Винни-Пух
Chapter 9
Poohwasveryexcitedwhenheheardthis,andsuggestedthattheyshouldhaveanExpotitiontodiscovertheEastPole,butChristopherRobinhadthoughtofsomethingelsetodowithKanga;soPoohwentouttodiscovertheEastPolebyhimself.Whetherhediscovereditornot,Iforget;buthewassotiredwhenhegothomethat,intheverymiddleofhissupper,afterhehadbeeneatingforlittlemorethanhalf-an-hour,hefellfastasleepinhischair,andsleptandsleptandslept.
Thensuddenlyhewasdreaming.HewasattheEastPole,anditwasaverycoldpolewiththecoldestsortofsnowandicealloverit.Hehadfoundabee-hivetosleepin,buttherewasn’troomforhislegs,sohehadleftthemoutside.AndWildWoozles,suchasinhabittheEastPole,cameandnibbledallthefuroffhislegstomakeNestsfortheirYoung.Andthemoretheynibbled,thecolderhislegsgot,untilsuddenlyhewokeupwithanOw!—andtherehewas,sittinginhischairwithhisfeetinthewater,andwaterallroundhim!
Hesplashedtohisdoorandlookedout....
"ThisisSerious,"saidPooh."ImusthaveanEscape."
Sohetookhislargestpotofhoneyandescapedwithittoabroadbranchofhistree,wellabovethewater,andthenheclimbeddownagainandescapedwithanotherpot...andwhenthewholeEscapewasfinished,therewasPoohsittingonhisbranchdanglinghislegs,andthere,besidehim,weretenpotsofhoney....
Twodayslater,therewasPooh,sittingonhisbranch,danglinghislegs,andthere,besidehim,werefourpotsofhoney....
