Винни-Пух
Chapter 9
Threedayslater,therewasPooh,sittingonhisbranch,danglinghislegs,andtherebesidehim,wasonepotofhoney.
Fourdayslater,therewasPooh...
AnditwasonthemorningofthefourthdaythatPiglet’sbottlecamefloatingpasthim,andwithoneloudcryof"Honey!"Poohplungedintothewater,seizedthebottle,andstruggledbacktohistreeagain.
"Bother!"saidPooh,asheopenedit."Allthatwetfornothing.What’sthatbitofpaperdoing?"
Hetookitoutandlookedatit.
"It’saMissage,"hesaidtohimself,"that’swhatitis.Andthatletterisa’P,’andsoisthat,andsoisthat,and’P’means’Pooh,’soit’saveryimportantMissagetome,andIcan’treadit.ImustfindChristopherRobinorOwlorPiglet,oneofthoseCleverReaderswhocanreadthings,andtheywilltellmewhatthismissagemeans.OnlyIcan’tswim.Bother!"
Thenhehadanidea,andIthinkthatforaBearofVeryLittleBrain,itwasagoodidea.Hesaidtohimself:
"Ifabottlecanfloat,thenajarcanfloat,andifajarfloats,Icansitonthetopofit,ifit’saverybigjar."
Sohetookhisbiggestjar,andcorkeditup.
"Allboatshavetohaveaname,"hesaid,"soIshallcallmineTheFloatingBear."Andwiththesewordshedroppedhisboatintothewaterandjumpedinafterit.
