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           ChristopherRobinreadthemessagealoud.

           "Oh,arethose’P’s’piglets?Ithoughttheywerepoohs."

           "Wemustrescuehimatonce!Ithoughthewaswithyou,Pooh.Owl,couldyourescuehimonyourback?"

           "Idon’tthinkso,"saidOwl,aftergravethought."Itisdoubtfulifthenecessarydorsalmuscles"

           "ThenwouldyouflytohimatonceandsaythatRescueisComing?AndPoohandIwillthinkofaRescueandcomeasquickaseverwecan.Oh,don’ttalk,Owl,goonquick!"And,stillthinkingofsomethingtosay,Owlflewoff.

           "Nowthen,Pooh,"saidChristopherRobin,"where’syourboat?"

           "Ioughttosay,"explainedPoohastheywalkeddowntotheshoreoftheisland,"thatitisn’tjustanordinarysortofboat.Sometimesit’saBoat,andsometimesit’smoreofanAccident.Italldepends."

           "Dependsonwhat?"

           "OnwhetherI’montopofitorunderneathit."

           "Oh!Well,whereisit?"

           "There!"saidPooh,pointingproudlytoTheFloatingBear.

           Itwasn’twhatChristopherRobinexpected,andthemorehelookedatit,themorehethoughtwhataBraveandCleverBearPoohwas,andthemoreChristopherRobinthoughtthis,themorePoohlookedmodestlydownhisnoseandtriedtopretendhewasn’t.

           "Butit’stoosmallfortwoofus,"saidChristopherRobinsadly.

           "ThreeofuswithPiglet."

           "ThatmakesitsmallerstillOh,PoohBear,whatshallwedo?"

           AndthenthisBear,PoohBear,Winnie-the-Pooh,F.O.P.(FriendofPiglet’s),R.C.(Rabbit’sCompanion),P.D.(PoleDiscoverer),E.C.