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           PoohwasaBearofEnormousBrain—

           (Justsayitagain!)

           Ofenormousbrain—

           (Ofenormouswhat?)

           Well,heatealot,

           AndIdon’tknowifhecouldswimornot,

           Buthemanagedtofloat

           Onasortofboat

           (Onasortofwhat?)

           Well,asortofpot—

           Sonowlet’sgivehimthreeheartycheers

           (Sonowlet’sgivehimthreeheartywhitches?)

           Andhopehe’llbewithusforyearsandyears,

           Andgrowinhealthandwisdomandriches!

           3CheersforPooh!

           (Forwho?)

           ForPooh—

           3CheersforBear

           (Forwhere?)

           ForBear—

           3CheersforthewonderfulWinnie-the-Pooh!

           (Justtellme,somebody—WHATDIDHEDO?)

           Whilethiswasgoingoninsidehim,OwlwastalkingtoEeyore.

           "Eeyore,"saidOwl,"ChristopherRobinisgivingaparty."

           "Veryinteresting,"saidEeyore."Isupposetheywillbesendingmedowntheoddbitswhichgottroddenon.KindandThoughtful.Notatall,don’tmentionit."

           "ThereisanInvitationforyou."

           "What’sthatlike?"

           "AnInvitation!"

           "Yes,Iheardyou.Whodroppedit?"

           "Thisisn’tanythingtoeat,it’saskingyoutotheparty.To-morrow."

           Eeyoreshookhisheadslowly.

           "YoumeanPiglet.Thelittlefellowwiththeexitedears.That’sPiglet.I’lltellhim."

           "No,no!"saidOwl,gettingquitefussy."It’syou!"

           "Areyousure?"

           "OfcourseI’msure.ChristopherRobinsaid’Allofthem!Tellallofthem.’"

           "Allofthem,exceptEeyore?"

           "Allofthem,"saidOwlsulkily.

           "Ah!"saidEeyore."Amistake,nodoubt,butstill,Ishallcome.Onlydon’tblamemeifitrains."