So Winnie-the-Pooh went round to his friend Christopher Robin, who lived behind a green door in another part of the forest.
тАЬGood morning, Christopher Robin,тАЭ he said.
тАЬGood morning, Winnie- ther -Pooh,тАЭ said you.
тАЬI wonder if youтАЩve got such a thing as a balloon about you?тАЭ
тАЬA balloon?тАЭ
тАЬYes, I just said to myself coming along: тАШI wonder if Christopher Robin has such a thing as a balloon about him?тАЩ I just said it to myself, thinking of balloons, and wondering.тАЭ
тАЬWhat do you want a balloon for?тАЭ you said.
Winnie-the-Pooh looked round to see that nobody was listening, put his paw to his mouth, and said in a deep whisper: тАЬ Honey! тАЭ
тАЬBut you donтАЩt get honey with balloons!тАЭ
тАЬ I do,тАЭ said Pooh.
Well, it just happened that you had been to a party the day before at the house of your friend Piglet, and you had balloons at the party. You had had a big green balloon; and one of RabbitтАЩs relations had had a big blue one, and had left it behind, being really too young to go to a party at all; and so you had brought the green one and the blue one home with you.
тАЬWhich one would you like?тАЭ you asked Pooh.
He put his head between his paws and thought very carefully.
тАЬItтАЩs like this,тАЭ he said. тАЬWhen you go after honey with a balloon, the great thing is not to let the bees know youтАЩre coming. Now, if you have a green balloon, they might think you were only part of the tree, and not notice you, and, if you have a blue balloon, they might think you were only part of the sky, and not notice you, and the question is: Which is most likely?тАЭ
тАЬWouldnтАЩt they notice you underneath the balloon?тАЭ you asked.