“Of course I have,” you said. “But if I do that, it will spoil the balloon,” you said.

“But if you don’t ,” said Pooh, “I shall have to let go, and that would spoil me .”

When he put it like this, you saw how it was, and you aimed very carefully at the balloon, and fired.

“ Ow! ” said Pooh.

“Did I miss?” you asked.

“You didn’t exactly miss ,” said Pooh, “but you missed the balloon .”