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A father tells stories to his son about the son’s stuffed animals come to life.

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In Which Pooh and Piglet Go Hunting and Nearly Catch a Woozle

The Piglet lived in a very grand house in the middle of a beech-tree, and the beech-tree was in the middle of the forest, and the Piglet lived in the middle of the house. Next to his house was a piece of broken board which had: тАЬ Trespassers W тАЭ on it. When Christopher Robin asked the Piglet what it meant, he said it was his grandfatherтАЩs name, and had been in the family for a long time, Christopher Robin said you couldnтАЩt be called Trespassers W, and Piglet said yes, you could, because his grandfather was, and it was short for Trespassers Will, which was short for Trespassers William. And his grandfather had had two names in case he lost oneтБатАФTrespassers after an uncle, and William after Trespassers.

тАЬIтАЩve got two names,тАЭ said Christopher Robin carelessly.

тАЬWell, there you are, that proves it,тАЭ said Piglet.

One fine winterтАЩs day when Piglet was brushing away the snow in front of his house, he happened to look up, and there was Winnie-the-Pooh. Pooh was walking round and round in a circle, thinking of something else, and when Piglet called to him, he just went on walking.

тАЬHallo!тАЭ said Piglet, тАЬwhat are you doing?тАЭ

тАЬHunting,тАЭ said Pooh.

тАЬHunting what?тАЭ

тАЬTracking something,тАЭ said Winnie-the-Pooh very mysteriously.

тАЬTracking what?тАЭ said Piglet, coming closer.

тАЬThatтАЩs just what I ask myself. I ask myself, What?тАЭ

тАЬWhat do you think youтАЩll answer?тАЭ

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