Underneath the bellpull there was a notice which said:
Plez cnoke if an rnsr is not reqid.
These notices had been written by Christopher Robin, who was the only one in the forest who could spell; for Owl, wise though he was in many ways, able to read and write and spell his own name Wol , yet somehow went all to pieces over delicate words like measles and buttered toast .
Winnie-the-Pooh read the two notices very carefully, first from left to right, and afterwards, in case he had missed some of it, from right to left. Then, to make quite sure, he knocked and pulled the knocker, and he pulled and knocked the bell-rope, and he called out in a very loud voice, тАЬOwl! I require an answer! ItтАЩs Bear speaking.тАЭ And the door opened, and Owl looked out.
тАЬHallo, Pooh,тАЭ he said. тАЬHowтАЩs things?тАЭ
тАЬTerrible and Sad,тАЭ said Pooh, тАЬbecause Eeyore, who is a friend of mine, has lost his tail. And heтАЩs Moping about it. So could you very kindly tell me how to find it for him?тАЭ
тАЬWell,тАЭ said Owl, тАЬthe customary procedure in such cases is as follows.тАЭ
тАЬWhat does Crustimoney Proseedcake mean?тАЭ said Pooh. тАЬFor I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words Bother me.тАЭ
тАЬIt means the Thing to Do.тАЭ
тАЬAs long as it means that, I donтАЩt mind,тАЭ said Pooh humbly.
тАЬThe thing to do is as follows. First, Issue a Reward. ThenтБатАФтАЭ
тАЬJust a moment,тАЭ said Pooh, holding up his paw. тАЬ What do we do to thisтБатАФwhat you were saying? You sneezed just as you were going to tell me.тАЭ
тАЬI didnтАЩt sneeze.тАЭ
тАЬYes, you did, Owl.тАЭ
тАЬExcuse me, Pooh, I didnтАЩt. You canтАЩt sneeze without knowing it.тАЭ