Pooh lookedтБатАФfirst to the right and then to the left.
тАЬPresents?тАЭ said Pooh. тАЬBirthday cake?тАЭ said Pooh. тАЬ Where? тАЭ
тАЬCanтАЩt you see them?тАЭ
тАЬNo,тАЭ said Pooh.
тАЬNeither can I,тАЭ said Eeyore. тАЬJoke,тАЭ he explained. тАЬHa ha!тАЭ
Pooh scratched his head, being a little puzzled by all this.
тАЬBut is it really your birthday?тАЭ he asked.
тАЬIt is.тАЭ
тАЬOh! Well, Many happy returns of the day, Eeyore.тАЭ
тАЬAnd many happy returns to you, Pooh Bear.тАЭ
тАЬBut it isnтАЩt my birthday.тАЭ
тАЬNo, itтАЩs mine.тАЭ
тАЬBut you said тАШMany happy returnsтАЩтБатАФтАЭ
тАЬWell, why not? You donтАЩt always want to be miserable on my birthday, do you?тАЭ
тАЬOh, I see,тАЭ said Pooh.
тАЬItтАЩs bad enough,тАЭ said Eeyore, almost breaking down, тАЬbeing miserable myself, what with no presents and no cake and no candles, and no proper notice taken of me at all, but if everybody else is going to be miserable tooтБатАФтАЭ
This was too much for Pooh. тАЬStay there!тАЭ he called to Eeyore, as he turned and hurried back home as quick as he could; for he felt that he must get poor Eeyore a present of some sort at once, and he could always think of a proper one afterwards.