тАЬThank you, Piglet,тАЭ said Eeyore. тАЬYou donтАЩt mind my asking,тАЭ he went on, тАЬbut what colour was this balloon when itтБатАФwhen it was a balloon?тАЭ
тАЬRed.тАЭ
тАЬI just wondered.тБатАКтБатАж Red,тАЭ he murmured to himself. тАЬMy favourite colour.тБатАКтБатАж How big was it?тАЭ
тАЬAbout as big as me.тАЭ
тАЬI just wondered.тБатАКтБатАж About as big as Piglet,тАЭ he said to himself sadly. тАЬMy favourite size. Well, well.тАЭ
Piglet felt very miserable, and didnтАЩt know what to say. He was still opening his mouth to begin something, and then deciding that it wasnтАЩt any good saying that , when he heard a shout from the other side of the river, and there was Pooh.
тАЬMany happy returns of the day,тАЭ called out Pooh, forgetting that he had said it already.
тАЬThank you, Pooh, IтАЩm having them,тАЭ said Eeyore gloomily.
тАЬIтАЩve brought you a little present,тАЭ said Pooh excitedly.
тАЬIтАЩve had it,тАЭ said Eeyore.
Pooh had now splashed across the stream to Eeyore, and Piglet was sitting a little way off, his head in his paws, snuffling to himself.
тАЬItтАЩs a Useful Pot,тАЭ said Pooh. тАЬHere it is. And itтАЩs got тАШA Very Happy Birthday with love from PoohтАЩ written on it. ThatтАЩs what all that writing is. And itтАЩs for putting things in. There!тАЭ
When Eeyore saw the pot, he became quite excited.
тАЬWhy!тАЭ he said. тАЬI believe my Balloon will just go into that Pot!тАЭ
тАЬOh, no, Eeyore,тАЭ said Pooh. тАЬBalloons are much too big to go into Pots. What you do with a balloon is, you hold the ballonтБатАФтАЭ