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

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Rabbit and Piglet, who had now come up from the other side of the hill, said тАЬGood afternoon,тАЭ and тАЬHallo, Roo,тАЭ and Roo asked them to look at him jumping, so they stayed and looked.

And Kanga looked too.тБатАКтБатАж

тАЬOh, Kanga,тАЭ said Pooh, after Rabbit had winked at him twice, тАЬI donтАЩt know if you are interested in Poetry at all?тАЭ

тАЬHardly at all,тАЭ said Kanga.

тАЬOh!тАЭ said Pooh.

тАЬRoo, dear, just one more jump and then we must go home.тАЭ

There was a short silence while Roo fell down another mouse-hole.

тАЬGo on,тАЭ said Rabbit in a loud whisper behind his paw.

тАЬTalking of Poetry,тАЭ said Pooh, тАЬI made up a little piece as I was coming along. It went like this. ErтБатАФnow let me seeтБатАФтАЭ

тАЬFancy!тАЭ said Kanga. тАЬNow Roo, dearтБатАФтАЭ

тАЬYouтАЩll like this piece of poetry,тАЭ said Rabbit.

тАЬYouтАЩll love it,тАЭ said Piglet.

тАЬYou must listen very carefully,тАЭ said Rabbit.

тАЬSo as not to miss any of it,тАЭ said Piglet.

тАЬOh, yes,тАЭ said Kanga, but she still looked at Baby Roo.

тАЬ How did it go, Pooh?тАЭ said Rabbit.

Pooh gave a little cough and began.

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