тАЬOh, there you are.тАЭ
тАЬDid you see me swimming?тАЭ
Eeyore took his tail out of the water, and swished it from side to side.
тАЬAs I expected,тАЭ he said. тАЬLost all feeling. Numbed it. ThatтАЩs what itтАЩs done. Numbed it. Well, as long as nobody minds, I suppose itтАЩs all right.тАЭ
тАЬPoor old Eeyore. IтАЩll dry it for you,тАЭ said Christopher Robin, and he took out his handkerchief and rubbed it up.
тАЬThank you, Christopher Robin. YouтАЩre the only one who seems to understand about tails. They donтАЩt thinkтБатАФthatтАЩs what the matter with some of these others. TheyтАЩve no imagination. A tail isnтАЩt a tail to them , itтАЩs just a Little Bit Extra at the back.тАЭ
тАЬNever mind, Eeyore,тАЭ said Christopher Robin, rubbing his hardest. тАЬIs that better?тАЭ
тАЬItтАЩs feeling more like a tail perhaps. It Belongs again, if you know what I mean.тАЭ
тАЬHullo, Eeyore,тАЭ said Pooh, coming up to them with his pole.
тАЬHullo, Pooh. Thank you for asking, but I shall be able to use it again in a day or two.тАЭ
тАЬUse what?тАЭ said Pooh.
тАЬWhat we are talking about.тАЭ
тАЬI wasnтАЩt talking about anything,тАЭ said Pooh, looking puzzled.
тАЬMy mistake again. I thought you were saying how sorry you were about my tail, being all numb, and could you do anything to help?тАЭ
тАЬNo,тАЭ said Pooh. тАЬThat wasnтАЩt me,тАЭ he said. He thought for a little and then suggested helpfully, тАЬPerhaps it was somebody else.тАЭ
тАЬWell, thank him for me when you see him.тАЭ