тАЬOn my boat,тАЭ said Pooh proudly. тАЬI had a Very Important Missage sent me in a bottle, and owing to having got some water in my eyes, I couldnтАЩt read it, so I brought it to you. On my boat.тАЭ
With these proud words he gave Christopher Robin the missage.
тАЬBut itтАЩs from Piglet!тАЭ cried Christopher Robin when he had read it.
тАЬIsnтАЩt there anything about Pooh in it?тАЭ asked Bear, looking over his shoulder.
Christopher Robin read the message aloud.
тАЬOh, are those P тАЩs Piglets? I thought they were Poohs.тАЭ
тАЬWe must rescue him at once! I thought he was with you , Pooh. Owl, could you rescue him on your back?тАЭ
тАЬI donтАЩt think so,тАЭ said Owl, after grave thought. тАЬIt is doubtful if the necessary dorsal musclesтБатАФтАЭ
тАЬThen would you fly to him at once and say that Rescue is Coming? And Pooh and I will think of a Rescue and come as quick as ever we can. Oh, donтАЩt talk , Owl, go on quick!тАЭ And, still thinking of something to say, Owl flew off.
тАЬNow then, Pooh,тАЭ said Christopher Robin, тАЬwhereтАЩs your boat?тАЭ
тАЬI ought to say,тАЭ explained Pooh as they walked down to the shore of the island, тАЬthat it isnтАЩt just an ordinary sort of boat. Sometimes itтАЩs a Boat, and sometimes itтАЩs more of an Accident. It all depends.тАЭ
тАЬDepends on what?тАЭ
тАЬOn whether IтАЩm on the top of it or underneath it.тАЭ
тАЬOh! Well, where is it?тАЭ
тАЬThere!тАЭ said Pooh, pointing proudly to The Floating Bear .
It wasnтАЩt what Christopher Robin expected, and the more he looked at it, the more he thought what a Brave and Clever Bear Pooh was, and the more Christopher Robin thought this, the more Pooh looked modestly down his nose and tried to pretend he wasnтАЩt.