I have been reading Winnie - the - Pooh, the oh - so - cute story of the 'Bear of Little Brain' and his friends. The reason i love children's books is that, beneath that innocent layer of simple storytelling and fantasy, they bring out, very simply told, so many truths about the human state. It brings such an 'aha' moment to see some such character, incident or idea that I can relate to. I guess what I'm saying is that all children's books are to some extent an allegory.
Eeyore, for instance, how he manages to makes himself miserable and mope about!
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Sometimes he thought sadly to himself, "Why?" and sometimes he thought, "Wherefore?" and sometimes he thought, "Inasmuch as which?" -- and sometimes he didn't quite know what he was thinking about.
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Most of the time he didn't know what he was thinking about , and why he was thinking such sad things that he would rather not have been thinking about. Reminds me of how I make myself miserable sometimes, and how silly I must look if i were written down as a character in a Pooh-book. His pessimistic and uncharitable thoughts about everyone - Moping with a capital M as Pooh puts it....
The grand Owl, speaks in such words, that no one can understand him.
Those conversations will have you laughing out loud and reading again and again..
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"I say, Owl," said Christopher Robin, "isn't this fun? I'm on an island!"
"The atmospheric conditions have been very unfavourable lately," said Owl.
"The what?"
"It has been raining," explained Owl.
"Yes," said Christopher Robin. "It has."
"The flood-level has reached an unprecedented height."
"The who?"
"There's a lot of water about," explained Owl.
"Yes," said Christopher Robin, "there is."
"However, the prospects are rapidly becoming more favourable. At any moment -- "
"Hallo, Pooh," he said. "How's things?"
"Terrible and Sad," said Pooh, "because Eeyore, who is a friend of mine, has lost his tail. And he's Moping about it. So could you very kindly tell me how to find it for him?"
"Well," said Owl, "the customary procedure in such cases is as follows."
"What does Crustimoney Proseedcake mean?" said Pooh. "For I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words Bother me."
"It means the Thing to Do."
"As long as it means that, I don't mind," said Pooh humbly.
"The thing to do is as follows. First, Issue a Reward. Then -- "
"Just a moment," said Pooh, holding up his paw. "What do we do to this -- what you were saying? You sneezed just as you were going to tell me."
"I didn't sneeze."
"Yes, you did, Owl."
"Excuse me, Pooh, I didn't. You can't sneeze without knowing it."
"Well, you can't know it without something having been sneezed."
"What I said was, 'First Issue a Reward'."
"You're doing it again," said Pooh sadly.
"A Reward!" said Owl very loudly. "We write a notice to say that we will give a large something to anybody who finds Eeyore's tail."
"I see, I see," said Pooh, nodding his head.
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Too funny!!
Vanity of the little characters are revealed in so many ways - When Piglet sends Pooh a message in a bottle, Pooh can't read it, so he says to himself...
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"It's a Missage," he said to himself, "that's what it is. And that letter is a 'P,' and so is that, and so is that, and 'P' means 'Pooh,' so it's a very important Missage to me, and I can't read it. I must find Christopher Robin or Owl or Piglet, one of those Clever Readers who can read things
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But what does he say when he reaches Christopher Robin? He says..
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"On my boat," said Pooh proudly. "I had a Very Important Missage sent me in a bottle, and owing to having got some water in my eyes, I couldn't read it, so I brought it to you. On my boat."
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My only complaint is that it finished too soon. I'd wish for a huuuge book. By the way, the disney cartoons - or whatever they show on TV - are not a patch on the book.
Eeyore, for instance, how he manages to makes himself miserable and mope about!
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Sometimes he thought sadly to himself, "Why?" and sometimes he thought, "Wherefore?" and sometimes he thought, "Inasmuch as which?" -- and sometimes he didn't quite know what he was thinking about.
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Most of the time he didn't know what he was thinking about , and why he was thinking such sad things that he would rather not have been thinking about. Reminds me of how I make myself miserable sometimes, and how silly I must look if i were written down as a character in a Pooh-book. His pessimistic and uncharitable thoughts about everyone - Moping with a capital M as Pooh puts it....
The grand Owl, speaks in such words, that no one can understand him.
Those conversations will have you laughing out loud and reading again and again..
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"I say, Owl," said Christopher Robin, "isn't this fun? I'm on an island!"
"The atmospheric conditions have been very unfavourable lately," said Owl.
"The what?"
"It has been raining," explained Owl.
"Yes," said Christopher Robin. "It has."
"The flood-level has reached an unprecedented height."
"The who?"
"There's a lot of water about," explained Owl.
"Yes," said Christopher Robin, "there is."
"However, the prospects are rapidly becoming more favourable. At any moment -- "
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"Hallo, Pooh," he said. "How's things?"
"Terrible and Sad," said Pooh, "because Eeyore, who is a friend of mine, has lost his tail. And he's Moping about it. So could you very kindly tell me how to find it for him?"
"Well," said Owl, "the customary procedure in such cases is as follows."
"What does Crustimoney Proseedcake mean?" said Pooh. "For I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words Bother me."
"It means the Thing to Do."
"As long as it means that, I don't mind," said Pooh humbly.
"The thing to do is as follows. First, Issue a Reward. Then -- "
"Just a moment," said Pooh, holding up his paw. "What do we do to this -- what you were saying? You sneezed just as you were going to tell me."
"I didn't sneeze."
"Yes, you did, Owl."
"Excuse me, Pooh, I didn't. You can't sneeze without knowing it."
"Well, you can't know it without something having been sneezed."
"What I said was, 'First Issue a Reward'."
"You're doing it again," said Pooh sadly.
"A Reward!" said Owl very loudly. "We write a notice to say that we will give a large something to anybody who finds Eeyore's tail."
"I see, I see," said Pooh, nodding his head.
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Too funny!!
Vanity of the little characters are revealed in so many ways - When Piglet sends Pooh a message in a bottle, Pooh can't read it, so he says to himself...
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"It's a Missage," he said to himself, "that's what it is. And that letter is a 'P,' and so is that, and so is that, and 'P' means 'Pooh,' so it's a very important Missage to me, and I can't read it. I must find Christopher Robin or Owl or Piglet, one of those Clever Readers who can read things
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But what does he say when he reaches Christopher Robin? He says..
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"On my boat," said Pooh proudly. "I had a Very Important Missage sent me in a bottle, and owing to having got some water in my eyes, I couldn't read it, so I brought it to you. On my boat."
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My only complaint is that it finished too soon. I'd wish for a huuuge book. By the way, the disney cartoons - or whatever they show on TV - are not a patch on the book.
1 comments:
I love Winnie the Pooh too and I purchase and read childrens' books on a regular basis. You seem like a very dear soul, Jes.
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