Alan Alexander Miln. The house at Pooh Corner -
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"Well," said Roo, "can they jump as far as Kangas?"
"Yes," said Tigger. "When they want to."
"I love jumping," said Roo. "Let's see who can jump
farthest, you or me."
"I can," said Tigger. "But we mustn't stop now, or we
shall be late."
"Late for what?"
"For whatever we want to be in time for," said Tigger,
hurrying on.
In a little while they came to the Six Pine Trees.
"I can swim," said Roo. "I fell into the river, and I
swimmed. Can Tiggers swim?"
"Of course they can. Tiggers can do everything."
"Can they climb trees better than Pooh?" asked Roo,
stopping under the tallest Pine Tree, and looking up at it.
"Climbing trees is what they do best," said Tigger.
"Much better than Poohs."
"Could they climb this one?"
"They're always climbing trees like that," said Tigger.
"Up and down all day."
"Oo, Tigger, are they really?"
"I'll show you," said Tigger bravely, "and you can sit
on my back and watch me. "For of all the things which he had
said Tiggers could do, the only one he felt really certain
about suddenly was climbing trees.
"Oo, Tigger--oo, Tigger--oo, Tigger!" squeaked Roo
excitedly.
So he sat on Tigger's back and up they went.
And for the first ten feet Tigger said happily to
himself, "Up we go!"
And for the next ten feet he said:
"I always said Tiggers could climb trees."
And for the next ten feet he said:
"Not that it's easy, mind you."
And for the next ten feet he said:
"Of course, there's the coming-down too. Backwards."
And then he said:
"Which will be difficult . . ."
"Unless one fell . . ."
"When it would be . . ."