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that there was to be known, and he would be able to tell Pooh,
who wasn't quite sure about some of it. Rut when he got to the
bridge and saw all the animals there, then he knew that it
wasn't that kind of afternoon, but the other kind, when you
wanted to do something.
"It's like this, Christopher Robin," began Rabbit.
"Tigger--"
"No, I didn't," said Tigger.
"Well, anyhow, there I was," said Eeyore.
"But I don't think he meant to," said Pooh.
"He just is bouncy," said Piglet, "and he can't help
it."
"Try bouncing me, Tigger," said Roo eagerly. "Eeyore,
Tigger's going to try me. Piglet, do you think--"
"Yes, yes," said Rabbit, "we don't all want to speak at
once. The point is, what does Christopher Robin think about
it?"
"All I did was I coughed," said Tigger.
"He bounced," said Eeyore.
"Well, I sort of boffed," said Tigger.
"Hush!" said Rabbit, holding up his paw what does
Christopher Robin think about it all? That's the point."
"Well," said Christopher Robin, not quite sure what it
was all about, "I think--"
"Yes?" said everybody.
"I think we all ought to play Poohsticks.!"
So they did. And Eeyore, who had never played it
before, won more times than anybody else; and Roo fell in
twice, the first time by accident and the second time on
purpose, because he suddenly saw Kanga coming from the Forest,
and he knew he'd have to go to bed anyhow. So then Rabbit said
he'd go with them; and Tigger and Eeyore went off together,
because Eeyore wanted to tell Tigger How to Win at Poohsticks,
which you do by letting your stick drop in a twitchy sort of
way, if you understand what I mean, Tigger; and Christopher