X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,99d6aa0c53634a52,start X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public From: "Errmmm...alahai" Subject: Line: Winnie The Pooh & Friends (fwd) Date: 1996/04/10 Message-ID: <4kfgfo$d2a@miso.wwa.com> X-Deja-AN: 146675407 sender: boba@sashimi.wwa.com organization: National University of Singapore newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _ _ _ _ =20 (_`,_' ) (_`,_' ) =20 ) `\ ) `\ / '. | / ', | =20 | `, | `, =20 \,_ `-/ \,_ `-/ =20 ,&&&&&V ,&&&&&V =20 ,&&&&&&&&: ,&&&&&&&&: =20 ,&&&&&&&&&&; ,&&&&&&&&&&; =20 | |&&&&&&&;\ | |&&&&&&&| =20 | | :_) _ | | :\ | | ;--' | | | ; \=20 '--' `-.--. | `--' `, /`-' \_ | |---' /`. \ =20 `-._\__/ / /\ _\=20 \ \ \/ \ \__' \__/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here's Colin Douthmaite's Winnie the Pooh collection. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Winnie-the-Pooh & Company v 3.0 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D _ Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie _( )_ A fly can't bird, but a bird can fly. ( (o___ Ask me a riddle, and I reply: | _ 7 `Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie.' \ (") / \ \ Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie ( ) ) A fish can't whistle and neither can I. | \ __/ Ask me a riddle, and I reply: | | `Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie.' ( / \ / Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie ) /(_ Why does a chicken, I don't know why. | (___) Ask me a riddle, and I reply: \___) `Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie.' ascii'sd by kurt scaletta (kscale31@maine.bitnet) and of course the poem is by A.A. Milne, drawing is based on ones by Ernest H. Shepard. -------------------------------------------------------------------- _ The Piglet was sitting on the ground at _<_\_ at the door of his house blowing happily <_ \__ at a dandelion and wondering whether it | ' /' """. would be this year, next year, sometime \___/ * " or never. He had just discovered it would /=3D=3D=3D\ / "" be never, and was trying to remember what |=3D||=3D=3D|=3D=3DD "_it_" was and hoping it wasn't anything |=3D \D=3D| | nice.... \=3D=3D=3D/ | " " \\O\\O " " ascii'd by kurt scaletta (kscale31@maine.edu) " " " words by A.A. milne, picture is based on one " " by Ernest H. Shepard. -------------------------------------------------------------------- _ _( )_ _ ( (o___ _<_\_ | _ 7 "We've come to wish you a Very <_ \__ \ (") Happy Thursday," said Pooh. | ' /' """. / \ \ \___/ * " ( ) ) /+++\ / "" | \ __/ |.||..|=3D=3DD | | |..\D.| | ( / \+++/ | " \ / " \\O\\O " " ) /(_ " " " " " | (___) " " \___) " " " " " " " " /\ /| "Why, what's going to happen on |||| | Thursday?" asked Rabbit, and when ________ |||| | Pooh had explained, and Rabbit, / \ \ | \ whose life was made up of / _ \/ @ @ Important Things, said, "Oh, I / \ =3D>X<=3D thought you'd really come about /| | / something," \| /________| |_ \________\ \___\ they sat down for a little... /\ /| _ |||| | _( )_ |||| | ( (o___ \ | \ _ | _ 7 _ _ / @ @ _<_/_ \ (") / \ =3D>X<=3D __/ _> / \ \ /| | / '\ ' | ( ) ) " \| /__| | \___/ | \ __/ \_____\ \__\ /+++\ " | | " o=3D|..|..| " ( / _ " " | o/..| " " | __) / ) " 0=3D=3D|+++++| \_ _ __ _/ " " 0=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D/ " " " " " and by-and-by Pooh and Piglet went on again. The wind was behind them now, so they didn't have to shout. "Rabbit's clever," said Pooh thoughtfully "Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit's clever." "And he has Brain." "Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit has a Brain." There was a long silence. "I suppose," said Pooh, " that that's why he never understands anything." -- Winnie the Pooh >>> Pictures mainly from Kurt Scaletta <<< ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= - .-~~~-. , ,,, , .- ~ ~-( )_ _ , ' ', / ~ -. / \ | ', / \ \ .' | | ~- ._ ,. ,.,.,., ,.. -~ | | ' ' \ / \ / ' , , ' ' =3D ' | | | | ,*' _ | _( )_ (")_| ( (c.., (") Pooh Bear floated gracefully up | _; \ \ into the sky and stayed there \ ,'_ ) ) / (_ _ ,/ ,*' / \ | \ ,*' - level with the top | )_,'\ of the tree and | |__,/ about twenty feet , , ; ,.,./ ,-. away from it. ( ( ) ', ', `- ,/ ( ( ) ) ' ' '----' ,*' , ( ( ) ' ( ( ) / ) ,*' ( ( \\ ) , ,*' ( | // ) | | The bees were still buzzing | | as suspiciously as ever. | | | | ,*' ``'------- ,*' - Winnie-The-Pooh -cfbd- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- /\ /////\ ///<< o \ \\\o>> / \/ / \/ / / / / _ / _( )_ __ / ( (o \ / | / / \ ( _ / /=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D\ /\ =3D) ( * * */ *_\ |* * * * / | * \*_ / /* * * | =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D \ / ) / / | ( \ |___ ) ascii'sd by kurt scaletta (kscale31@maine.bitnet) based on the cover of _the tao of pooh_ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ___________ _.--^^^ ^^^--._ \`--...___________...--'/ / \_ _ / Sandy Morton (_`,_' ) / FDC Walkaround Pooh ) `\ /_____ _ / '. | | ^^^^-----------^^^^ | `, | | | \ \,_ `-/ | |___|| | |\ | \/ ,&&&&&V | | || | | /| | \ | |,&&&&&&&&: | | || | | / | | \| ,&&&&&&&&&&; | | | \_/| |/ | | | | |&&&&&&&;\ |_____ | | _| | :_) _ \ ^^^^-----------^^^^ | | ;--' | \ swm@atl.hp.com '--' `-.--. | `---...___________...---' \_ | |---' `-._\__/ =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D " I am NOT Roo, " said Piglet loudly. " I am Piglet ! " - Winnie-the-Pooh ------------------------------------------------------------------ /\ ___ ..( )-.'_.' .~~. : o ) .~~. \ \ \ / / / \ `. `, / .' / `. `. | | .' .' `. ~.'~~~~~`r~ .' ~-/ \-~ / \ / \ | | | | \ / .-. `. .'`-' / ~:- .-~~-. .' .-.| | ~ -unknown- i______| /\ ___ ....( )-.'_.' .~~. : o ) .~~. \ \ \ / / / \ `. `, / .' / `. `. | | .' .' `. ~.'~~~~~`r~ .' ~-/ \-~ / \ / \ | | | | \ / .-. `. .'`-' / ~:- .-~~-. .' .-.| | ~ i______| /\ /\ ..( )-'.' : o ) \ / .~. `, / .~. `. `. | | .'.' `. ~.'~~~ .' ~-/ \ / \ | | \ / _ -cfbd- `. /,'.' ,-.| | --' -----' (\ )\ _{ )_{) __,~ ) [_ + / .~. \ / .~. `.`. '\, / .'.' `.~. .'~~~ .' ~-/::::::\ /::::::::\ |::::::::::| !::::::::::| -cfbd- \::::::::/ _ `.::::/,,'.' ,-.| | --' -----' |\ /\ ..| )-'.' :;'o ) .~. \ / .~. `.`. `, / .'.' `.~. .'~~~ .' ~-/::::::\ /::::::::\ |::::::::::| \::::::::/ _ -cfbd- `.:::::/,'.' ,-.| | --' -----' _ _<_/_ __/ _> '\ ' | \___/ /+++\ o=3D|..|..| | o/..| 0=3D=3D|+++++| - cfbd after Scaletta - 0=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D/ " " " " =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D " Help, help ! " cried Piglet, " a Heffalump, a Horrible Heffalump ! " .,,,''''''',, .,,,/ ,~~~\. /~~~\ \ \ / __/ / \_'''',,,/ )) )) \_O--/ | \ __ ",, // // | / \_ / @) ''//_ // | ',,,/ ~~ // ~~__ | ) ( __// ---___ _/OO \ ) / ) ( ,,,, (_Q '''----_______,_/ \ |--.-- #| |,,,/\_ ~~\/ \____________#| / \_ ''\___ / / _/ / ~~\ __ \ -cfbd- /__/ #|__/ |## |## ~~ - Winnie-the-Pooh =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Eeyore, the old grey donkey, stood by the side of the stream, and looked at himself in the water. ,,"""',,;;''''''''' '';, "Pathetic," he said. ,', '',, ,' ,' \ \\ "That's what it is. ,''' @ ) \ ) __ ) ll | / / :;;,,,,;;'' ( | ) ll Pathetic." \__| ( | ) ( | ) ll (_/\_) (_(__/ /\ -cfbd .................................=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D - Winnie-the-Pooh =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D eeyore =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Sometimes he thought __------------_ _ which?" -- sadly to himself, _- \ \ and sometimes "Why?" and sometimes - \ ||| he didn't he thought "Where- //: | | | || quite know fore?" and some- //v:v \ \ ) __( | || what he times he thought, || : | | |----- | | | || _was_ think- "Inasmuch as /_/|:__-\_\_) (_(_ _/ MM ing about. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ascii'd by kurt scaletta (kscale31@maine.bitnet) words by a.a. milne, picture based on one by e.h. shepard =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Nobody seemed to know where they came from, but there they were in the Forest: Kanga and Baby Roo. - Winnie-the-Pooh -------------------------------------------------------------------- _-_ /~~ ~~\ |\ |\ /~~ ~~\ ()__() _-_ } \o o / /~~ ~~\ -_ / _-_ () / /~~ ~~\ // ~~ /~~ ~ (^) \ { }| /~~ \ \ \ _- -_ / | { \ \ ~~ \\ // ~~ \\ \ _- _ _ | \ | | ~~ \\ // ' _ _/ ) ~- _ | | | | '/,_ _ _/ ~ , // \\ | | / /)/) ', // \\ ( (=F8.=F8) _ _', \ __) (__ / } '- - - - - - - - - - -, \ { ,- - - - - - - - ' ' ' ' \ > / #----x---x--x----# .--- \ ' / --x---x---#---x---x--x--x---x---#-- # # "----~ ~ / / # # #---x---x--x--x--#---x- (_/ x---x---x----#---x---x--x--x---x---#--- # # " # -cfbd- # #----x--x--x--x--#--x---x---x----x----x---x---#---x---x--x--x---x---#--- #/ \|/ \\||// \#/ \\\||/ \||/// \\#|// \\\\\|||/// \|/#\|/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baby Roo was practising very small jumps in the sand and falling down mouse-holes and climbing out of them... _-_ " Look at me jumping," squeaked Roo, /~~ ~~\ and fell into another mouse-hole. /~~ ~~\ _-_ _-_ } /~~ ~~\ - Winnie-the-Pooh /~~ ~~\ -_ / /~~ ~~\ /~~ ~~\ // ~~ { { }| \ _- -_ / \ _- -_ / | ~~ \\ // ~~ ~~ \\ // ~~ \\ | | | | | | | | // \\ /)/) // \\ (=F8.=F8) / \|/ \\||// \#/ \ ( /> \\#|// \\\\\|||/// \|/ \|| --------------------- __/ _\ // _-------------------------------- . . . . . : '~( '~ )// - . . . ()()_____ . . . . . : _\ '}/ - . /** ) _ . . . : "--~(/ : . . . O_\\-m--m-/____) -cfbd- . : .....".. : . . . __ __-- __ _-- _-- _-- _-- _-- __ _-- _ __-- _-- _-- _-- _-- _-- _-- =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D __ _-=3D=3D-=3D_,-. /--`' \_@-@.--< `--'\ \ <___/. The wonderful thing about Tiggers, \ \\ " / is Tiggers are wonderful things. >=3D\\_/`< Their tops are made out of rubber, ____ /=3D | \_/ their bottoms are made out of springs. _' `\ _/=3D=3D=3D \__/ They're bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pounc= y, `___/ //\./=3D/~\=3D=3D=3D=3D\ Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun. \ // / | =3D=3D=3D: But the wonderful thing about Tiggers i= s, | ._/_,__|_ =3D=3D: __ I'm the only one. \/ \\ \\`--| / \\ | _ \\: /=3D=3D:-\ `.__' `-____/ |--|=3D=3D: \ \ =3D=3D=3D\ :=3D=3D:`-' _> \ =3D=3D=3D\ /=3D=3D/ /=3D=3D\ | =3D=3D=3D\__/--/ <=3D=3D=3D \ / =3D=3D=3D=3D\ \\/ _`-- \/ =3D=3D=3D \/--' | \ =3D=3D=3D=3D | -`------/`--' / \___-' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ =20 __ _-=3D=3D-=3D_,-. /--`' \_@-@.--< `--'\ \ <___/. Tiggers If Rabbit \ \\ " / can do Was bigger >=3D\\_/`< ANYTHING! And fatter ____ /=3D | \_|/ And stronger, _' `\ _/=3D=3D=3D \___/ Or bigger `___/ //\./=3D/~\=3D=3D=3D=3D\ Than Tigger, \ // / | =3D=3D=3D: If Tigger was smaller, | ._/_,__|_ =3D=3D: __ Then Tigger's bad habit \/ \\ \\`--| / \\ Of bouncing at Rabbit | _ \\: /=3D=3D:-\ Would matter no longer, `.__' `-____/ |--|=3D=3D: If Rabbit \ \ =3D=3D=3D\ :=3D=3D:`-' Was taller. _> \ =3D=3D=3D\ /=3D=3D/ /=3D=3D\ | =3D=3D=3D\__/--/ <=3D=3D=3D \ / =3D=3D=3D=3D\ \\/ (one of Pooh's songs) _`-- \/ =3D=3D=3D \/--' | \ =3D=3D=3D=3D | -`------/`--' / \___-' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D In Search of The Definitive Pooh =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D " Pooh," said Rabbit kindly, " You haven't any brain." " I know," said Pooh humbly. - Winnie-the-Pooh -------------------------------------------------------------------- ...So which is the definitive Pooh ? _ ~~ __ __ _ _ _ 8 "__b l \_`,_| ) (~,_' ) (_`,_' ) 8 '" ( `\ ) ~\ ) `\ 8" 'd B |' 'o | Y ', ) / ', | 8" "8 | `* | `, | `, Ma_ "ab \,_ `=3D/' \. `_/ \,_ `-/ V#####b. ,######, ~Y8ba,\ ,&&&&&V P########N ,########, ,888888b ,&&&&&&&&: B###b######B ,########## ,88%88888b ,&&&&&&&&&&; 8 B######"a | |#######, | `""Y8888, | |&&&&&&&| B 7 ^8 | | | | | `"Y\ | | :\ 8P8P Pb | | ,) L_' ^_) | | ; \ d8 d 8 `--' \,_/' \ `, / `--' `, /`-' a"a b a `|,_ `\, /`. \' /`. \ 8 Pa. _"b (' ,|,_ |,_ f /\ /~, / /\ _\ b l aP 8" | (_ `\,^ ) \ \ | | \ \ \/ \ 98P ba_aP `\___) \__/ ~-' `-~ \__' \__/ Sandy Morton Normand Veilleux Felix Lee Sandy Morton ____________________ _ _ / \ (_`,_' ) / \ ) `\ / \ / ', | / \| `, / \\,_ `-/ /______________________________,&&&&&V | ,&&&&&&&&: | | | \ ,&&&&&&&&&&; | |___| | | | | | /| \/| |&&&&&&&| | | | | | | /| | / | || | :\ | | | | | | / | |/ | || | ; \ | | | \_/| |/ | | | |'--' `, /`-' |______________________________/`. \ \ / /\ _\ \ /\ \ \/ \ Sandy Morton \________________________/ \__' \__/ Not bad. But I find it a little strange that Pooh is walking away from a hunny pot. Maybe if you have him walking towards it instead? _ _ ____________________ (_`,_' ) / \ ) `\ / \ / ', | / \ | `, / \ \,_ `-/ / \ ,&&&&&V /______________________________\ ,&&&&&&&&: | | ,&&&&&&&&&&; | | | \ / | | |&&&&&&&| | |___| | | | | | /| \/ | | | :\ | | | | | | /| | / | | | | | ; \ | | | | | | / | |/ | | | '--' `, /`-' | | | \_/| |/ | | | | | /`. \ |______________________________| -Felix Lee- / /\ _\ \ / \ \ \/ \ \ / \__' \__/ \________________________/ ___________ _.--^^^ ^^^--._ \`--...___________...--'/ / \_ _ / (_`,_' ) / ) `\ /_____ _ / '. | | ^^^^-----------^^^^ | `, | \,_ `-/ | ,&&&&&V | ,&&&&&&&&: | ,&&&&&&&&&&; | | |&&&&&&&|\ |_____ _| | |_)_ \ ^^^^-----------^^^^ | | ;_/ | -Felix Lee- \ '--' `,.--. | `---...___________...---' \_ | |--' `-._\__/ _ _( )_ ( (o___ | _ 7 \ (") / \ \ ( ) ) | \ __/ | | ( / \ / ) /(_ | (___) \___) kurt scaletta _ _ _ _( )_ (_`,_' ) ( (o___ ) `\ | _ 7 / '. | \ (") | `, / \ \ \,_ `-/ ( ) ) " ,&&&&&V | \ __/ ,&&&&&&&&: " | | " ,&&&&&&&&&&; " ( / _ " | |&&&&&&&|\ " " | __) / ) | | |_)_ \_ _ __ _/ | | ;_/ | " '--' `,.--. | \_ | |--' `-._\__/ -after Scaletta- Felix Lee /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ / \ |~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~| , ,,, , |~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~| , ' ', \~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~/ / \ \~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~/ / \ \ / | | \ / | | \ / \ / \ / \ / | ' , , ' | ' =3D ' | | | | | | | | ,*' _ | *' _ | _( )_ (")_| _( )_ (")_| ( (o /\ (") ( (c.., (") | / \ \ | _; \ \ \ _,'_ ) ) \ ,'_ ) ) / _ / / ( _ _ ,/ ,*' ( '' / \ | | ,*' | \ ,*' | |_,'\ | )_,'\ | |__,/ | |__,/ " / .-. ; ,.,./ ,-. aw ", '`-' / ', ', `- ,/ ~~~-. .' ,*' ' ' '----' ,*' ~ ,*' -cfbd- ,*' /\ /////\ ///<< o \ \\\o>> / \/ / \/ / / / / _ / _( )_ __ / ( (o \ / | / / \ ( _ / /=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D\ /\ =3D) ( * * */ *_\ |* * * * / | * \*_ / /* * * | =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D \ / ) / / | ( \ |___ ) Kurt Scaletta _ __( )_ While Eeyore frets ... ( (o____ and Piglet hesitates ... | | and Rabbit calculates ... | (__/ and Owl pontificates \ / ___ / \ \___/ ...Pooh just is. / ^ / \ | | |__|_HUNNY | | \______)____/ pooh@pooh.corner \ / ------------------------ \ /_ (dennis@eng.utoledo.edu) | ( __) (____) =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ---------------------------------------------- "Good morning, Eeyore," shouted Piglet. "Good morning, Little Piglet, " said Eeyore. "If it _is_ a good morning," he said. "Which I doubt," said he. "Not that it matters," he said. __------------_ _ "Many happy returns of the day," said _- \ \ Piglet, having now got closer. - \ ||| Eeyore stopped looking at himself in //: | | | || stream, and turned to stare at Piglet. //v:v \ \ ) __( | || "Just say that again," he said. || : | | |----- | | | || "Many hap-" /_/|:__-\_\_) (_(_ _/ MM "Wait a moment." Balancing on three legs, he began = to bring his fourth leg very cautiously up to his ear. "I did this yesterday,= " he explained, as he fell down for the third time. "It's quite easy. It's s= o as I can hear better....There, that's done it! Now then, what were you saying?" He pushed his ear forward with his hoof. "Many happy returns of the day," said Piglet again. "Meaning me?" "Of course, Eeyore." "My birthday?" "Yes." "Me having a real birthday?" "Yes, Eeyore, and I've brought you a present." Eeyore took down his right hoof from his right ear, turned round, and with great difficulty put up his left hoof. "I must have that in the other ear, " he said. "Now then." "A present," said Piglet very loudly. "Meaning me again?" "Yes." "My birthday still?" "Of course, Eeyore." "Me going on having a real birthday?" "Yes, Eeyore, and I've brought you a present." Eeyore took down his right hoof from his right ear, turned round, and with great difficulty put up his left hoof. "I must have that in the other ear, " he said. "Now then." "A present," said Piglet very loudly. "Meaning me again?" "Yes." "My birthday still?" "Of course, Eeyore." "Me going on having a real birthday?" "Yes, Eeyore, and I brought you a balloon." "_Balloon?_?" said Eeyore. "You did say balloon? One of those big coloured things you blow up? Gaiety, song-and-dance, here we are and there we are?" "Yes, but I'm afraid-I'm very sorry, Eeyore-but when I was running along to bring it to you, I fell down." "Dear, dear, how unlucky! You ran too fast, I expect. You didn't hurt yourself, Little Piglet?" "No, but I-I-oh, Eeyore, I burst the balloon!" There was a very long silence. "My balloon?" said Eeyore at last. "Yes, Eeyore," said Piglet, sniffing a little. "Here it is. With-with many happy returns of the day." And he gave Eeyore the small piece of damp rag. _ "Is this it?" said Eeyore, a little surprised. _<_/_ Piglet nodded again. __/ _> "My present?" '\ ' | Piglet nodded again. \___/ "The balloon?" /+++\ "Yes." o=3D|..|..| "Thank you piglet," said Eeyore. "You don't | o/..| mind my asking," he went on, "but what colour was this 0=3D=3D|+++++| balloon when it-when it _was_ a balloon?" 0=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D/ "Red." "I just wondered...Red," he murmured to himself. "My favourite colour....How big was it?" "About as big as me." "I just wondered....About as big as Piglet." he said to himself sadly. "My favourite size. Well, well." Piglet felt very miserable, and didn't know what to say. He was still opening his mouth to begin saying _that_, when he heard a shout from the other side of the river, and there was Pooh. "Many happy returns of the day," called out Pooh, forgetting that he had said it already. "Thank you, Pooh, I'm having them," said Eeyore gloomily. "I've brought you a little present," said Pooh excitedly. "I've had it." said Eeyore. Pooh had now splashed across the stream to Eeyore, and Piglet was sitting a little way off, his head in his paws, snuffling to himself. "It's a Useful Pot," said Pooh. "Here it is. And it's got 'A Very Happy Birthday with love from Pooh' written on it. That's what all that writing is. And it's for putting things in. There!" _ When Eeyore saw the pot, he became quite __( )_ excited. ( (o____ "Why!" he said, "I believe my balloon wil= l | | just fit into that pot!" | (__/ "Oh, no, Eeyore," said Pooh. "Balloons a= re \ / ___ much too too big to go into Pots. What you do / \ \___/ with a balloon is, you hold the balloon-" / ^ / Very\ "Not Mine," said Eeyore proudly. "Look, | | |__|_Birthd| Piglet!" And as Piglet looked sorrowfully roun= d, | \______)____/ Eeyore picked the balloon up with his teeth, an= d \ / placed it carefully in the pot; picked it out a= nd \ /_ put it on the ground; and then picked it up aga= in | ( __) and put it carefully back. (____) "So it does!" said Pooh. "It goes in!" "So it does!" said Piglet. "And it comes out!" "Doesn't it?" said Eeyore. "It goes in and out like anything." "I'm very glad," said Pooh happily, "that I thought of giving you a Useful Pot to put things in." "I'm very glad," said Piglet happily, "that I thought of giving you Something to put in a Useful Pot." But Eeyore wasn't listening. He was taking the balloon out, and putting it back again, as happy as could be..... 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