A. A. Milne

“ And kissed me lots,
They've all of them said "Good-night."
So—here I am in the dark alone,
There's nobody here to see;
I think to myself,
I play to myself,
And nobody knows what I say to myself;
Here I am in the dark alone,
What is it going to be?
I can think whatever I like to think,
I can play whatever I like to play,
I can laugh whatever I like to laugh,
There's nobody here but me. ”

“ What about a Conjuror with rabbits in his pockets?
What about a Rocket Man who's always making rockets?
Oh, there's such a lot of things to do and such a lot to be
That there's always lots of cherries on my little cherry tree! ”

“ When I was One,
I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.
When I was Three,
I was hardly Me.
When I was Four,
I was not much more.
When I was Five,
I was just alive.
But now I am Six, I'm as clever as clever.
So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever. ”

“ Good Bear muddled his Twice Times Three—
But Bad Bear coughed in his hand-ker-chee!
Good Bear muddled his Twice Times Two—
But Bad Bear's thingummies looked like new.
Good Bear muddled his Twice Times One—
But Bad Bear never left his buttons undone.
There may be a Moral, though some say not;
I think there's a moral, though I don't know what.
But if one gets better, as the other gets wuss,
These Two Little Bears are just like Us.
For Christopher remembers up to Twice Times Ten.... ”

“ She's laying my egg for me!
THE FRIEND
There are lots and lots of people who are always asking things,
Like Dates and Pounds-and-ounces and the names of funny Kings,
And the answer's either Sixpence or A Hundred Inches Long,
And I know they'll think me silly if I get the answer wrong.
So Pooh and I go whispering, and Pooh looks very bright,
And says, "Well, I say sixpence, but I don't suppose I'm right,"
And then it doesn't matter what the answer ought to be,
'Cos if he's right, I'm Right, and if he's wrong, it isn't Me.
THE GOOD LITTLE GIRL
It's funny how often they say to me, "Jane? ”

“ But they're not
Like
Binker.
Binker isn't greedy, but he does like things to eat,
So I have to say to people when they're giving me a sweet,
"Oh, Binker wants a chocolate, so could you give me two?"
And then I eat it for him, 'cos his teeth are rather new.
Well, I'm very fond of Daddy, but he hasn't time to play,
And I'm very fond of Mummy, but she sometimes goes away,
And I'm often cross with Nanny when she wants to brush my hair ...
But Binker's always Binker, and is certain to be there.
CHERRY STONES
Tinker, Tailor,
Soldier, Sailor,
Rich Man, Poor Man,
Ploughboy, Thief ”

“ When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are ”

“ Well, this bit which I am writing now, called Introduction, is really the er-h'r'm of the book, and I have put it in, partly so as not to take you by surprise, and partly because I can't do without it now. There are some very clever writers who say that it is quite easy not to have an er-h'r'm, but I don't agree with them. I think it is much easier not to have all the rest of the book. ”

“ Sort of thing,
Which works
In jerks,
'Cos it drops
In the spring,
Which stops
With the string,
And the wheels
All stick
So quick
That it feels
Like a thing
That you make
With a brake,
Not string....
So that's what I make,
When the day's all wet.
It's a good sort of brake
But it hasn't worked yet.
JOURNEY'S END
Christopher, Christopher, where are you going, Christopher Robin? ”

“ NEW UNIFORM EDITION These inimitable and imperishable Milne classics with the Shepard drawings are now available, for the first time, in a new edition, uniform with this volume.
WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG The most popular book of child-verse of modern times.
NOW WE ARE SIX A companion volume of verse to When We Were Very Young
WINNIE-THE-POOH Pooh and Christopher Robin are among the most treasured characters of story-land.
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“ Published by E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC. OTHER BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS By A. A. MILNE
THE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN VERSES Fully illustrated by E. H. SHEPARD, with 12 plates in color
THE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN STORY BOOK Illustrated by E. H. SHEPARD
THE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN BIRTHDAY BOOK Illustrated by E. H. SHEPARD
THE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN READER Collected by A. A. MILNE from his four books of poetry and prose, including selections recommended by the New York City Board of Education. ”