Subj : Strange a bit
To   : All
From : Alexander Koryagin
Date : Mon Sep 23 2024 13:36:40



Hi, All!


In Winnie-The-Pooh and All, All, All, by Alan Alexander Miln I read:

-----Beginning of the citation-----
    THE Piglet lived in a very grand house in the middle of a beech-
tree, and the beech-tree was in the middle of the forest, and the Piglet
lived in the middle of the house. Next to his house was a piece of
broken board which had: "TRESPASSERS W" on it. When Christopher Robin
asked the Piglet what it meant, he said it was his grandfather's name,
and had been in the family for a long time. Christopher Robin said you
couldn't be called Trespassers W, and Piglet said yes, you could,
because his grandfather was, and it was short for Trespassers Will,
which was short for Trespassers William. And his grandfather had had two
names in case he lost one -- Trespassers after an uncle, and William
after Trespassers. "I've got two names," said Christopher Robin
carelessly.

   "Well, there you are, that proves it," said Piglet.
    One fine winter's day when Piglet was brushing away the snow in
front of his house, he happened to look up, and there was Winnie-the-
Pooh. Pooh was walking round and round in a circle, thinking of
something else, and when Piglet called to him, he just went on walking.
----- The end of the citation -----


Why at first the author used "the" before Piglet, and then he trashed it into the dust bin, probably having tired of it? ;-)

Bye, All!
Alexander Koryagin

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